Nandini Millar

You rarely see snakes.  We have had two in our house... but they were baby green snakes.  Not poisonous.  We lived out west for a while and the average day was around 40 degrees and we had snakes galore!!  My biggest issue with Brissie is as I said the humidity atm.  Winter is awesome here! I love the cool crisp mornings.

Almost everything will try and steer clear of you; snorkelling I saw a reef shark and not sure which of us tried to swim away quickest! 
To my knowledge the biggest exception to that rule of thumb would be saltwater crocodiles.  Always stay out of their way.

In 18 months have seen 2 snakes; a brown python in a tree by a bike path and then a sea snake in Noosa.  Snakes weren't interested in me, I didn't poke them and we all went about our business.  Hardest part is making sure my little kids know not to touch spiders!!

24 minutes ago, calNgary said:

My sons first school teacher gave him a list of all the dodgy snakes and spiders found in this area when he started school.We found it a great help, maybe you can find something similar on line ,but reading to much will make you over think too, so its a catch 22,lol. TBH if it came to it, i think i could deal with a snake (better than my hubby anyway,lol), its spiders that ceep me out the most, i am loads better than i was a few years ago and can squat one if i've no other choice ,lol .

First aid courses are also quite common over here and held just about anywhere, they teach you what to do if the worst did happen, its good to attend one ,even for drowning advice as we do spend more time in the water over here. 

 

Cal x

yes i think that a great if the school does all that and it made me laugh that u could squat one if needed. I need to grow up to that confidence haha. Yes definitely going for all kinds of first aid course haha. Snake bites drowning snake phobia spiders chasing haha. its too exciting thinking of a new life but scary too :-)

I lhave lived on The Sunshine Coast for 15 years, have seen 3 snakes in the garden in all that time and they were harmless tree snakes, but they are around. My son has seen more in a Brisbane suburb though than here, mostly smallish pythons and tree snakes.
Havent heard of anyone I know ever having been bitten by a snake, so don't worry too much. 

Yes, but I do not live in Queensland.  

I don't think you should worry about snakes.  I have lived in Australia for over 30 years and I have only seen three snakes.  Two were out in the countryside.  The only one I saw in a town was in Noosa, in Queensland.

Yes, it's only during summer.  Again, it depends on your own reaction to heat.  calNgary says it's only bad for a few days. Personally, I find the heat and humidity in Queensland unpleasant from December to March.   
Frankly, if you are worried about snakes, creepy crawlies and heat, then you should consider another state.  The further south in Australia you go, the less snakes there are, the less creepy crawlies there are, and the less humidity there is.  Yet compared to the UK, the summers are warm and sunny.  What kind of jobs are you looking for?

You'll notice that not everyone agrees with calNgary.  Everyone feels differently about the heat.  
I don't think you should worry so much about the children because children adapt much better than grown-ups.  However the grown-ups might be like calNgary, or they might be like TazG.  
I used to live in Sydney.  Like your friends in Sydney, I could never, ever move to Queensland because I can't cope in the summer. It's not the heat, it's the high humidity, which makes a hot day feel unbearable. But that is me - some people enjoy that heat.   
If you have a choice of where to go in Australia and you just want somewhere that's "nice and sunny"- everywhere in Australia is "nice and sunny" compared to the UK.  

We moved to Brisbane in 1988.  It is HOT!! and very humid.  Especially this summer.  It actually feels like it is never going to end.  We live on the bay so it is a little cooler than inner suburbs.  This summer seems to have been a lot hotter than previous summers.  We have had the AC on almost non stop.  Unfortunately we are in a rental house that does not have fly screens on the windows too so we are unable to have the windows open to allow a through breeze.  You do adjust to the weather.  When we first arrived it was in November.  It was such a shock to our system coming from Scotland where it was snowing to 35 degree heat haha  Saying that... we are moving back home next year as we are sick of the heat.

Hi 
 We moved from Manchester to Brisbane 11 years ago  with 2 kids who at the time were  3 and 8, we have no regrets yet. Yes it gets hot but ive only found a small handful of days eac year be unbearbaly hot and you can't do much,. Temperatures also vary across the Brisbane suburbs which is a bit weird and If your near the coast you get the added bonus of a coastal breeze.  We only had air con fitted last year ,prior t that we managed adequately with ceiling fans however make sure your car has good air con as that is a necessaty.
On the flip side July and August are normally a bit cold,especially at night,, so dont do what i did and leave your winter stuff behind,lol, i wear jeans and hoodies all through winter although hubbys stays in shorts he still wears a jumper.
Good luck with everything and i hope this helps a bit
   Cal x

I think reading about them freaks you out more, i know it did for me,lol.
I live on acreage backing onto bushland and have seen very few snakes. A good pest spray will keep most spiders and crawlie things etc out of your house so i really wouldn't worry too much. (Easy for me to say now but 11 years ago i was just the same as you,lol).
Cal x

Not very. They are looking for conditions which may cost a lot to treat. 
 

Hello, we are thinking to move to Brisbane but some of my friends who lives in Sydney has been telling me that Brisbane is too hot. I live in England now and near Manchester which is mostly wet and cold all year round. I was wondering whether it would be a shock to us esp my 2 small kids who are 3 and 5. We wanted to be in sunny and warm place that's why we chose Brisbane but never visited before so we are just doing guessing game of the weather with help from Google regarding weather. Thank you all already [emoji4]

Hello nice people, any idea of how healthy or fit do we need to be to pass the health check? I am confused [emoji52]

I am sure I will be startled for a while when I get there with all the surprised visit from various spiders haha. Nice to know you do gardening and how to first check for any odd creatures before I start working on dense areas of the garden. And thank you for your reply [emoji4]

Ther is a good chance of seeing a fair few large spiders such the huntsman. Very common and also harmless. In fact once you get used to them, people are happy to have them around. 

Don’t worry, they’re not prolific in suburbia which is likely where you’ll be living. You’re more likely to get spiders but somehow the kids seem to grow up knowing not to pet them. There are the odd ants that give nasty bites as well.

Hi and welcome. 
Dont over worry about it. The majority of Australians who live in cities have never seen a snake. You are only likely to see one in the outer parts of cities or areas such as large parks with lots of other wildlife. 
Even in more bush land areas, you are unlikely to see them, the only thing you need to do is not walk through long grass in more bush type areas. 

Hi all, we are looking forward to move to Brisbane and hopefully things goes to our favour. I am scared of creepy crawlies esp snakes. Are the snakes problem really bad in Brisbane and how are they viewed in other places. Are they everywhere? Also what can we do to snake proof our house, garden etc. Also I am thinking to go for a first aid course with more emphasis on snakebite. I have 2 small kids 5 yr old girl and 3yr old boy and they would love to play outdoors.

My husband is British and doesn't seem to be scared of coming across snakes or maybe he is just ignorant of them hehe. I grew up in India and I know how dangerous they are. What do Australians do to protect their families? Thank you all already for stopping and replying to my concern [emoji4]