bloody spiders!

[Zed7fiddy]

OMIGOD this happened to me a coupla years back in my XF! i was comin up to the car and went to open the door, when i noticed suome heairy legs stickin out from under the handle!

took my thong off and jammed it up and under but i missed, the spider then bolted through the open window, and hid sumwhere i couldnt find! massive huntsman, bout the size of a wallet! be ed if i was gunna drive for an hour with that in there!

Jumped in a mates car and went to the local IGA, purchased a roach bomb, placed it on the centre console, and wala! dead spider on the passanger floor 2 hrs later.....just lucky i didnt have to be anywhere in a hurry!

Huntsmans must like fords!

[Amber]

It could be worse..

You could live on Canterbury Rd, be in your front yard collecting mail, have a hunstman on yourshirt with no bra on, whip said shirt off and scream with token arm waiving...


Then realise you're standing there, titties and all, hanging out for all to see!

[NC 5ltr]

young 'un, ive been pursued by a brown snake up at lake st clair(nsw), all i was doing was climbing a road side embankment to get some firewood and was resting on the edge and heard some rustling,looked around and this brown snake is sticking his head out of the grass hissing at me,slide down the embankment and look behind and MR brown is also sliding down the embankment,so i ran about 30m to get rid of him,looked around and was still after me so i ran back to the campsite (200mtrs) and didnt see him again.So in my view browns WILL chase humans

[KEV EB XR8]

Originally Posted by Amber

It could be worse..

You could live on Canterbury Rd, be in your front yard collecting mail, have a hunstman on yourshirt with no bra on, whip said shirt off and scream with token arm waiving...


Then realise you're standing there, titties and all, hanging out for all to see!

PICS PLEASE :

[DOC]

Monty, what have you started with these spiders, The Trouble n Strife, takes the DEVIL to pick up the daughter from school, they get home laughin, ( Me ) whats the joke, " O dad there was a spider in the car and i sat in its web " ( Me ) are you ok what type of spider , the trouble n strife " it was a daddy long legs but its ok i squashed into the roof lining " ( Me ) Not happy jan, spider guts squashed into a brand new roof lining, and no im not laughin.

[OLDFORDNUT]

good comeback youngun,funny how my mate is a snake handler and says its no use standing still when youve just accidently invaded its territory and its decided to get you,also when out western QLD and Northern NSW,we have snakes attack the tractors some even hitting the windows ,Whos Blind, dont give me your country boy expert story what you stated in your first post is just plain wrong.

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by Amber

It could be worse..

You could live on Canterbury Rd, be in your front yard collecting mail, have a hunstman on yourshirt with no bra on, whip said shirt off and scream with token arm waiving...


Then realise you're standing there, titties and all, hanging out for all to see!

Damn... Clicked on the link thinking I'd see THE pics... But its only a car!
:yeees:

[RED_EL_XR8]

Originally Posted by Young 'un

LMAO...

Snakes do NOT chase people. They are a lot more scared of you than you are of them, and at any rate, The fastest snake in the world is the Black Mamba. It can slither at a measly 8 km/h. The average human can run at around 16km/h... more when the adrenalin is pumping.

8Kph, and lets see the tip velocity of a well aimed shovel is several hundred Km/h, I think I have the advantage. So any snakes reading this can hiss off and slither elsewhere.

[TIRED6]

Years ago Mum, Dad and a mate where headed home from the shed and noticed a spider on the outside of the windscreen. Dad noticeed it first and was slowly pulling the car over when the other bloke saw the thing climbing through dads window, before my mother knew whjat was goin on he had jumped off the console and flew out the just open window. Mum was soon behind him as she saw the spider reach the middle of the windscreen. She had the door open and was standing in front of the car before you could say boo. The damb spider actually got out of the car and proceeded to chase mum and their mate up the road. Dad was following it in the car with the lights on it. It hd both front legs raised and was runnin after them at full pelt. Dad just followed it up the road then run it over. GOD. That was an absolout ****er.

[Black XR6]

I used to work in the building industry and have lost count of the amount of times Id be working away and a tiny baby spider would hang down in front of my eyes after I had it in my hair.

I also found a funnelweb in one of the houses I was working in. Big bugger. Put a cup over it and after the job slid some gyprock under it and took it outside to the bush to let it go.

