Australia Has A New Adder

"“And there are records of them eating these poisonous cane toads. It’s potentially a big threat.”
He believes the new adder is probably rare."

I thought the cane toad had reached plague proportions in Australia and they were trying to find natural predators?

And if they are rare how come you are overrun with them?
 

Laurie said:
"“And there are records of them eating these poisonous cane toads. It’s potentially a big threat.”
He believes the new adder is probably rare."

I thought the cane toad had reached plague proportions in Australia and they were trying to find natural predators?

And if they are rare how come you are overrun with them?
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Cleaning up the cane toads is a good thing, then there is the new adder.!
 
With all the traveling I have done with our car / caravan , ( 2 years with van) and our yearly month long holidays to Qld/ NSW in last 7 years, Im yet to see a Cain toad ..While staying at our friends 5 acre block in northern Qld, (Rockhampton) in 2005 they put a hose into storm water drains to flush out any hiding in there but still none , I've obliviously seen pictures of them and lacquered ones but none alive ..
 
Well that settles it! I'm NOT moving to Australia! As if it wasn't bad enough that you have 25 deadly snakes (now you have 26)! Too much, too much.....sorry Ozzies (can I call you that!), you'll have to get along without me.
 
I think the Ozzies are a family related to a performer in Black Sabbath. We spell it Aussies but the country is OZ.

I can assure you that all of our deadly snakes are polite enough to keep to themselves in the remote parts of Australia and never, ever bite tourists.

Seriously though, few people are bitten by venomous snakes and we have good supplied of anti venom on hand for those that are.
Deaths by snake bite are quite rare these days.
 
Warrigal said:
I think the Ozzies are a family related to a performer in Black Sabbath. We spell it Aussies but the country is OZ.

I can assure you that all of our deadly snakes are polite enough to keep to themselves in the remote parts of Australia and never, ever bite tourists.

Seriously though, few people are bitten by venomous snakes and we have good supplied of anti venom on hand for those that are.
Deaths by snake bite are quite rare these days.
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Thanks Warrigal for the clarification! I should have figured that out eh? Must have been feeling a little 'fuzzy' that day.

And I'm glad to hear that your snakes are polite, but that's not good enough for me I think. I've had a couple of 'snake' encounters this year and I can honestly say, 'it's not getting better'! I woke up at 2am one night a couple months ago to the dog barking and barking in the garage where their kennel is and completely lost it when I realized that he was barking at the garter snake in his bed! It was a fearsome monster that set my heart pounding!!!!! And I have to admit, it was smaller than the pencil that I do the crossword puzzle with :(! It was polite too but ........ I was soooo scared......
 
I had to look up garter snakes.

Garter snakes are among the most common snakes in North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Florida. Often kept as pets, they are relatively harmless, although some species do possess a mild neurotoxic venom. However, it is not dangerous to humans.

While most species are classified as harmless (non-venomous), their bite can cause minor swelling or itching in humans, and anyone bitten by a garter snake should clean the bite thoroughly. It is not ultimately a cause for concern. Allergic reactions to the saliva have been known, but cases are extremely rare, according to the ADW.
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Come on now, they are hardly a threat to anyone from what I have read.
I don't get it. People are much more dangerous than garter snakes.

One question - all of our reptiles, including the venomous species, are protected. We are not allowed to kill them.
Are garter snakes protected?

The reason I ask is that most people get bitten by snakes when they attack them or otherwise interfere with them.
Most of the victims are male too because females are less likely to handle or otherwise annoy a snake.
 
Our garter snakes are very non aggressive. I have never heard of anyone being bitten, not even when I was a child and we would pick them up. They are plentiful, so no, they are not protected. I was unaware of any toxic effects either, certainly not near where I live. Perhaps a different subspecies. Ours do not have teeth.
 
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