tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post1393502274958449559..comments2024-03-04T19:26:00.689+08:00Comments on A WineDark Sea: Language, kerosene and the snakesarah toahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-88730354765749349322023-01-16T08:48:46.840+08:002023-01-16T08:48:46.840+08:00The roo whistles are more than silly. The roo whistles are more than silly. Cargo Cultists Unitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699246794041065854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-47067255857292426932023-01-15T18:39:16.903+08:002023-01-15T18:39:16.903+08:00By the way, it's at least an hour's drive ...By the way, it's at least an hour's drive to a vet or a doctor where I live, so for the dog it's palliative care.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-6666795656095429432023-01-15T18:32:06.912+08:002023-01-15T18:32:06.912+08:00The local hardware shop has stopped selling thumpe...The local hardware shop has stopped selling thumpers. I think they stopped believing in them and couldn't have them on their conscience any more. It's a bit like the roo whistles on your car - do they actually work? There's no control group to find that out.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-21586186430237064752023-01-15T18:23:43.684+08:002023-01-15T18:23:43.684+08:00Yes they are deadly but mainly for our dogs. Most ...Yes they are deadly but mainly for our dogs. Most of the time tigers just want to get out of the way. Talk about anxiety-inducing. A good snake bandage will give you six hours. Otherwise about half an hour?sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-78217351716733586482023-01-14T09:33:24.174+08:002023-01-14T09:33:24.174+08:00Solar powered devices speared into the ground, say...Solar powered devices speared into the ground, say two or three per home, seem to work. They emit some kind of thumping unpleasantness as I understand it. They seemed to work where I used to stay at the "spare" house at the farm in Gnowangerup, except briefly after a summer flood event where I presume the electronics needed to dry out. That was when I encountered a large dugite in the house, just after removing my outer clothing (it was a stinker of a day) after an afternoon of bowls. To cut a long, adrenaline filled story short, it ended badly for the snake unfortunately. At home in Pwakenbak we see a dugite now and then in the compost bin, no doubt following the mice. Or looking for the King's skinks, which we have more than our fare share. They are ALWAYS giving us a startle. Cargo Cultists Unitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699246794041065854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-51861215353059745022023-01-12T19:56:24.694+08:002023-01-12T19:56:24.694+08:00I am guessing you die if you get bitten by a tiger...I am guessing you die if you get bitten by a tiger snake, but how long does it take and how painful is it?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-49925208123699019752023-01-12T19:44:40.886+08:002023-01-12T19:44:40.886+08:00I couldn't believe it. Who is not scared of a ...I couldn't believe it. Who is not scared of a machete? And I'm not brave, quite terrified of snakes to tell you the truth. The worst thing is having to go out to retrieve said weapons, knowing she's still around.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-82653804306566454222023-01-12T19:41:35.107+08:002023-01-12T19:41:35.107+08:00Yes, it's terrible. Tell everyone! Terrible pl...Yes, it's terrible. Tell everyone! Terrible place :)sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-90458697518929355582023-01-12T19:40:09.758+08:002023-01-12T19:40:09.758+08:00Eek! I discovered petrochemicals while working on ...Eek! I discovered petrochemicals while working on the tower. A dugite was nosing around trying to get in and I squirted some metho in its path. The snake's tongue darted in and out and then it left the area, quick smartsarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-71985786322973026792023-01-12T17:24:09.523+08:002023-01-12T17:24:09.523+08:00You are brave, sense of humour or no! Miss Noodle ...You are brave, sense of humour or no! Miss Noodle didn't blink at your trusty machete?! I'd be panicking looking at my finest weapons laying at its insolent foot/feet/whatever.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-32918410112931460152023-01-12T03:26:35.115+08:002023-01-12T03:26:35.115+08:00I wouldn't want to live where there are snakes...I wouldn't want to live where there are snakes like that. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-9777590338981821802023-01-12T00:06:40.635+08:002023-01-12T00:06:40.635+08:00You'll have to keep the shovel handy. A snake...You'll have to keep the shovel handy. A snake at the door is almost as bad as indoors. I did not know fuel repels snakes. One summer, I had a rat snake behind my house in the grass. He disappeared and ended up in my neighbor's swimming pool. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.com