[MITCHAY]

Speaking of snakes. My mate and I were down the coast heading down to the beach. He was ahead of me by about 5 or so metres when I see him walk straight past a snake about a foot away from him. So close. It was a black snake, possibly a red belly black snake but I'm no expert.

[Shonky]

Originally Posted by nicholas

good comeback youngun,funny how my mate is a snake handler and says its no use standing still when youve just accidently invaded its territory and its decided to get you,also when out western QLD and Northern NSW,we have snakes attack the tractors some even hitting the windows ,Whos Blind, dont give me your country boy expert story what you stated in your first post is just plain wrong.

Yer its funny how you suddenly have a mate who is a snake handler that has an opinion that just happens to contadict 3 generations of experience and knowledge, not to mention logic... :

uh huh... 2 Kg snake decides it is hell bent on attacking an 80kg person with a shovel... yes mate. And Im sure a 12 tonne tractor with an air seeder looks like a nice meal aswell... Snakes are a lot smarter than you give them credit for...

Im wrong am I... and you have what experience that means I should take your word for it?

I think you should stick to the only snake handling you know anything about. That is, handling snakes of the one eyed trouser variety.

Goodnight... :

[OLDFORDNUT]

gee,now i chase snakes with spades,around here we take them out to the old tip site and let them go,yes thats right we put them in sack and dump them in the bush,as for experience,your advice to people that when snake is having a go at you to JUST STAND STILL is dangerous and ill informed ,and back to the spade bit,so now your telling everyone that a snake can tell its a weopon your carrying so will go away,crikies they must be smart snakes where you come from.around here they are just angry when you stand still in front of them as they must think you are teasing them,lol.

[MITCHAY]

Im no expert on snakes but I've been told they feel vibrations in the ground. Therefore if you run they are more likely to attack you. I think everything I've been told is to either walk away slowly or stand still. Still everytime I see one I get the f**k out of there lol.

[Shonky]

Originally Posted by nicholas

gee,now i chase snakes with spades,around here we take them out to the old tip site and let them go,yes thats right we put them in sack and dump them in the bush,

I never said you chase snakes around with spades, I was using a stereotype.

Originally Posted by nicholas

as for experience,your advice to people that when snake is having a go at you to JUST STAND STILL is dangerous and ill informed

You still haven't answered my question. And your knowledge is more correct than mine how? I'm open to valid reasons, but seeing as you don't have one...

Originally Posted by nicholas

and back to the spade bit,so now your telling everyone that a snake can tell its a weopon your carrying so will go away, crikies they must be smart snakes where you come from.around here they are just angry when you stand still in front of them as they must think you are teasing them,lol.

I didn't say that snakes could tell you were carrying a weapon. Again, I was using a stereotype.

So you pick holes in my statement, twisting my words saying that I am telling everyone that snakes can tell you are carrying a weapon, and therefore I dont know what I'm talking about, and then two lines later you state that snakes can sense mockery... righteo mate. Make up your mind.

Also, how does a snake think you are teasing it when it can't see you. You are forgetting they are pretty much blind. Anything within about 2 foot is blurry at best, and anything outside that range is nigh on invisible.

The correct thing to is to stand still. But I can see where you are coming from Mitchay... Sometimes theory goes out the window in practice!

[TheSneakiness]

Speaking of huge huntsmans, had one last night. I took a pic of it, have to post it.

It was about the size of my palm with fingers fully outstretched. The pic shows it behind a fridge, squashed up a little (when I get it up here).

I found a lunchbox which was about 15-20 cms wide, and it was squashed in it, as in its legs weren't fully stretched out. Took it back outside, and put him in the neighbours trees and bushes.

[big_waity]

I couldn't be stuffed reading the entire argument going on here, but I will throw my little piece of knowledge in. I don't think snakes intentionally chase people however. They do move towards you and, if they feel threatoned, they may strike. If you are standing there, pretending to be a tree, they won't attack you, however, they may mistake you for a tree and try to hide in you, in which case, you will most probably get quite irate and stop pretending to be a tree. Once the snake sees through your facade(sp - facard?) he may feel threatoned and decide to defend himself.(AKA - bite you). As someone who has mowed many, many lawns that are 6 foot high. I will tell you know, when a 6-8 ft long King Brown moves your way, the last thing on your mind is "It's ok, he doesn't want to hurt me, he will run away." It is more like "AHHHHHHH RUN RUN RUN THERES A BLOODY GREAT SNAKE TRYING TO EAT MY INTESTINES!"

