Snake Sightings
Snake snake!!
Yep! That was the biggest snake I've ever seen at Snake! Snake!
Dunno about it being a brown though ? More of a polkadot I would have thought
But then again, thinking back, every Burdair3 cache was hidden in prime snake territory
Carry a big stick
Dunno about it being a brown though ? More of a polkadot I would have thought
But then again, thinking back, every Burdair3 cache was hidden in prime snake territory
Carry a big stick
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We came across a 5ft python tonight, lovely little thing he was.
Last edited by The Garner Family on 24 September 06 9:27 am, edited 2 times in total.
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First caching snake:
Polly McQuinns Wombat Hole (Derringer's)
Small brown snake guarding the likely location of the first micro. Gave up this one for winter caching only after that.
Second caching snake:
Polly's Well (??owner)
After finding the cache - SWMBO reached in for it - we moved off and logged it over lunch. After lunch Miss 5y/o went to rehide the cache. She wandered off and shortly returned cache in hand. When asked what was wrong she calmly replied, "The grass over there is moving - and it wasn't me and it wasn't the flies!"
Sure enough when I followed her back the last 2 feet of small brown snake disappeared into the hiding spot. The cache was rehidden nearby (not more than a metre or so) and the owner contacted to put a warning in the logs.
Third caching snake:
Nearby "Snakeyland (Dan & Blocko) while taking the dogs for a swim, the approaching people advised of a small tiger (2-3 foot) on the side of the track down near the river (it turned out they were new local cachers!). Sure enough a very early Sept 2nd saw a warmer day and the first for this year. Appropriate given the cache name!
Record in one day (precaching):
While climbing Mt Bishop on Wilsons Prom in the 80's we saw 14 snakes in about a 4 hour walk. Lovely warm day and they took advantage of the lack of shade on the track.
DJ
Polly McQuinns Wombat Hole (Derringer's)
Small brown snake guarding the likely location of the first micro. Gave up this one for winter caching only after that.
Second caching snake:
Polly's Well (??owner)
After finding the cache - SWMBO reached in for it - we moved off and logged it over lunch. After lunch Miss 5y/o went to rehide the cache. She wandered off and shortly returned cache in hand. When asked what was wrong she calmly replied, "The grass over there is moving - and it wasn't me and it wasn't the flies!"
Sure enough when I followed her back the last 2 feet of small brown snake disappeared into the hiding spot. The cache was rehidden nearby (not more than a metre or so) and the owner contacted to put a warning in the logs.
Third caching snake:
Nearby "Snakeyland (Dan & Blocko) while taking the dogs for a swim, the approaching people advised of a small tiger (2-3 foot) on the side of the track down near the river (it turned out they were new local cachers!). Sure enough a very early Sept 2nd saw a warmer day and the first for this year. Appropriate given the cache name!
Record in one day (precaching):
While climbing Mt Bishop on Wilsons Prom in the 80's we saw 14 snakes in about a 4 hour walk. Lovely warm day and they took advantage of the lack of shade on the track.
DJ
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The Ginger Loon wrote:...........
Going slightly O/T for the moment but on topic for bad movies, does anyone remember a b-grade shocker from the 70's called "The Giant Spider Invasion"? I saw this when I was about 13 or so and it was really terrible. But then it got much worse when this guy in a spider outfit (complete with extra arms) rolled off the side of the stage/screen area and ran through the crowd, trying to scare everybody.
I think my reaction was to offer him one of my chips...
Eight-Legged Freaks is pretty bad in funny sort of way
I haved walked around the area near this cache almost every day for 5 years, and never seen a snake. However...
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... d92a19e791
It's at about this time of year that I stop taking the dog into the bush. She's never seen a snake, and I'm certain she would get bitten chasing one into it's hidey hole.
And this from a few months ago:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... 7a77a0fb36
Scary.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... d92a19e791
It's at about this time of year that I stop taking the dog into the bush. She's never seen a snake, and I'm certain she would get bitten chasing one into it's hidey hole.
And this from a few months ago:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... 7a77a0fb36
Scary.
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My Snake spotting list.
Snakes were spotted very near......
Snakes and Ladders.
Hi Way Low Way
Wilson
Wombat Stash
Ruff and Tumble
MV Maitland
Lovers Jump
Alien
Ancient Orange
The Rock Hopper
Waters Edge
Tumbledown Dick
The list goes on.....
Just be careful and not play around with them and you will be ok. Wear Gaiters or long pants in summer.
Snakes were spotted very near......
Snakes and Ladders.
Hi Way Low Way
Wilson
Wombat Stash
Ruff and Tumble
MV Maitland
Lovers Jump
Alien
Ancient Orange
The Rock Hopper
Waters Edge
Tumbledown Dick
The list goes on.....
Just be careful and not play around with them and you will be ok. Wear Gaiters or long pants in summer.
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OK, now it's a snake in a cache, or at least in the pit that contained the cache, under the cache, and I needed to put the cache back on top of it again. It's only a baby, but that's scarry.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... b24449d988
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx ... b24449d988
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We had a cacher here who used to put rubber snakes in cache hides. Scared me somewhat when I went to retrieve the cache and there was a 'snake' watching me. Thankfully the cacher has left Dubbo (we miss you Mix, just not your snakes ) and moved on to hide snakes with caches in other areas.
We've also seen a rubber snake IN a cache.
As for live snakes at caches, we have only spotted two snakes while caching (thank goodness!) Both were at Bail Up, an Alex cache. We hate snakes so much we called the search off and climbed back down the hill.
We did have an encounter with a big black hairy spider at a cache recently. Scared the cr@p out of me, and it wasn't even climbing on me. It wasn't too bad, until the Prez lunged at me spider first. Girls hey, who'd take them caching .
1st lady
We've also seen a rubber snake IN a cache.
As for live snakes at caches, we have only spotted two snakes while caching (thank goodness!) Both were at Bail Up, an Alex cache. We hate snakes so much we called the search off and climbed back down the hill.
We did have an encounter with a big black hairy spider at a cache recently. Scared the cr@p out of me, and it wasn't even climbing on me. It wasn't too bad, until the Prez lunged at me spider first. Girls hey, who'd take them caching .
1st lady
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No need to run up hill, easier to just climb a tree. Ever tried to roll a hoop UP a tree? Only problem with climbing a tree to escape a hoop snake is, you might meet a drop bear before he drops. Solution: all caches should be made in empty but not washed clean Vegemite jars!suedenharr wrote:But what if they are a tree snake? and you can not out run a hoop snake; unless (of course) you run uphill
I think therefore I am?
I wonder therefore I might be!