Great post mate:).....I was living in Australia for ten years, and you definitely can't handle them like that over there lol unless you were Steve. I remember the news when he passed it was a huge tragedy and a very freak accident.

I was living in Mildura out from the city and tiger snakes were rampant. To protect my German Shepherds I had to get a couple of cats to handle business. Working in​ the vineyards, it was very common to see brown snakes. I had a few cases of backpackers running through the vines screaming from seeing a snake lol. They are amazing creatures but definitely not my cup of tea, lol