Ken Gargett Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 both nasty venomous creatures, especially the brown - one of the most deadly snakes in the world. just what you'd want to find under your car. normally, you'd expect the brown to win this contest without blinking but... Spider v snake in big Aussie battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Snake: "Hey, buddy! Can't you see I'm playing dead!?? I've got a big ass SPIDER on me!!! What's WRONG with you - stop poking me!!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Snake: "Hey, buddy! Can't you see I'm playing dead!?? I've got a big ass SPIDER on me!!! What's WRONG with you - stop poking me!!" not so big ass. redbacks are about the size of a small fingernail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I saw both red back spiders, and an Eastern Brown snake in my back yard today. I killed the spiders, and left the snake alone, as he was just passing through, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 The problem with Red backs is that they can be almost anywhere. Our old home was virtually new, immaculately clean yet we used to find them all over the place in the back yard. The main reason why we eventually moved, couldn't risk them coming into the house. So small, yet very deadly, especially small kids. Can't complain though, I think Sydney gets the worse end of the stick with the Sydney Funnel web spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Can't complain though, I think Sydney gets the worse end of the stick with the Sydney Funnel web spider. They are insane! I'm scared sh@tless of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 agree re those funnel webs - nasty nasty nasty. bro-in-law got bitten by a redback - and yes, on the toilet seat (aussies will understand that) - quick trip to hospital but he was fine. but a danger to little kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I've had a dry bite from a redback. Hurt to all buggery. Breeding season at the moment for funnel webs, so you can find them out and about more. Heard a guy up the coast got bit by one on the neck and needed a couple of vials of anti-venom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I've been bitten by a redneck. Not all that bad. But yes, dangerous for young kids and elderly. However the funnel web is a whole different ball game. Their fangs can puncture a human big toe nail. And it supposedly feels like you've been hit by a truck. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I've been bitten by a redneck. Oohhh.... There's a plethora of Queenslander jokes just waiting to be unleashed here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Oohhh.... There's a plethora of Queenslander jokes just waiting to be unleashed here!! That is an unbelievable autocorrect there! Gold. Hahaha But seriously it was a redback spider. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Oohhh.... There's a plethora of Queenslander jokes just waiting to be unleashed here!! seriously? from canberra? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter1974 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Oohhh.... There's a plethora of Queenslander jokes just waiting to be unleashed here!! oh hell let us pray ! L ol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter1974 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 The problem with Red backs is that they can be almost anywhere. Our old home was virtually new, immaculately clean yet we used to find them all over the place in the back yard. The main reason why we eventually moved, couldn't risk them coming into the house. So small, yet very deadly, especially small kids. Can't complain though, I think Sydney gets the worse end of the stick with the Sydney Funnel web spider. yeah I heard all the bad **** y'all have down under. I have caught rattle snakes and swam with alligators but y'all got some bad stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTripN2 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 bro-in-law got bitten by a redback - and yes, on the toilet seat (aussies will understand that) I'm sure many of us Yanks fondly remember those silly songs of yours.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free85 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 yeah I heard all the bad **** y'all have down under. I have caught rattle snakes and swam with alligators but y'all got some bad stuff ^This! I have this thought in my head (erroneous thought it may be) that there is just an inordinate amount of things around Australia that are more dangerous than need be. I mean, salt water crocodiles?! seriously. Those are dinosaurs guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcr Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 When my parents lived near Melbourne in the 70s, and my father was teaching at a secondary school, during an outdoor activity, a student caught hold of a fully grown, highly venomous tiger snake. The student didn't think much of it, and brought it up near the rest of the students and teachers to show it off. Evidently tiger snake sightings weren't uncommon in that area. I can handle innocuous garter or other yard snakes, but can't imagine living somewhere with regular tiger snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bernardini Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I don't know how you guys deal with all those nasty creatures "down under". At least a rattlesnake will let me know where it is here in the States. I mean good lord, if a spider bit my A$$ on the toilet, I'd be out of there! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hey... I just realised, no one has posted any pics of these spiders For all you spider lovers, of course REDBACK SPIDER SYDNEY FUNNEL WEB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyG Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have seen both in the Dunny when I was a kid they both won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hey... I just realised, no one has posted any pics of these spiders For all you spider lovers, of course REDBACK SPIDER SYDNEY FUNNEL WEB for non aussies, the 5c coin is just a bit bigger than the american one cent coin, to give you an idea. so a small spider. the funnel web? about the size of a small car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabashcr Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The redback is a close cousin of the black widow, which are found in most parts of the US. Definitely not something to mess around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 billy connolly on australian wildlife 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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