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A venomous snake is slithering somewhere in this picture... but you'll struggle to find it
Daily Mail UK ^
| March 14, 2024
| Freddy Pawle
Posted on 03/14/2024 1:23:50 PM PDT by Morgana
A photo of a venomous snake barely visible beneath dead leaves has reminded Aussies to be wary of the creatures.
The pictures was taken in bushland near the aptly named Snake Valley, west of Ballarat, on Wednesday.
It was found by Hodgson's Snakes, a snake-catching business based out of Ballarat, who revealed the snake in question was a venomous lowland copperhead that can grow up to 1.7m-long.
The snake's brown scales can barely be seen as it's almost perfectly camouflaged among the layer of dead leaves on the ground.
Hodgson's Snakes' owner, Gianni Hodgson, told Daily Mail Australia they relocated the snake to the bush after being called by a nearby home-owner who found it underneath a pile of rubble on their property.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: snakeping
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To: ConservativeMind
No thanks, I’ll skip that part.
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posted on
03/14/2024 1:59:26 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: KarlInOhio
Not counting the Quokka who would like to kill you but can’t.
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:00:13 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF.)
To: Morgana
Not on this crappy iPhone that serves as my internet connection these days.
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:02:03 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF.)
To: Morgana
Far right center. At least rattlers let you know they’re there
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:09:12 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: ConservativeMind
ConservativeMind wrote: “Did you ever fillet one to fry up? I can say the rattlesnake I’ve had tasted great, pan-fried.”
I thought it rather greasy. I’d rather have catfish, pork chops, or chicken.
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:11:16 PM PDT
by
DugwayDuke
(Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:18:50 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
To: Morgana
I hate snakes!I love snakes. So it’s a push.
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:27:16 PM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Morgana
Snakes, why did it have to be Snakes?
To: Morgana
Look down for the snakes and crocodiles, and look up for the drop bears and flesh eating yellow crested cockatoos. In the middle are carnivorous kangaroos. Diving into the ocean won’t help, as the box jellyfish and great white sharks will get you.
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posted on
03/14/2024 2:35:50 PM PDT
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
To: Morgana
We even have to look overseas to learn about dangerous snakes. Thank you Daily Mail.
To: KarlInOhio
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posted on
03/14/2024 3:10:08 PM PDT
by
MeganC
("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/14/2024 3:17:41 PM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: Morgana
I spotted it pretty quickly.
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posted on
03/14/2024 3:19:17 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your biography doesn't match your theology, what good is it?)
To: Morgana
In my youth, I had a summer job working as a rod and chainman on a raw land survey crew in Florida. That meant swinging a machete to chop brush and mark survey points through sweltering woods and wetlands loaded with snakes. For the most part, snakes got out of the way if they heard you coming, so we swatted the brush as we walked. I saw rattlesnakes, water moccasins, and a coral snake but never came close to getting bit.
To: Morgana
It is impossible to see the snake, even when it is circled. There is only about three inches of the back of the snake showing and it is indistinguishable from the branches and leaves in the photo. DM likes to get you to click on articles so they can submit you a multitude of ads.
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posted on
03/14/2024 4:46:37 PM PDT
by
Hiddigeigei
("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
To: Morgana
For those not wanting to go to the Daily Mail:
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posted on
03/14/2024 7:30:34 PM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: Hiddigeigei; ConservativeMind
I found it, and quite a bit more than they had circled. Once you see what its pattern is, you can see more of it.
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posted on
03/14/2024 8:17:14 PM PDT
by
Chicory
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