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AndrewH · Mar 9th, 2005, 12:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

I was marvelling at the flocks of disgusting, dirty, smelly and just plain gross ibis there, are they wrong or what?

Yeah I agree, ibis are the most festy birds when they mix with suburbia. You should see them down at Darling Harbour in Sydney. Darling Harbour is probably one of the first places tourists head when they are in Sydney and to be surrounded by birds that look like they have been brought back to life after being dead for three weeks is really a big turn off.

robbo mcs · Mar 9th, 2005, 12:55 AM

Hi,

All these snake stories

I may as tell my scariest one

Flashback to 1991. I am working as a junior doctor in casualty at Nepean Hospital, when a guy came in with a snake bite. Most bites are innocuous, but by the time this guy came in he allready had double vision, and was slurring his speech, which was a sign that he had envenomation, not just a bite.

He soon became extremely ill

The snake toxin basically disabled his bodies ability to clot blood. This is one of the ways that they can kill. Pretty soon this guy was virtually bleeding to death. He developed untrolled bleeding everywhere, from every bodily orifice

He was even bleeding from his tear ducts

The treatment is to give antivenom and a type of blood transfusion. There is no set dose, you just keep giving it until it works.

We soon used up all of our stock of venom and blood products in the entire hospital. We then used all of our "out of date" antivenom, but the poor guy was getting more and more critical, and was no unconcsious in ICU. We ended up having to get antivenom from 4 other hospitals in Sydney until we had nearly exhausted their stock as well.

Eventually after around 24 hours the guy started to stabilise, and eventually made a full recovery

However, the episode stuck in my mind, and I allways treat snakes with respect

Cheers

Robbo

PS : lucky the guy was in NSW where we have fantastic doctors and nurses

God knows what would have happened if he was in Victoria

Magictux · Mar 9th, 2005, 01:06 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs

PS : lucky the guy was in NSW where we have fantastic doctors and nurses

God knows what would have happened if he was in Victoria

They might've all been out at the footy for something..

FUNSIZE · Mar 9th, 2005, 01:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Magictux

That looks like a baby one. The adult ones grow to about 12 feet long. They are very good tree climbers and jump off the trees onto people or cars..or buses. They're mainly found in Melbourne.

Thank you for showing us... aren't they just amazing creatures?

Todd! · Mar 9th, 2005, 04:42 AM

"Oooh, a trouser snake... whats that!?!"

Line from a movie:

(Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) Jay (Jason Mews) is talking to a naive Shannon Elizabeth about a trouser snake - when she asks to see it, he has a moral dilema whether or not he should rip his wang out - becasue he loves this girl - CLASSIC, classic I tell you. Champagne!

ruthie · Mar 9th, 2005, 01:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs

Hi,

All these snake stories

I may as tell my scariest one

:

OMG That is totally scarey!

I nearly fainted when I read that the moana can get as big as 12 feet and jumping out of trees on top of people.

meinamini · Mar 9th, 2005, 09:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ruthie

OMG That is totally scarey!

I nearly fainted when I read that the moana can get as big as 12 feet and jumping out of trees on top of people.

So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet??

obehave · Mar 9th, 2005, 09:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet??

If it wasn't $2K per person I'd be a lot more tempted

AndrewH · Mar 9th, 2005, 09:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet??

Yeah , just think of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where he is standing in the pit as it fills up with snakes. That's what it's like when you get off the plane. Oh and there’ll be kangaroos jumping all over the runway and koala’s climbing all over the terminal buildings

ruthie · Mar 9th, 2005, 09:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet??

Tell you the truth, I thought about that. Not sure I'd want to visit the outback and have some 12 foot mean critter land on top of me.

obehave · Mar 9th, 2005, 10:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ruthie

Tell you the truth, I thought about that. Not sure I'd want to visit the outback and have some 12 foot mean critter land on top of me.

That's the fun part.

Just bring a change of underwear

ruthie · Mar 9th, 2005, 10:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by obehave

It's in the family of monitor lizards if I recall correctly.
As mentioned, very nasty bite. Bitten part rots off and you die from an infection.

Found this link

Change of underwear for this?!

meinamini · Mar 9th, 2005, 10:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

Yeah , just think of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where he is standing in the pit as it fills up with snakes. That's what it's like when you get off the plane. Oh and there’ll be kangaroos jumping all over the runway and koala’s climbing all over the terminal buildings

Not to mention the spiders, emus trying to trample you, sugar gliders buzzing you and possums trying to eat any fruit you may have.

OMG what about the echidnas and wombats??

Mike Clarke · Mar 9th, 2005, 11:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

Not to mention the spiders, emus trying to trample you, sugar gliders buzzing you and possums trying to eat any fruit you may have.

OMG what about the echidnas and wombats??

and if you come out West there's always the rampaging quokkas and the risk of being trampled by a herd of migrating numbats.

meinamini · Mar 9th, 2005, 11:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Clarke

and if you come out West there's always the rampaging quokkas and the risk of being trampled by a herd of migrating numbats.

