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Post by Hezz on Feb 29, 2024 1:17:04 GMT
Love how your so calm about the snake, just wanders over and gives it a prod šÆš, Iād be off šš»āāļø I guess growing up with them everywhere itās different, the only nasty one we have is the adder and even then youād probably survive a bite, OH is petrified of snakes, he wonāt go in a field with long grass š I do love the bat plant, looks like a water feature with the tendrils hanging, I have found that suttons sell the seeds, may have to give that a go. I would never had said that was a cricket Hezz , never seen one like that before, so pretty š I certainly didnāt recognise Mr Cricket as one either when I first saw it. All semitransparent, showing off his wings but not actually moving away - I wondered if it might have just emerged from its larval stage and still a bit wobbly. It had bound the edges of the white āpetalsā together quite well and was hiding in the centre. Regarding the snake, I wouldnāt go anywhere near certain ones, but pythons are nicely coloured (their old nick-name being carpet snakes as they do resemble a carpetās pattern) and thatās a sure sign that they arenāt anything aggressive. If you have somewhere warm enough for the bat plant, definitely give them a go. Iāve called this one Audrey - I didnāt want to leave it outside while the cyclone was doing its thing so put it into the main bathroom and it totally took over the shower space. Luckily it doesnāt eat people though, thankfully. I think my brother-in-law has grown them from seed, but Iām not sure.
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Post by skysmum on Feb 29, 2024 17:29:39 GMT
Mr cricket does look fresh, I must say I couldnāt feed him to Luna š Do you learn about the different snakes in school ?
I will look out for the bat plant in the house plant sections of the garden centres, I go to Wisley gardens quite a bit if anywhere should have one they probably will. If not Iāll try seeds, Iāve got a mimosa tree going from seed this year, Iām very excited š
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Post by Hezz on Mar 1, 2024 0:11:55 GMT
Luna would probably be most appreciative Iām sure, but no, heās now gone off to lead his crickety life wherever, if he hasnāt already become dinner for one of larger birds. Every bush kid has to know what snakes to avoid and walk slowly away from or stand very still from an early age - pure survival especially 50-60 years ago when the closest hospital was an hour and halfās drive away, and even then no guarantee of antivenins even being on hand. The teachers would have known less than the locals, most being first year out and coming from the city. Once I hit high school and boarding, there was an old(?) Indian man called Ram Chandra, well-known for his work extracting venom from taipans (Iām not flicking the end of their tail!!! ), he used to do the rounds of the schools with his snakes educating students on what to do and what not to do, how to treat snake bites etc. at the time I remember he was one of very few people known to have survived a taipan bite. He was a very knowledgeable and very engaging man. Mind you anything was a good reason NOT to have a classroom lesson.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 1, 2024 14:56:44 GMT
Ahhh I see, I think it should be on the national curriculum š.
A quick google took me to Ram Chandra, what a brave man. He helped develop the antivenin for that snake too. Watched one of his talks at a shopping centre. Amazing he survived the most deadly snake bite. Not many left in the world like him for sure.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 2, 2024 0:16:50 GMT
He was amazing, and the really cool thing is that I remember him so well, OH and his siblings do as well, schooling in very different places and other people who went to school in the state of a certain vintage all remember āthe snake manā. He, his family should be proud of the legacy he has left.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 2, 2024 17:56:29 GMT
He was amazing, and the really cool thing is that I remember him so well, OH and his siblings do as well, schooling in very different places and other people who went to school in the state of a certain vintage all remember āthe snake manā. He, his family should be proud of the legacy he has left. For sure they should be and thanks to you and google, thousands of miles away, we also know about him š
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