Spiders etc

[portlaunay]

I read somewhere (which means it could of course be entirely apocryphal), that there are more deaths and injuries in WA caused by camels and roos than snakes or spiders.

Driving at dawn or dusk is especially hazardous and a friend had two emu's run alongside him when he was on his bike. He thought it was pretty cool to ride at their pace but without warning one of them just launched itself into his path. He swerved, hit the other one and ended up with a broken collar bone and a written off bike.

Those massive roo bars on the front of trucks are there for a reason and it aint the Redbacks. (Though it would be pretty cool if Redbacks grew that big!)

[Druid]

We have dave a spider who lives quietly in the corner of the utility room.

Forgot to mention, leave the daddy long legs alone, they are your best friend, they eat the redbacks !

[jackboots]

Been here 3 years nearly had ... one spider bite .. nasty on my thumb had to take antiboitics , anti inflam etc :) , seen 5 snakes.. one came swimming on the foreshore while we were , and had roaches , spiders etc all over the various places we have lived ... lol still surviving .. with bitten nails .. JUST KIDDING , they are there but the house you get sprayed outside yearly or buy coopex from bunnings and mortein is your bestie indoors !

[Andyrob]

Been here 8 months. Have seen loads of snakes, but I worked in a rural area for a while. Never seen any in Perth.

Loads of spiders too. Get lots of harmless ones in the house, but had it sprayed outside yesterday so that should help. Have quite a few redbacks in the garden, but tend to leave them be unless they make the webs right next to the doors or windows. I've had one spider but so far - don't know what it was as it but me in bed one night, but it wasnt a redback. Was some swelling and itching, and was gone in a week.

Like everyone else, you think it's going to be killer snakes and spiders everywhere, but the reality is that the spiders won't kill you, and the snakes don't seem to come into the suburbs.

Buy some insect killer when you get here, and you will be fine.

[kazzy65]

Gone goose pimply just thinking about them. The Huntsman is huge!! Terrify me and my girl, they are HARMLESS but HUGE unfortunately. I've seen a fair few redbacks, learnt to recognise their web pattern so know to look out for them when I see them. Never seen a white even though I do have quite large gardens with lots of shrubs which is where they tend to reside.

Seen one snake....dead in the road. But we live just outside the city so not many snakes to be seen around here.

Biggest problem I've had with creepy crawlies and flying things is pantry moths. I just buy the spray and spray the house exterior every three months. Good stuff. Keeps things at bay.