Almost forgot about the quolls and the native bandicoots (say good bye to your chooks!)

Getting back to snakes, momentarily

We once came home to find a green lipped tree snake caught in our bug zapper (oh the serenity!). We managed to free it and passed it onto WIRES, made a full recovery. The things that some creatures will do for some free fried snacks

ScottyB · Mar 9th, 2005, 11:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini

I am glad you asked Ruthie
A goana ( I couldn't even spell it correctly) is a big lizard, that is quite fast, can climb trees and will eat just about anything.

see pic

That is seriously cool.

We saw one on the Ku-rin-gai run.. I'll see if I can dig up the pic

ScottyB · Mar 9th, 2005, 11:54 PM

ScottyB (and the NSW Pirates) go to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (56K warning)

AndrewH · Mar 10th, 2005, 12:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyB

My Grandparents used to have lizards kind of like that at their place at Whale Beach in Sydney. They used to crawl up from somewhere over the cliff (they had a house at the edge of the cliffs at the southern end) and my grandmother would feed them grapes

. They also had a koala (I’m serious

) in one of the gum trees for a short period of time but I was too young to remember.

meinamini · Mar 10th, 2005, 01:31 AM

Nice pic Scotty

, disgusting subject

At least we don't have these hideous monstrosities

http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Komodo_Dragon.asp

My fav part is food

gross

FUNSIZE · Mar 10th, 2005, 02:09 AM

I LOOOVE reptiles!!!

Mar 9th, 2005, 12:55 AM	#81
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 4,209 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini I was marvelling at the flocks of disgusting, dirty, smelly and just plain gross ibis there, are they wrong or what? Yeah I agree, ibis are the most festy birds when they mix with suburbia. You should see them down at Darling Harbour in Sydney. Darling Harbour is probably one of the first places tourists head when they are in Sydney and to be surrounded by birds that look like they have been brought back to life after being dead for three weeks is really a big turn off. Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Mar 9th, 2005, 12:55 AM	#82 (permalink)
robbo mcs Track Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 2,668 Offline	Hi, All these snake stories I may as tell my scariest one Flashback to 1991. I am working as a junior doctor in casualty at Nepean Hospital, when a guy came in with a snake bite. Most bites are innocuous, but by the time this guy came in he allready had double vision, and was slurring his speech, which was a sign that he had envenomation, not just a bite. He soon became extremely ill The snake toxin basically disabled his bodies ability to clot blood. This is one of the ways that they can kill. Pretty soon this guy was virtually bleeding to death. He developed untrolled bleeding everywhere, from every bodily orifice He was even bleeding from his tear ducts The treatment is to give antivenom and a type of blood transfusion. There is no set dose, you just keep giving it until it works. We soon used up all of our stock of venom and blood products in the entire hospital. We then used all of our "out of date" antivenom, but the poor guy was getting more and more critical, and was no unconcsious in ICU. We ended up having to get antivenom from 4 other hospitals in Sydney until we had nearly exhausted their stock as well. Eventually after around 24 hours the guy started to stabilise, and eventually made a full recovery However, the episode stuck in my mind, and I allways treat snakes with respect Cheers Robbo PS : lucky the guy was in NSW where we have fantastic doctors and nurses God knows what would have happened if he was in Victoria Mods: GO MADDIE and SPARKY!

Mar 9th, 2005, 04:42 AM	#85 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 10,892 Offline	"Oooh, a trouser snake... whats that!?!" Line from a movie: (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) Jay (Jason Mews) is talking to a naive Shannon Elizabeth about a trouser snake - when she asks to see it, he has a moral dilema whether or not he should rip his wang out - becasue he loves this girl - CLASSIC, classic I tell you. Champagne! PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos

Mar 9th, 2005, 01:00 PM	#86 (permalink)
ruthie tickle tickle Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 02:41 AM Posts: 19,292 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs Hi, All these snake stories I may as tell my scariest one : OMG That is totally scarey! I nearly fainted when I read that the moana can get as big as 12 feet and jumping out of trees on top of people. "Sunshine and Peace." - Maxamini

Mar 9th, 2005, 09:19 PM	#89 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 4,209 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet?? Yeah , just think of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where he is standing in the pit as it fills up with snakes. That's what it's like when you get off the plane. Oh and there’ll be kangaroos jumping all over the runway and koala’s climbing all over the terminal buildings Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

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Mar 9th, 2005, 01:06 AM	#83 (permalink)
Magictux -Mr T- Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Goulburn NSW Oz Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 1,856 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs PS : lucky the guy was in NSW where we have fantastic doctors and nurses God knows what would have happened if he was in Victoria They might've all been out at the footy for something..

Mar 9th, 2005, 01:27 AM	#84 (permalink)
FUNSIZE Big mouth strikes again Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perth, Western Austr Local Time: 03:41 PM Posts: 1,806 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Magictux That looks like a baby one. The adult ones grow to about 12 feet long. They are very good tree climbers and jump off the trees onto people or cars..or buses. They're mainly found in Melbourne. Thank you for showing us... aren't they just amazing creatures?

