Cyclone Debbie QLD

[trout]

Just make lots of noise and most snakes will usually bugger off :ok:
Why is it that when most people encounter snakes they just Have to kill them ?
The chances of getting bitten when taking to them with a shovel or a broom are pretty good So it is best to leave them alone, They will be doing their level best to stay out of your way anyway.

[robbiegal]

i suppose it depends on the numbers of the snakes and where they are
hopefully it is mostly the river/water snakes that have been flushed out - they are quite prevalent up that way and they are very shy animals

you'll soon find out mate and work around it
but golly - i'd be shaking out the old sleeping bag before bed time
probably have a night light , movement sensor light, fire place, cats, dogs .... just a few bits of added security


no wait
i'd be sleeping in the house - buggar the glamping!!!!! ha ha
let the B-I-L sleep in the tent if you are free labour visiting

[duggee27]

All tips noted
Found my old work boots so I'll be stomping around the place and with noises from chainsaw and other machinery .. it's all good

[robbiegal]

have fun duggee
nice time of year to be up north

enjoy the clean up and look after yourself as well

[gnome]

https://www.facebook.com/daniel.schroeder.98/posts/10206729724201605?pnref=story

[duggee27]

it is a nice time of the year to be here, the weather is great, heaps better than sydney atm.
been getting stuck into cleaning up at sisters place. NO snakes but heaps of jolly green ants :@ bloody things are everywhere even acting like drop bears. they only got power back on the weekend, then we had no phone/internet for 2 days till we realised we broke the line when extracting a tree stump
progress is ok even with chainsaw1 started playing up then chainsaw2 decided to do same, then a hydraulic hose decided to bust on the digger... still 17 loads of trees etc off to the tip in 3 days.... we're buggered , still more to do
funny .. appetite has picked up and lost weight at the same time :huh:

[robbiegal]

I'm exhausted just reading all that
Do be careful with underground lines etc
Sounds very pioneer days ... no power no phone and all round hard yakka
I am allergic to those mongrel  green ants - I get swelling as large as the palm of my hand where they bite and boy it gets painful
Could try vinegar to repellent them just spray it dire tly on them
I just read the hubby your story
My hubby reckons they don't hurt much .....  I reckon he's fibbing

[stevo1962]

Broke open a greenants nest today to disperse them as the play havoc
with my fruit trees and had them biting my hand and running up my arm.
They dont bother me too much any more .Just have to swipe them off before
they all get a chance to bite

[duggee27]

they do bite and with a chainsaw in hand they nip at  inappropriate times and places !!:D