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[bunyip]

Found him in the garden today sunning himself, not really bothered about our presence in his garden.

 

[check]

Found him in the garden today sunning himself, not really bothered about our presence in his garden.

Venomous?

 

[bunyip]

Blue tongue lizard, harmless but have a fearsome deep hiss if disturbed, clean up all the insects and grubs in the garden and like fresh fruit which we leave out for them.

 

[Jstpssng]

I'd also leave fresh fruit for something which kept the pests out of my garden. I wonder if it would keep the neighbor's cat from using it as a litterbox.

 

[Wagtail]

Found him in the garden today sunning himself, not really bothered about our presence in his garden.

A Bluey!

Not to black cat you Mate but I had a similar visit a few years ago.

 

[bunyip]

We have two that live under the steps, it is a common belief that where you find blue tongues you won't find snakes, I can assure that this not true as we had both at the last place.
As you can see colouring varies depending upon terrain.
Down at the creek there are big water monitors, I keep away from them with their huge sharp claws.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I almost ran over this 4' Timber Rattler on a bike path this summer:

It wouldn't have gone well for either of us.

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. BDHSFZ6, did you find that on the Rail Trail around Wellsboro?

 

[bdhsfz6]

No. I've seen many rattlers on the Pine Creek trail but that pic was taken on the Lehigh Gorge Trail, about 40 miles east of Wellsboro.

I've been riding the Pine Creek Rail Trail for many years. It starts in Wellsboro Junction and runs south for 62 miles all the way to Jersey Shore. I usually stay in Wellsboro or Mansfield and take 2 days to do the whole trail. You see snakes there mostly in the spring and fall.

 

[Doughknob]

It wouldn't have gone well for either of us.

I dont know. Id have run him over and eaten him.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I dont know. Id have run him over and eaten him.

They are indeed good eating but they often strike when you first hit one. It happened to a friend a few years ago. They're a lot quicker than they look.

 

[oosik]

I could use a few more Bull snakes. Help the coyotes keep the chipmunk/mouse situation in check.

 

[dadiehl]

That particular stretch of the Lehigh gorge state park is loaded with snakes of all kinds. If the season you can’t not see a poisonous snake. I had one swim right in front of me years ago while in a kayak. My first experience with a swimming rattle snake.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I dont know. Id have run him over and eaten him.

I've been to the Okeene Rattle Snake Hunt, but didn't get a sandwich. Too creepy with all the snakes everywhere.

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