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[Cunth]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-11/carpet-python-riddled-with-ticks/10707690

A carpet python found in a Gold Coast pool with more than 500 paralysis ticks attached to its body was trying to drown them, a snake catcher says.

Tony Harrison from Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catcher was called out to retrieve the reptile from a property at Coolangatta on Thursday afternoon.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Ticks are fucked up

 

[Robot Carnival]

good lord that pretty bad... I feel a little ichy just reading this. good thing that snake is recovering now.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

good lord that pretty bad... I feel a little ichy just reading this. good thing that snake is recovering now.

I’m surprised it survived, I mean that man ticks?

I was bit by a tick as a kid and it freaked me the fuxk out

 

[haxan7]

Holy god

 

[Codes 208]

Ticks are dicks

 

[InterMusketeer]

If you ever needed proof God either doesn't exist, or is a huge asshole; There it is.

 

[888]

I hate snakes. But ticks are worse. That many? Passsssssss.

 

[Papa]

Cunth thread, so no need for G/A/F, just A.

 

[Orpheum]

I'm really glad the snake survived. I like snakes.

 

[Airola]

If you ever needed proof God either doesn't exist, or is a huge asshole; There it is.

Nice try, snake.
Still sour on what happened in the garden that day?

 

[J-Roderton]

And I actually feel sorry for a snake.

 

[iPaul93]

Nightmare fuel.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

I dont think you can drown ticks. that snake needs a set of tweezers or fire.

i always wondered why ticks and mosquitos exist and its to feed the rodents in the world. but really, i think we all could do without those two particular insects/arachnids

 

[cr0w]

Jesus, that poor snake.

 

[Hudo]

A simulacrum for me and my (former) colleagues.

 

[J-Roderton]

Hate ticks so much

 

[infinitys_7th]

I dont think you can drown ticks. that snake needs a set of tweezers or fire.

i always wondered why ticks and mosquitos exist and its to feed the rodents in the world. but really, i think we all could do without those two particular insects/arachnids

IIRC mosquitos have basically no ecological benefit. Some aquatic things eat the larvae, but they are not very nutritious and tend not to be in running/clean water where their few predators live. Same goes for adults. There has been a lot of talk about using mosquitos genetically modified to produce sterile offspring to essentially eradicate a large portion of the species, especially in regions with malaria.

 

[The Pleasure]

I like how I read the title and thought "Hmmmm. Australia Eh?" And I click it and I was right! This country brings me joy in that fuckers get fucked with by something fuckier. That brings me a sort of ironic pleasure in the sense that even predators in the land down under get fucked with right in the down under.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

IIRC mosquitos have basically no ecological benefit. Some aquatic things eat the larvae, but they are not very nutritious and tend not to be in running/clean water where their few predators live. Same goes for adults. There has been a lot of talk about using mosquitos genetically modified to produce sterile offspring to essentially eradicate a large portion of the species, especially in regions with malaria.

Ive read they are a main food source for bats.

 

[Kadayi]

Damn that is nasty

 

[digital_ghost]

Used to get those bastards sucking blood on my leg.

Never let your dog outside. She will bring in an army of ticks.

 

[Holgren]

"The male ticks have probably been attached there for months," he said.
"They don't really take much of a meal, they're waiting there for a female.

"For a male tick this is a disco or nightclub, they're there waiting for females to attach and feed."​

"Once she's fed she releases a pheromone that says, 'I'm here', and then the males will detach and they'll go and mate with the female.
"She'll drop off and lay her eggs, and the male will just stay there. They might stay there their entire life until they're completely worn out or too old, then die."
Professor Barker said it was also very difficult to drown a tick.
"It would take maybe 10 or 12 hours," he said.

Well damn.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Awwww, poor snake, glad he's ok now.

 

[Rentahamster]

Ive read they are a main food source for bats.

That's fine if they're native to the ecosystem, but in many places, mosquitoes are an invasive species.

Kill the bastards.

 

[Pejo]

I missed good old G/A/F threads. I'm still rooting for a Germany one, one of these days.

Just goes to show you how lucky we are for having arms and opposable thumbs. Being a snake would suck.

 

[manfestival]

This thread inspired me to search the survival capabilities of a tick after being submerged... turns out they can survive just fine 2-3 days underwater. The snake was screwed!