Always bemused at how possibly our most deadly snake has such a bland name as “ brown snake “.
More antipodean horror – school reunions can be deadly
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Boomslang sounds very dodgy and deadly and you wouldn’t want to meet one. Then ifound it just meant tree snake not so deadly now.
“That’s a man-eater.” 😱
https://fb.watch/mZhQbU8ql0/
.Murwillumbah’s heaving with the bastards if the local FB is to be believed.
You’d expect the tropics to be the preferred locale for the most deadly snakes but I am not sure it is true.
Well, Eastern Browns can be found in SA, so I guess not!
“Experts advise not to approach snakes, particularly those capable of delivering a fatal bite.”. No shit!
When I clicked on the story, about a man dying of a snake bite – there are two women looking quite chirpy , the top one seemingly mid-belly laugh.
That’s the ABC for you.
I was thinking that myself about the ambulance lady but she does appear to smile when she talks.
On the subject of snake bites if you go into a bar around these parts and ask for a snake bite you’ll get half a pint of cider and half a pint of lager mixed in a pint glass.