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On 8/22/2017 2:36 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...732625083.html http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/vi...p?f=14&t=57813 oh, and the list is growing: https://www.theguardian.com/environm...d-in-australia 'Kimberley Death Adder', good name for a garage band. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 22/08/2017 3:36 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me.* I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you?* lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Out of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world, 4 are in Australia. |
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On 2017-08-22 13:01, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/22/2017 2:36 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...732625083.html http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/vi...p?f=14&t=57813 The old tourniquet and sucking out the poison tricks seen in Westerns are nwoadays discouraged by the med folks, for whatever reason. Only a very light compressive bandage. A local woman was touch-and-go for a while despite several strong guys hiking with her carried her out. Don't remember whether they had to amputate. oh, and the list is growing: https://www.theguardian.com/environm...d-in-australia 'Kimberley Death Adder', good name for a garage band. Yep. And those are well camouflaged like our rattlesnakes often are. That's what caused me to run over big one with the MTB. When I realized that this particular "stick" moved it was too late but because he was stretched out he couldn't strike me. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2017-08-22 13:22, Duane wrote:
On 22/08/2017 3:36 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Out of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world, 4 are in Australia. Yes, and theirs are more venomous than ours. However, the number of death and AFIK serious injuries is similar. It's weird, you ride along a trail and suddenly there it is, looking at you. Rattlesnakes are about the only animals I know that do not hightail it when they see a human on an aluminum horse or feel the ground vibrating. Some rattlesnakes stand their ground even when there is brush to flee into on all sides. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 1:22:09 PM UTC-7, Duane wrote:
On 22/08/2017 3:36 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me.Â* I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you?Â* lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Out of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world, 4 are in Australia. Proof that snakes have bad taste. |
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On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 1:29:16 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 13:22, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 3:36 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Out of the 10 most deadly snakes in the world, 4 are in Australia. Yes, and theirs are more venomous than ours. However, the number of death and AFIK serious injuries is similar. It's weird, you ride along a trail and suddenly there it is, looking at you. Rattlesnakes are about the only animals I know that do not hightail it when they see a human on an aluminum horse or feel the ground vibrating. Some rattlesnakes stand their ground even when there is brush to flee into on all sides. https://www.google.com/search?q=snak...gm5 8YYZDWkM: |
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On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 12:35:59 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). In Australia, even cute animals can get nasty and kill you. https://img.swifty.com/filter:scale/....jpeg?mw=6 50 Rattle snakes are relatively harmless compared to basically anything in Australia -- really: https://s-media-cache-ak0..pinimg.co...63f433d0e8.jpg -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 22/08/17 18:34, John B. wrote:
On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:54:56 +1000, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Perhaps you could have an encounter with a Cassowary to regale us with. Never mind the lions ya'll got snails that can kill people. Indeed we do have deadly snails. http://www.australiangeographic.com....-10/cone-snail I shall attempt to be more entertaining. -- JS |
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On 23/08/17 04:07, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". I found the shed skin of a brown snake by our hot water service a couple of weeks ago. I'll take your rattlers over our browns any day. -- JS |
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