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Old September 5th 17, 10:58 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
James[_8_]
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Yesterday I rode 67km out to a dam and back (33.5km each way).

Descending the range near home, I passed a blue tongue lizard that
appeared to be attempting a road crossing.

There were numerous dead wallabies on the side of the road, and a dead
fox on the road.

A magpie swooped me several times but didn't make contact, unlike the
one on Friday.

A wallaby darted off the road ahead of me, and a goanna just under a
metre long ran across the road just ahead of me as well.

No snakes this time, but goannas have been known to mistake a person for
a tree and climb up. With razor sharp claws and venom in their bite,
they are not to be trifled with!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/201...ia_a_21627361/

Seriously though, the risk of death by goanna bite is probably about as
high as the chances of winning lotto for someone who doesn't buy tickets.

Council have stockpiled materials to replace a pick-a-plank bridge along
the road, so another terrible danger will soon be gone.

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JS
 




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