Oh My God Help Snake!!!!!!!!!

[kellyjamie]

HI,
we are headed for Melbourne eventually, BUT i have a huge fear of snakes. i am trying to watch them on t.v but find even that hard. i sweat i feel sick and go cold its horrible. anyhow i turned over the tv half hour ago and found a programme called the snake buster an aussie guy travelling the country catching snakes and would you believe it he was in bloody Melbourne and was going to peoples houses that had phoned because they had one in their house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:shock ed: i swear i was freaking! i am fully aware theyre in oz i just didnt bank on the buggers getting in your house please tell me this is rare as im feeling sick to my stomach at the thought?????? considering some kind of therapy to help me get over it

[chloew]

Hi there........

I'm the same.Can't bear them.....even watching them on TV makes me feel sick. Even writing about them makes me feel a bit weird.........

Anyway, I have been to Australia - Melbourne - many times and have rarely seen a snake. If you're living in the country then yes you will see them. If you're in the city then you should be ok.

Hope that helps!

[dwa33]

I've not been here that long but it seems similar to snakes in the mediterranean. You rarely/never see them in the towns but if you go wandering into the bush or countryside then you may see one. Same applies to resorts in Spain or Turkey or wherever in Europe. It's not something you think about when you book your two-week holiday with Easyjet to the Med and I feel the same is true in Australia.

In Australia I don't let the kids run through long grass in the local park (which borders farmland) or through the sand dunes, and equaly, I wouldn't let them run around the Roman ruins in Greece or bush land next to remote beaches in Spain for the same reason.

Hope this is reassuring :)

[kellyjamie]

that defo reassures me and i totally didnt think of the comparison to spain probably because the snakes in oz are made so big here in the uk on tv programmes, thankyou for the advice its all helping

[Pete da Wombat]

Can i just reassure everyone that snakes are not common in suburban areas , i have lived in Melbourne for over 40 years and i have seen 2 snakes in that time and one of those was dead! Just be sensible and dont go into long grass without shoes and you should be ok and never try to pick one up as most aussie snakes are venomous -they are more scared of you than you are of them!!!

[Quoll]

If you are going to live in suburbia then you really wont have a worry in the world. If you are planning to live out in the bush then yes, you are more likely to see them. I've been here 29 years nearly and seen only half a dozen in that time - all were out in the bush, miles from anywhere except for one which was roadkill beside the Hume. You'e more likely to get dive bombed by magpies than see a snake!

[fairbloodydinkum]

not forgetting the cockroaches....bloody mossies...SPIDERS (lots of them).....flying bugs as big as golf balls..(with horns)...snakes..lizards...big moths...
we have lots of gekho's up here in qld.....their cute and ok..and down sth is lucky they don't have the big fat smelly toads down there...yet...

[flacks]

Hi Kelly

I have been in Melbourne 2 years and NEVER seen a snake, I also lived 1 year by the Werribee river and still NEVER saw a snake. BUT seen loads of RED Back Spiders which you have to be very wary, knock your shoes before putting them on, but apart from that we made the best choice in moving here. The weather today has been 30c but had a thunderstorm and it is still hot now at 9.00pm. Well Good luck if you need any other info just email us

regards

the flacks

[kellyjamie]

Im defo feeling less anxious now i just have such a huge fear and after watching that stupid programme i scared myself daft! anyhow im taking on board all that you guys have said and will enjoy my 3 weeks and look forward to my permanent move instead of dreading it! thanx everyone