Boy I just got a fright!!!!!

[hicksstar]

:o I went into our bathroom and Charlie came to the window she started growling at first I thought she was streching. I looked out and she started barking at something and as our bbq is there and last summer she bailed a snake up under the bbq my first thought was a snake. As I was looking out I seen this head, S@#T I ran out there by this stage Charlie, Bull and Jessie were all over there, I tryed to get them all in side and finally did. I went to investigate further. Thank God it was a rather large Blue Tongue Lizard so I moved him out of the back yard and over into a paddock. What worries me the most was how interested all the dogs were in him and having charlie already almost bitten by a snake and having had 2 snakes on the back porch over the past 2 summers. With the dogs and my 2 boys I really worry about snakes Thank godness it was a lizard THIS TIME. :evil:

[hicksstar]

Its a worry, the last one we had we came home after quite a warm day and charlie was barking this different type of bark, straight away we new something was up. She had a copperhead snake bailed up under the bbq and we cant figure how she wasnt bitten. It had been at the back door near the hot water service as she had been digging around then it must have got under the bbq. Thankfully we came home when we did. Now we have the 3 dogs it really is a worry not to mention the kids going out the back to play. I guess these are the joys of living in the country.

[imported_Kat]

very scary! Was it a skink? I just love skinks and how they are so ancient looking :D

[hb1]

is there somethign you can keep at the house for snake bites for dogs? Being on the other side of the world, I have only heard how poisonous Aussie snakes are. It seems I heard somewhere that there was something you could put down in yards/gardens to repell snakes. Although we have Rattlesnakes and copperheads/water moccasons here, 9 times out of 10 they hit the trail if a dog gets after them. And normally if a dog gets bit, there is enough time to get them to the vet for anti venom. (Course size,age and health of dog plays a part as well)