Cape York - August

[nokiwime]

But of course the pussy cats are only in real trouble with snakes. They have no problem with possums, native birds, lizards . . . .

Snake-proof cat-aviaries is the answer, and I heard that North Sydney is considering making it compulsory.
Trish

[The Wattos]

There is a massive fine in WA if caught killing a snake.
There is so much bad judgement when people slap the brakes on to stop and seem to stop with the back wheels on them.
I don't kill them unless they are near my home as I lost a fantastic dog to a Tiger snake bite when the dog was in his own yard and bulls, cows and calves galore. Cruel death too.
David is the one sent down the caves first to clear the way of snakes before others will go in when he is caving in the wild caves around here.
I just wish someone else would do it.
He had the Olive Python slither over his shoulder in the hot pool at Mataranka a few years ago and that certainly emptied the pool fast.
Bev.

[rovingoz]

Originally Posted by The Wattos

He had the Olive Python slither over his shoulder in the hot pool at Mataranka a few years ago and that certainly emptied the pool fast.
Bev.

It'd help if David swam with his clothes on. Python, that's a good one.

[nokiwime]

Originally Posted by The Wattos

He had the Olive Python slither over his shoulder in the hot pool at Mataranka a few years ago and that certainly emptied the pool fast.
Bev.

Wow! Those things are BIG!
We looked after Cuddles, who belonged to our snake co-ordinator (in the Wildlife organisation) and it stretched itself out along a bench and over the tv and around the block. We thought for a while that it would be impossible to lose if we just let it wander around the house because it was so immense that you could always see part of it somewhere. Then we saw it climb in to a rolled up carpet we had standing in the corner of our living room. It climbed in, turned around and brought its head up to the top again. We had no idea such a gigantic snake could fit in such a tight spot.
Yoda (our Jack Russell) wouldn't have touched the sides going down Cuddles' throat so we made sure he knew she was something to stay away from. He seemed fairly keen to comply.

[bob]

Schoolteacher mate of mine tells the story of the Archbishops visit to his country Queensland boarding school.
The Archbishop addressed the school from under the trees alongside the oval and remarked that the pupils showed an intense interest in his speech, it was not until later that he was informed that the kids were watching the Carpet Python in the tree about 1 metre above his head.