Mar 9th, 2005, 09:10 PM	#87 (permalink)
meinamini Livin' the country life Join Date: May 2004 Location: Livin' in the OC! Local Time: 06:41 PM Posts: 4,030 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ruthie OMG That is totally scarey! I nearly fainted when I read that the moana can get as big as 12 feet and jumping out of trees on top of people. So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet??

Mar 9th, 2005, 09:17 PM	#88 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 03:41 AM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet?? If it wasn't $2K per person I'd be a lot more tempted

Mar 9th, 2005, 09:28 PM	#90 (permalink)
ruthie tickle tickle Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 02:41 AM Posts: 19,292 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini So.... Have you rushed out and booked your flight to Australia yet?? Tell you the truth, I thought about that. Not sure I'd want to visit the outback and have some 12 foot mean critter land on top of me. "Sunshine and Peace." - Maxamini

Mar 9th, 2005, 10:22 PM	#91 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 03:41 AM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ruthie Tell you the truth, I thought about that. Not sure I'd want to visit the outback and have some 12 foot mean critter land on top of me. That's the fun part. Just bring a change of underwear

Mar 9th, 2005, 10:29 PM	#92 (permalink)
ruthie tickle tickle Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 02:41 AM Posts: 19,292 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by obehave It's in the family of monitor lizards if I recall correctly. As mentioned, very nasty bite. Bitten part rots off and you die from an infection. Found this link Change of underwear for this?! "Sunshine and Peace." - Maxamini

Mar 9th, 2005, 10:46 PM	#93 (permalink)
meinamini Livin' the country life Join Date: May 2004 Location: Livin' in the OC! Local Time: 06:41 PM Posts: 4,030 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH Yeah , just think of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where he is standing in the pit as it fills up with snakes. That's what it's like when you get off the plane. Oh and there’ll be kangaroos jumping all over the runway and koala’s climbing all over the terminal buildings Not to mention the spiders, emus trying to trample you, sugar gliders buzzing you and possums trying to eat any fruit you may have. OMG what about the echidnas and wombats??

Mar 9th, 2005, 11:11 PM	#94 (permalink)
Mike Clarke You are number 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth WA Local Time: 03:41 PM Posts: 5,210 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini Not to mention the spiders, emus trying to trample you, sugar gliders buzzing you and possums trying to eat any fruit you may have. OMG what about the echidnas and wombats?? and if you come out West there's always the rampaging quokkas and the risk of being trampled by a herd of migrating numbats.

Mar 9th, 2005, 11:25 PM	#95 (permalink)
meinamini Livin' the country life Join Date: May 2004 Location: Livin' in the OC! Local Time: 06:41 PM Posts: 4,030 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Clarke and if you come out West there's always the rampaging quokkas and the risk of being trampled by a herd of migrating numbats. Almost forgot about the quolls and the native bandicoots (say good bye to your chooks!) Getting back to snakes, momentarily We once came home to find a green lipped tree snake caught in our bug zapper (oh the serenity!). We managed to free it and passed it onto WIRES, made a full recovery. The things that some creatures will do for some free fried snacks

Mar 9th, 2005, 11:51 PM	#96 (permalink)
ScottyB Take me down to Paradise My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: David McGhan's World Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 191,519 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by meinamini I am glad you asked Ruthie A goana ( I couldn't even spell it correctly) is a big lizard, that is quite fast, can climb trees and will eat just about anything. see pic That is seriously cool. We saw one on the Ku-rin-gai run.. I'll see if I can dig up the pic - Global Moderator - MY BLOG - Global Procrastinator - ... Buying the 8C for its dynamic abilities is like buying a porn film for its plot ...

Mar 9th, 2005, 11:54 PM	#97 (permalink)
ScottyB Take me down to Paradise My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: David McGhan's World Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 191,519 Offline	ScottyB (and the NSW Pirates) go to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (56K warning) - Global Moderator - MY BLOG - Global Procrastinator - ... Buying the 8C for its dynamic abilities is like buying a porn film for its plot ...

Mar 10th, 2005, 12:20 AM	#98 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 05:41 PM Posts: 4,209 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyB My Grandparents used to have lizards kind of like that at their place at Whale Beach in Sydney. They used to crawl up from somewhere over the cliff (they had a house at the edge of the cliffs at the southern end) and my grandmother would feed them grapes . They also had a koala (I’m serious ) in one of the gum trees for a short period of time but I was too young to remember. Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Mar 10th, 2005, 01:31 AM	#99 (permalink)
meinamini Livin' the country life Join Date: May 2004 Location: Livin' in the OC! Local Time: 06:41 PM Posts: 4,030 Offline	Nice pic Scotty , disgusting subject At least we don't have these hideous monstrosities http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Komodo_Dragon.asp My fav part is food gross

Mar 10th, 2005, 02:09 AM	#100 (permalink)
FUNSIZE Big mouth strikes again Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perth, Western Austr Local Time: 03:41 PM Posts: 1,806 Offline	I LOOOVE reptiles!!! Attached Thumbnails