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<blockquote data-quote="Deepseeker" data-source="post: 584907" data-attributes="member: 13321"><p>Yes, it depends on size too. A customer only a couple of weeks back had a dozen or so in their factory all in the same day, all very young ones. So, mum is probably close by too.</p><p></p><p>In the wild in the one place, I've seen a few on the same day. A large Tiger snake making its way underneath my camp chair while fishing (left the lid off of a tub of worms in wet compost, in the middle of a harsh drought which was a dumb mistake to make), while seeing a couple of black snakes making their way back and forth across the river on the same day. Mind you, I say in the wild, but I'm talking about Westerfolds park in Melbourne which is not that far at all from suburbia. And, on a different day the one I almost stepped on that I mentioned recently on here, in the same park on a pathway.</p><p></p><p>But while detecting? Not one in the GT as yet in the couple of years I've been doing it, but I'm sure that day will eventually come :awful: In Vic at least, you increase your chances of encounters too, the closer you get to a natural water source and a food source. My above encounters were on the banks of the Yarra, I suspect the GT areas all along the Loddon and Campaspe rivers & their tributaries and creeks would also be crawling with them on the right day. Don't be alarmed, just be alert. Oh, and sensible footwear, long pants and gaiters are also wise :Y:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deepseeker, post: 584907, member: 13321"] Yes, it depends on size too. A customer only a couple of weeks back had a dozen or so in their factory all in the same day, all very young ones. So, mum is probably close by too. In the wild in the one place, I've seen a few on the same day. A large Tiger snake making its way underneath my camp chair while fishing (left the lid off of a tub of worms in wet compost, in the middle of a harsh drought which was a dumb mistake to make), while seeing a couple of black snakes making their way back and forth across the river on the same day. Mind you, I say in the wild, but I'm talking about Westerfolds park in Melbourne which is not that far at all from suburbia. And, on a different day the one I almost stepped on that I mentioned recently on here, in the same park on a pathway. But while detecting? Not one in the GT as yet in the couple of years I've been doing it, but I'm sure that day will eventually come :awful: In Vic at least, you increase your chances of encounters too, the closer you get to a natural water source and a food source. My above encounters were on the banks of the Yarra, I suspect the GT areas all along the Loddon and Campaspe rivers & their tributaries and creeks would also be crawling with them on the right day. Don't be alarmed, just be alert. Oh, and sensible footwear, long pants and gaiters are also wise :Y: [/QUOTE]
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