Beware of Spring visitor slithering in to find mate

The world’s most venomous snake, the Inland Taipan, is found nowhere else on Earth.
It is also called the Fierce Snake, and carries enough venom in a single bite to kill around 250,000 mice.
WIRES snake wrangler for South West Sydney, Tyler Gibbons, is warning residents to be on the lookout as hopeful friends slither in for the start of their Spring breeding season.
With sightings last month at Lucas Heights and Alfords Point, he has spent many years in the warmer months in Sydney also wrangling Red Bellied Blacks, Diamond Pythons, Green Tree Snakes, Golden Crowns, Yellow-faced Whip Snakes and Eastern Browns.
He says all of these snakes are poisonous but not all will bite humans on their quest to find food like rats and frogs and a mate at this time of the year.
“The most bites occur when people try to catch or kill a snake,” he said.
“They are not usually aggressive and will only attack if injured or provoked by pets such as dogs and cats.”
Snakes are a part of our healthy ecosystem, but it is important to know what to do if you see one.
This includes remaining calm and walking away, don’t threaten, disturb, annoy or throw anything at the snake, secure all pets or keep them on a lead and keep children away from the snake.
If bitten: Call triple zero (000) for an ambulance, remaining still, apply pressure or a pressure immobilisation bandage and don’t wash the bite area – venom left on the skin can help identify the snake.
If you want to learn more, the council is hosting a series of snake awareness seminars.
To register your interest or to find out more, email cleanandgreen@cbcity.nsw.gov.au.