Economic aspects of biodiversity with the Dugite & Mulga Snakes.
The next time you come across a Dugite, Mulga, Tiger Snake or Western Brown (Gwardar), consider this information before you decide its fate!
One Dugite (or any other snakes) will eat about twice a week for thirty weeks of the year. If it eats two mice a feed, this will total 120 mice a year. |
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This section covers situations you may find yourself in around the home. The following suggestions may be helpful to you.
Backyards
Most snakes move around in the metro area in search for food or safe havens due to their natural habitat having been cleared. When lo9oking for a safe and secure place to hibernate they may end up in your backyard. If this happens, here’s what to do...
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RULES FOR PREVENTION OF SNAKE BITES
1. If a snake is sighted, DO NOT PANIC.
2. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO KILL, CAPTURE OR CORNER A SNAKE.
3. DO NOT INJURE A SNAKE. Remember an injured animal is a defensive, angry animal.
4. DO NOT TORMENT OR POKE AT A SNAKE.
5. If a snake is sighted, LEAVE IT ALONE. If it is not frightened it will not harm you. |
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SNAKE SIGHTINGS
Most people will panic if they see a snake, large of small, in their house or backyard. A clear understanding of a snake’s character is important. The following questions and answers (of people who have killed snakes) offer some insight to a snakes’ behaviour.
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