On 11 Sep 2003 at 9:01, Russell Chapman wrote: > Andrew Crystall wrote: > > >Grass snakes, on the other hand, are common just round here, and I've > > been bitten by several including one especially large seven inch > >example. Ow. > > > Phhbbbt... Seven inches is the size of the fangs on our snakes... > :-) > > I'm curious about being bitten - (Being bitten by a snake in Aus tends > to be a one-off thing...) Do these snakes actually inject poison? > What's the physiological reaction like? I suppose Brits have a whole > different psyche to Aussies when it comes to snakes, but the idea of > being bitten by more than one snake just fills me with fear...
As I said, the only poisenous snake is the adder, and there's nothing like it's usual teratory arround here. I go for "jump up, yow, and run for the tap to stop bleeding..." (grass snake bites are quite deep, and they take a while to stop bleeding. Think really bad papercut..) Our Grass Snakes are usually 3-4 inches long, green and only bite if you're trying to say toss em out your garden with a rake. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l