[Sca-cooks] Re: Definition of "interesting" animals...

[HICKS, MELISSA]

Oh please,

I grew up in the Australian bush.  My parents owned a farm and we went
shooting in the outback.  Yes I've done the "wake up to find a venomous
brown snake curled up on the end of your bed" thing.  I knew I nearly
stepped on them half a dozen times while I was growing up - they only came
inside the house looking for shade and water during the drought summers.
You learn to treat them with respect and have a gun or axe handy at all
times.

It isn't a difficult environment to live in.  I assume when you guys go
camping you feel it is second nature to check your shoes before putting them
on?  well we do the same thing - we just do it all the time.

Mari is correct about suburbia - there isn't much problem in the built-up
environment.  You just need to know that even in Canberra - you don't
approach the wildlife.  The mob of kangaroos that lives on the grounds at
Canberra Uni is still wild - do NOT try to hand feed ANY wildlife - and yes
Koalas are vicious nasty creatures!

I've eaten snake numerous times - the best way in indeed to clean and gut
and roast in an open pan over an open fire - the flavour of the meat sings
through and flesh has the consistency of a very firm fish.

Hugs
Mel.

> >Having lived my 34 years upon earth in Australia and having only ever
> >encountered some pythons & tree snakes (not deadly); some
> red back spiders
> >(not deadly to adults - mildly bad for children if not
> treated within 24
> >hours) and some ravin' yobbos [flannalette shirts; ugg boots
> etc] I can
> >advise you all that the venomous snakes & Spiders aren't
> partial to suburbia
> >or cities and mostly bite due to being stepped on or cornored...
> >>Do >you
> >>really want to put on shoes where spiders, that kill a
> human with >one
> >>bite, like to rest inside?

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