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How bad are the snakes really? I've had people tell me-
A. No one hunts in summer due to the snakes.

2. Always wear snake gaiters (if you do).

What's the real deal?


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Mate, I'm obviously not Gryph, but will give you my view.

For the last month or so, I have been encountering snakes while hunting. The blacks dont bother me, but tigers and browns make me a bit jumpy. I think gaiters are a good idea, but you can still get bitten above the gaiters in the worst case by an excited snake (eg you accidentally step on one).

From now on until around April I will not hunt with my dog, as they tend to cop it the worst when it comes to snakes.

Plenty of people hunt through summer. Some do more sit and wait than stalking to minimise a snake encounter. People also tend to avoid swampy areas etc as they are more likely to find snakes.

Also in summer, flies are an absolute pain when processing deer in the bush.
 
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I live in Nth East mountain country,we have brown,tiger,coppers and blacks,all can kill you with varying degrees of speed.
The Tiger outside my kitchen door last week is a bad boy. I am out in the bush every day,we have creek kilometres but I really don`t see too many snakes at all but then you only need one to wake you up....or put you to sleep.
I don't like them but you live with then and be very vigilant especially when you are out in the bush.
look where you feet are going to be place and walking alongside a creek or road bank as they can be at a height where a strike to the upper body is possible.


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Ill always remember that first morning hunt Gryph, when I went off charging through the fern and you whistled me back and told me what to be careful of, and what to do if I was bitten.
I kind of realised it was real then.
 
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I've never really worried about them but I'm still cautious. Thanks all for the replies. tu2


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Originally posted by shankspony:
Ill always remember that first morning hunt Gryph, when I went off charging through the fern and you whistled me back and told me what to be careful of, and what to do if I was bitten.
I kind of realised it was real then.

I do remind myself of the same and daily at this time of year shanks.



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So I went to Port Welshpool for a look and on the way back checked out a state forest. Thought I'd look around the edges of a water hole for tracks etc and this bugger was right on the edge of the track where I stopped the vehicle. I nearly trod on him Eeker




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Think you've just answered your question Bakes.
 
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Bakes:

I promise you it'll affect your puckering
power when you look down and see you're standing on a deadly snake.
Been there myself with one of our prairie rattlers.

Knew a lady hunter in Georgia (USA) that drove her atv across a patch of shallow water to an island for a turkey hunt.

Soon as she stepped off she heard the buzz. Looked all around and couldn't locate it. Got back on and road off a bit. Turned out she'd parked right on top of it.

Told her hubby that night. He said: "Connie we hunt that place, I'm working, so you've got to take care of it". Next day he got home to see it laid out on a plank. Head blown off 8-10" back. She told me it was as big around as my forearm and 11 feet long. Over 5" of rattles. I'm not sure now if it was a timber rattler, or some other rattle snake. It was one hell of a brute though.

Takes quite a woman to blow it's head off with a shotgun then bag up the parts and lay it all out for display.

I know none of your snakes have rattles and are more deadly than any of ours.
Be careful of snakes anywhere.

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