Is that all, found this in the bedroom five minutes ago.
Now enjoying the front garden.

 

Shame he had to leave, matches the curtains.

 

I'll take the huntsman any day over that. At least in Tassie our snakes have the good manners to stay on the ground - and outside, for the main part!

 

Wowwwwwwwwwww! Which state are you in?

 

Northern Territory, just a snake or two around the house.

 

Haha! I only saw my first Eastern Brown recently, I'm nearly 30!

 

This girl probably didn’t even see this one cruising past

 

A young blue-tongue lizard just took up residence in our backyard....


It isn't any threat to us but if you're a young blue-tongue, some local animals might want to kill you....like our pet cat and our neighbour's cat...


So a quick trip to Bunnings (DIY hardware chain to non-Aussies) for some chicken wire and we improvised a cat proof enclosure...


Except we've got one minor problem ....

 

Am I the only one who thinks that this Huntsmen is fuzzy and a little cute?

 

Fuzzy...yes. Cute...not really.

 

I wouldn't worry about the cat: the lizard has lived this long fine, & will move on in a few days; that fence isn't cat proof.
I have a 2m roofed in fence around the chickens, cats climb on top for fun.

 

Our cats won’t climb anywhere near THAT high for fun.

 

I don't mind them, but the wife is convinced they're just waiting for the opportunity to jump off the wall and onto her face. Best for household harmony to find them a new home outside.

 

I have had one of those leap on my face. Left pretty quickly, so no worries.

 

I agree

I use my "never fail" Huntsman catcher to safely transport visitor outside. Works well with a clear container also but a bit unnerving when you actually see it move towards your hand

PLUS

 

You do know you can pick them up by the back leg and carry them without them bitting you.

 

My wife would pass out if she saw me do that.

On seconds thoughts I would as well!

 

You do get bonus points for letting it go outside.
Living with a entomologist I find all I can kill is cockroaches and cane toads.

 

You're thinkin' of muddies Andy.

 

I've seen them rear up ready to attack the ice cream container. I won't be trying bare hands.