Slightly close Encounter!

It doesn't look like it would of hurt you as it looks like it has a sore neck ;))

Cheers Kev

Thats not a death adder- it's a 'dead' adder! doc.

thank god for my roof top tent ;)

STRUTH!!!! I've only just bought my first swag. I think the Roof Top Taj will be the accomodation of choice for a few years to come.

Cheers. Mick

Nice one! I was on an exercise in the armed forces in the 70's and we were camped on a hill surrounded by spinerfex grass. The top of the hill was bare of grass and had a helicopter landing area as well as our camp site.
We were resupplied every two days with food and essentials like beer and smokes, as it happened the chopper was delayed by the weather so resupply was a day late and supplies light on, food OK. well this boggy officer in charge refused to call the resupply forward so things were pretty desperate late on the 3 day. One of the boys noticed a King Brown doing a recce of the officers tent, so with the aid if a stick KB was guided into the tent. More to scare, than harm the boggy, well nothing happened until the next morning when shaking out his swag KB fell on the ground and escaped (must have slept cosy all night with boggy).
Goes to show that not all snakes are dangerous? Resupply arrived early on the forth day and boggy left for a medical check, peace reigned.

just something to ponder .. 9 out of 10 snake bites occure from people trying to kill snakes.......

and for the record -- death adders have a terrible name for the snake that it is ... but no matter what is said -- you will kill protected species anyways ......



Boc

Hahaha I understand why our orders were to NEVER leave sleeping gear out...it was unless you are in it...the swag is rolled up and stored and prevents nasty visitors before you occupy.(more to do with quick notice moves...ie bugging out ASAP but I like this reason)

Hence also why I went for the flymesh swag...when you drop camp in the middle of the night and dont get a good change to survey the area before you bunk down, you occasionally get a surprise in the light of dawn (small furry animals, ant nests etc ... the funniest (or not so) was waking to a horendous racket and blinding light and realise a troop of APCs were passing within a few feet of your camp! Even seen someone run/hop in a swag to the protection of your vehicle hahah

Matt.

Boc is right - snakes are a protected species and most snake bites occur when people try to kill them. You don't need to be a greenie or work in a wildlife park to know that. Leave them alone or make a bit of fuss and they will simply go away and mind their own business. Killing one is not going to make you any 'safer': where there is one there will be others.

Snakes, crocodiles and sharks are all part of the environment and we can choose to take sensible precautions or avoid their habitat altogether. Is that too easy?

Michael