So, whilst im not trying to put fuel onto anyone's fire, I suggest taht unless you actually have experiences with snakes running away in fear, you keep your advice to yourself.

[gozza]

speaking of snakes my little mini foxxy was barking its **** off the other day....turned out there was a baby yellow belly black snake(about 2 maybe 3 ft long)...are these dangerous....its didn't look bad so i picked it up by its tail...and carefully placed it in my neibors backyard hahaha

[Shonky]

Originally Posted by big_waity

If you are standing there, pretending to be a tree, they won't attack you, however, they may mistake you for a tree and try to hide in you, in which case, you will most probably get quite irate and stop pretending to be a tree. Once the snake sees through your facade he may feel threatoned and decide to defend himself.(AKA - bite you).

A very valid point waity and one which does need to be considered. Are you comfortable removing a snake from yourself whilst minimising the risk of it biting you? I am and have done so many a time, but I fully understand that not everyone is comfortable around snakes. I for one can't say I'm a big fan of spiders, and the same applies for some people around snakes.

Originally Posted by big_waity

when a 6-8 ft long King Brown moves your way, the last thing on your mind is "It's ok, he doesn't want to hurt me, he will run away." It is more like "AHHHHHHH RUN RUN RUN THERES A BLOODY GREAT SNAKE TRYING TO EAT MY INTESTINES!"

Hahahaha! Yes indeedy... like I said, theory and practice are two different things!

It's not the greatest feeling in the world when you are walking around not paying attention and you lok down to see you are about to tread on a very ****ed off Eastern Brown!

[big_waity]

I recall one occasion when I was mowing a rather small, yet somewhat neglected yard. The grass was seriously 6-7 foot long. Me and My bro-in-law were cruisin through slowly with our little push mowers. I was mowing down the back when someone pointed out a King Brown of which they could see the last 6 ft of slithering into the grass. They then noticed that I was on the other side of the grass. I didn't panic quite as bad as my darling wife did. However, there was a reasonable amount of fear involved as I attempted to calmly find my way back to the open grass.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

ugh just the thought of some of these stories freaks me out. but snakes dont bother me nearly as much as spiders.. In an open space you can see a snake (normally) but spiders are sneaky lil buggers.. Ive woken up many a time with a spider on my arm or leg and basically cacked myself.. But never the less these stories still are bloody scary..

[bindi]

Originally Posted by crazy-au

ugh just the thought of some of these stories freaks me out.

Yeah and now it's also turned into a snake thread...

Plus two boys with issues about who can **** further.

Theory is all well and good. I see a snake and I run. I dgaf if it hears me etc. I just want to get the f out of there, and quick.

When my older daughter was 8 or 9, she had a red bellied black snake slither over her foot while she was talking over the mesh fence to her friend next door. The snake was trying to get away from the dogs, and it hid next to our pond.

I called WIRES (wildlife rescue ppl) and the snake guy came out and bagged it very quickly. All the kids from both families and their friends (it was summer holidays so there were like 10 kids in my back garden) were given an impromptu lesson from that guy, which was great.

[Shonky]

For the record... I can **** further! :P

[big_waity]

Originally Posted by Young 'un

For the record... I can **** further! :P

Who cares? When did this turn into anything about ****ing? Please tell me we haven't turned into commodore boys!

[KEV EB XR8]

Originally Posted by big_waity

Who cares? When did this turn into anything about ****ing? Please tell me we haven't turned into commodore boys!

Impossible .... they sit down to wee............

[Shonky]

Agreed. The topic of this thread is Spiders. Snake does not = Spider.

Lets just agree to disagree nicholas. You can get bitten if you so wish. I wont mind.

Originally Posted by KEV EB XR8

Impossible .... they sit down to wee............

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[OLDFORDNUT]

good onya, i just get a bit angry when there are people who will try ill advised idea and get hurt,your right in an ideal situation but way off pace when someone has already accidently upset the little buggers,if you stood still then , you would be bitten for sure.