The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
Looking at those bars, I think it's actually a grovel bike. So even better for use as a snake ladder.
Snakes
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Spanky_Ham
Porcinus Slappius
the pig fixed that for you.....
Oh and for all the comments.. yes, its a grovel bike.....used as a commuter (small % of weekly ride is off piste/not paved) and occasional camping sled. So little time to ride off road and so few places to ride off road.... fork and suspension maintanence was a pain - so next best thing - grovel bike.... still, be nice to sneks, lizzies, emus, roos.... shite, be nice to anything non human..... that includes the pig.
Flow-Rider
Burner
A little nope rope to meet me at the start of the trails.
dancaseyimages
Mountain bike pornographer
We haven't seen many out this year surprisingly, they normally chill by the river close to ours.
Flow-Rider
Burner
First one I've seen in ages too, possibly the floodwaters have disturbed them? Seen a baby mouse spider while moving a few fallen branches, thought it was a red ant at first without my glasses on, until I stood back and was able to focus my eyes.
dazz
Downhill Dazz
Was talking to the folks the other week and mum was saying how the cat was all acting up at the front door, headed out to investigate and found a baby (6 or 7" long) tiger hiding behind the doormat. Little bugger reared up all aggressive when the mat was removed. They must have a good breeding spot at their house as they had a baby tiger of similar size in the lounge room 2 or 3 years ago. We were up there visiting at the time too! 
tobbogonist
a registered member
We have three local tiger snakes, one behind the bus in the bush, one opposite in the field under an old tinny (he is very big and I have transferred the boat rego over into his name) and a small one that flaps about when ever I let my guard down.
Latest episode I was sitting on the deck having a beer and it slid straight past over the top of one of my boots.
I've scheduled a snake handling course, I don't want to handle them but would rather I knew what I was doing if the situation arose.
Latest episode I was sitting on the deck having a beer and it slid straight past over the top of one of my boots.
I've scheduled a snake handling course, I don't want to handle them but would rather I knew what I was doing if the situation arose.
k3n!f
leaking out the other end
On a two hour ride around Lystie today I found three which is bizarre. I've only seen a total of three there in the last four years.
It was in the morning and warming up but overcast, so I managed to get photos as they were moving pretty slowly.
I came around a corner at mach chicken and stopped half a meter short of squashing this red belly. It was so scared it turned and faced me with a flattened neck before I apologised out loud, it nodded at me and we both continued on our way.
Another red belly, but much bigger than the first one. It looked like the sort of snake that would bite you because it is hungry, not scared. I walked around that section of the track.
Cute little baby something. It was about 30cm long and I just managed to avoid it. I went back and gently guided it off the track as it was on a blind corner on a downhill section and there was a group of riders behind me.
It was in the morning and warming up but overcast, so I managed to get photos as they were moving pretty slowly.
I came around a corner at mach chicken and stopped half a meter short of squashing this red belly. It was so scared it turned and faced me with a flattened neck before I apologised out loud, it nodded at me and we both continued on our way.
Another red belly, but much bigger than the first one. It looked like the sort of snake that would bite you because it is hungry, not scared. I walked around that section of the track.
Cute little baby something. It was about 30cm long and I just managed to avoid it. I went back and gently guided it off the track as it was on a blind corner on a downhill section and there was a group of riders behind me.
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
That is weird. Maybe they're on the move to fuel up pre-hibernation?
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
The little one might be a white-lipped snake, but hard to tell in the pic. Even fully-grown they're quite small, only 40cm or so. Only mildly venomous, they're not dangerous to humans.
Chriso_29er
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Interesting, I've done a lot of ks around there and never seen a single one yet.
Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
I'll usually come across one or two a year at lysty. This year's tally is one off the side of the trail at lysty, bunny hopped one at Maryvale pines, and ran over one at red Hill.
I have no idea what they all were tho. Long, slithery, lacking legs, and definitely not sticks.
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Plankosaurus
Spongeplank Dalepantski
Flow-Rider
Burner
Was doing some grass trimming and caught some movement in the corner of my eye.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
Looks like cuddly one, not a chompy one.
Flow-Rider
Burner
Yep, only a carpet python.Looks like cuddly one, not a chompy one.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
Not nice snakes either..they get a little terse when annoyed
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Healthy specimens!First snake of the season. I took a step closer to get a good photo for my daughter and found the second snake of the season
Pretty sure I interrupted them making snake babies.
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Youies Track 5 over past the quarry?
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Brown ones are unnerving. Never seem to be all that fussed about getting away from you either.