What if you lived in Australia? - Page 13

**blondifan** · May 14th, 2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

... what's good & evil

Has anybody mentioned Cane Toads?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia

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Cane toads were introduced to Australia from Hawaii in June 1935 by the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations in an *unsuccessful attempt to control the native cane beetle... Since their release, toads have rapidly multiplied in population and now number over 200 million and have been known to spread diseases affecting local biodiversity.

Numerous native species have been reported as successfully preying on toads. Some birds, such as the Black Kite (Milvus migrans), have learned to attack the toad's belly, avoiding the poison-producing glands on the back of the head

*i added 'unsuccessful'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_onA...ature=related#

Estreeter · May 16th, 2011, 04:17 AM

And Back Too Being On Topic

If I lived in Australia

I'd visit this place

There were probably a couple Brown snakes hiding behind that sign, nasty little critters if ya try and handle them

**palo5** · May 16th, 2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

There were probably a couple Brown snakes hiding behind that sign, nasty little critters if ya try and handle them

I was told the browns are the most aggressive Australian snakes. Is that true?

**Tmee2020** · May 16th, 2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

I was told the browns are the most aggressive Australian snakes. Is that true?

My experience of brown snakes is that they would rather slither away, unless cornered, in which case all bets are off. So trying to handle them is not recommended.

Taipans and Tiger snakes are much more aggressive and will come after you.
There is nothing personal in this, mind, it just seems to be official policy.

**Welderman** · May 16th, 2011, 09:14 AM

Northcote. Victoria..

Pictures 7 and 8..
Peacock inn hotel, my local.
Albion Charles hotel, one time social club of my beloved Fitzroy football Club..
Sorry no nasty critters where i used to live...

**Welderman** · May 16th, 2011, 10:24 AM

Red Triangle Slug {triboniophorus graeffei}.

Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland

not poisonous, rather scary in a beautiful sort of way...

**palo5** · May 16th, 2011, 10:30 AM

Can you eat them?

**blondifan** · May 16th, 2011, 10:48 AM

I was too young for this when it aired, but damned if i don't know characters like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcaMm...eature=related

(no it's not black and white. The sun is so intense it washes out color

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Originally Posted by tmee2000

Taipans and Tiger snakes are much more aggressive and will come after you.

Where i am the tigers are very docile, probably because of the cooler temperatures. Unless it's mating season (Feb/March).

@palo5. Go ahead mate. Sure you wouldn't prefer a kebab?

**Welderman** · May 16th, 2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by palo5

Can you eat them?

Highly unlikely..

But i dare say, the hippies in Nimbin and Byron Bay have given it a go at some stage, or even tried to smoke them...

**palo5** · May 16th, 2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by welderman

Highly unlikely..

But i dare say, the hippies in Nimbin and Byron Bay have given it a go at some stage, or even tried to smoke them...

They're hippies?

It's time for me to become a hippie

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