Annual Snow snake warning

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Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Moondog55 » Sun 13 Mar, 2016 12:48 pm

Please be careful this coming winter
There are rumours that these elusive creatures are becoming more tolerant of people and have taken to wriggling into tents and rucksacks during the night and eating your Polly Waffles and CheeryRipes
I can't believe people refuse to believe in snow snakes, just because they're invisible doesn't mean they are not real. I mean what else would steal my PollyWaffles and not leave any trace?
I thought I caught a glimpse of one in the corner of my eye last year but when I looked closely there was nothing to see. their white and silver camouflage and the ability to look like a dead snowgum branch is incredible
While not known to be fatal the bite of the Alpine Snowsnake is reputed to itch like crazy all summer and is only relieved by high altitude and fresh snow rubbed on the bite sight. As Snowsnakes have such small and thin fangs it is often difficult to know you have been bitten until summers heat and the horrible itching starts
Ve are too soon old und too late schmart
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby aloftas » Sun 13 Mar, 2016 1:51 pm

I will retract my attempt at humour, on th strength that I see little humour, or tolerance, for it.
Cheers.
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby aloftas » Sun 13 Mar, 2016 1:56 pm

sigh...of course. I forgot.
must not be silly.
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby dingelberry » Thu 17 Mar, 2016 8:28 am

MMM Polly Waffles
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Moondog55 » Thu 17 Mar, 2016 8:32 am

I was expecting more silly humorous posts to be honest, it is after all very much a tongue in cheap subject even if the unbearable itch while waiting for winter is very real
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby WarrenH » Sat 01 Apr, 2017 6:53 pm

Moondog55 wrote:I was expecting more silly humorous posts to be honest ...


This site can be a hard and unforgiving humourless school for novice players, young Grasshopper ... :mrgreen: .

Maybe this will help? Last Thursday, 30th March, I was NE of Dunn's Swamp, in Wollemi NP. It was early afternoon but it might as well have been night, it was as-dark-as. The rain was hammering and I hardly had a dry stitch left. A bit of shelter from a small overhang gave me some reprieve. Please enjoy the photo from then.

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While I was deciding what I'd do next, to continue on, I switched on my ipod mini to brighten things up. I have 902 songs on my old ipod mini. I still can't believe it but the first song to play was, 'I Wish It Would Rain' by Steve Harley.
It is now two days later and I'm still laughing at what was a 1 in 902 chanced selection. Obviously one of the Weather Gods was taking the pi$$.

If you don't know the song here it is ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG5QC9Z9S4M ... do play it loudly.

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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Moondog55 » Sun 02 Apr, 2017 1:44 pm

Jeez this is a hard audience
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Strider » Sun 02 Apr, 2017 3:22 pm

At least you can run away from snow snakes. Hoop snakes on the other hand...

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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby north-north-west » Sun 02 Apr, 2017 5:28 pm

Hoop snakes are easy to avoid - just dodge uphill of them.
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Lophophaps » Sun 02 Apr, 2017 6:53 pm

And run into Drop bears? The best way to avoid danger is to hide under a rock, like this:
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby north-north-west » Mon 03 Apr, 2017 7:40 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! All sorts of horrible bitey things live in rock holes.
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Re: Annual Snow snake warning

Postby Lophophaps » Mon 03 Apr, 2017 8:32 am

Okay, maybe something a bit bigger will meet your needs. This is the model for the upgraded OLT, Three Capes, SCT, AAWT and other long-distance walks:

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