Snake on a screendoor

[canetoad]

Not mine - this is from my sister who lives in Queensland. She opened her door to be greeted with a nocturnal scrub python paying a visit. She gave him a scratch on the belly, he hung around for a while then took off.

They are usually found quite far north, but severe flooding in Queensland has driven all sorts of critters further south, looking for dry land.

[in2herbs]

1. I live in the desert with rattlesnakes, mohaves and other slithery things but the thought that they

live on my property and making me have to be vigilant and alert when outside does not creep me out as much as seeing this pic!

[canetoad]

2. Her house

Is on a slab, ground level entry. She has to put up a snake barrier when the door is left open! I've seen it - visiting years ago, a green tree snake came in one window, inspected the kitchen and left by another window.

[in2herbs]

3. Still doesn't qwell my ick! My house is on a slab and the entry is ground level, but I have screen doors. LOL

[Kali]

4. its a beauty

[canetoad]

5. Hi Kali

Isn't it magnificent? I looked up more info on scrub pythons - we don't have them down south. Biggest snake in Oz, regularly kills and eats wallabies etc. Now my sister is a tiny, skinny little thing.... see where I'm going with this?

Luckily neither of us are uncomfortable with snakes or lizards.

[Kali]

6. the way people carry on about Australia

I was surprised it wasn't venomous