Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
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Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
Anyone else had a similar experience?
hehe yeah :-) Riding around Studley Park, Yarra river kinda trails just east of Melbourne...
Three of us riding the singletrack around there. I was up front and it was a nice fast bit so I was moving.. well.. fast! I saw the snake and hit the brakes, then I realised I was going too fast to stop in time and decided to hop over it. Only managed to get the front wheel over and ran over the top of it with my back wheel. I yelled "SNAKE!" but the guys thought I yelled "BRAKE!" and didn't know why.. but they stopped in time - I think because it had sat up and was going to have a go at anyone that came near it. We watched it for a bit until it calmed down and continued down, across the path. It was a tiger snake, maybe 1m long, perhaps more.
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Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
Anyone else had a similar experience?
John
I was in the RNP doing some x country training. I was running up the trail from Audley to Engadine (a rather steep climb) when I nearly trod on a brown snake. It took off one way and I ran the other! LOL....From then on every stick or branch laying on the trail was a brown snake as far as I was concerned!
Don't for a minute think that you'd be safe if a small brown snake bit you - keep getting your feet out of the way - they are very poisonous. -- Bob Chambers "John Henderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
I was in the RNP doing some x country training. I was running up the trail from Audley to Engadine (a rather steep climb) when I nearly trod on a brown snake. It took off one way and I ran the other! LOL....From then on every stick or branch laying on the trail was a brown snake as far as I was concerned!
I've done the same thing. Everything in the bush suddenly comes alive, and your heart races in a big adrenaline rush.
Originally posted by John Henderson Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
Anyone else had a similar experience?
John
I tried to run over my ex- wife a couple of times but she moved into the bushes too quickly.I probably should not do the comparison. It is demeaning to the entire snake population.
When you run over a snake and crush it's inside, they die very, very slowly if they get away. It's the same as if they have a big feed and take along time to digest their prey. They digest themselves from the inside out ver, very slowly.
I used to see black snakes, tigers and adders on my way home from work on the Gold Coast. Coombabah Environmental Reserve on the Gold Coast was full of them. I'd just get of the bike and chase them off the road so they wouldn't get run over. The adders are the worst cause they're small and harder to see, but they're really slow to react.
Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen). It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen... Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me. I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂 Anyone else had a similar experience? John
I tried to run over my ex- wife a couple of times but she moved into the bushes too quickly.I probably should not do the comparison. It is demeaning to the entire snake population.
The most important thing is that you're not bitter about it. --- DFM
Used to do a lot of riding around Canberra as a boy and had a friend who was cycling in front of me up Caswell Drive in Aranda and Brown snake went between his wheels. Quite freaked him out! Was the only time I have come as close on a bike.
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John Henderson said:
Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen). It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen... Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me. I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂 Anyone else had a similar experience? John
I tried to run over my ex- wife a couple of times but she moved into the bushes too quickly.I probably should not do the comparison. It is demeaning to the entire snake population.
The most important thing is that you're not bitter about it. --- DFM [/B]
In western NSW at this time of year, there seem to be as many Brown's as there are birds. Big ones are not so bad 'cause they're a bit easier to see. Unfortunately, a 30cm model is just as poisonous as a 180cm model. Personally though, i'm more paranoid of spiders. A couple of years ago I fell victim to a big female redback whilst cleaning out the back shed to put kids-stuff in. I have never been so messed up and hope to never be again.
Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
Anyone else had a similar experience?
I nearly t-boned a kangaroo while test riding a recumbent around the southern side of the canberra lake yesterday.
It was doing the bolt across the path, I hadn't seen it at first, just heard it jumping through the scrub. Didn't think anything of it till it cleared the shorter scrub at the edge of the path.
unfortuanelty if they can become entagled in your spokes they can come stright at you in a mess of snake arms, toes and heads. you panic in a mess of arms and legs.
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Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
Anyone else had a similar experience?
After reading this, I nearly ran over an 80cm tiger snake riding home last night. The first snake I have ever see riding! (although it was pretty warm riding at about 4:30pm yesterday).
I had just riden through about 8km of single track along the yarra as well, without seeing anything.
Originally posted by John Henderson Yesterday afternoon I ran over a brown snake (a bit under a metre long) on a bike path in suburban Canberra (Kaleen).
It was moving quite fast across the path, and I couldn't avoid it. I saw that it stopped and raised its head as if to strike just as I went over it. I had just taken my feet off the pedals (was wearing sandals), although I think it was too small to have posed any danger to me. But it could have been a much bigger specimen...
Looking back saw it disappearing off the path behind me.
I don't remember ever even seeing a snake at close quarters before when cycling (bushwalking is another matter). Maybe I should wear shoes 🙂
Anyone else had a similar experience?
John
ive just moved to country victoria and in the last week i have nearly ran over a turtle and a blue tounge lizard and it got me thinking about snakes because i often drive past them in the car. would a snake have time to strike you if you ran over it?
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ive just moved to country victoria and in the last week i have nearly ran over a turtle and a blue tounge lizard and it got me thinking about snakes because i often drive past them in the car. would a snake have time to strike you if you ran over it?
Hmmmmm, have you ever heard the saying 'madder than a cut snake' 😉
ive just moved to country victoria and in the last week i have nearly ran over a turtle and a blue tounge lizard and it got me thinking about snakes because i often drive past them in the car. would a snake have time to strike you if you ran over it?
More than enough time - have you ever seen how quick their reflexes are?
I was watching the one I ran over until the front wheel hit it. I was doing about 24 km/h. About a metre before I hit it, it stopped and raised its head to strike (could give a new meaning to the term "snakebite puncture"😉.
I believe they've got to be a certain size to be able give you a bite that'll get the venom in, unless you're unlucky enough to be bitten on a finger or toe.
I can bunny hop about 3/4 ft high. I never see anyone else doing it round the city but its such a convenient technique to navigate the pedestrian/automobile nuinces.
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cin said:
ive just moved to country victoria and in the last week i have nearly ran over a turtle and a blue tounge lizard and it got me thinking about snakes because i often drive past them in the car. would a snake have time to strike you if you ran over it?
More than enough time - have you ever seen how quick their reflexes are?
I was watching the one I ran over until the front wheel hit it. I was doing about 24 km/h. About a metre before I hit it, it stopped and raised its head to strike (could give a new meaning to the term "snakebite puncture"😉.
I believe they've got to be a certain size to be able give you a bite that'll get the venom in, unless you're unlucky enough to be bitten on a finger or toe.
