Snakes

Snakes

This is one subject that I think causes more fear, than anything else that I can think of as I sit here at my computer. It goes without saying that I don’t dislike them but then again I don’t go out of my way to be with them.

I handled a snake once; I can’t remember what kind of snake it was. It was about two feet long I think. I say think because I was young at the time and was to say the least just a tad emotional about actually hold a snake in my hands. I can only assume that the snake was not a dangerous one, well not as dangerous as snakes go, I would think that in the normal course of things that all snakes, like most animals or reptiles have to be treated with respect and also with some mistrust.

I have been told that you can never fully trust a dog, no matter how well trained it is as there will come some event or another in which the dog reacts in a way that you just would not have expected it to.

Anyway back to snakes, I have seen plenty of the in some of the zoo's that I have been to over the years, and most of them did not look all that happy. I think that this may have something to do with how they are being kept in a cage, even if it is a glass one at that.

Some of the snakes that I have seen have been either very large, or very poisonous. the poisonous ones always looked the more colourful, I am sure that the reason for this being that if one bite from you will kill how ever is trying to eat you starts to get you noticed, and that is being very colourful is always going to be a great way of making sure that you are not on some one lunch menu. The only drawback of this idea is when you get something that quite likes the idea that the found comes already a bit spicy. I am sure that there has to be an animal of some type, out there that can tolerate some of the poisons that some of these snakes make.

I also suppose that if you are a very large snake e.g. some 10 foot long or so that because of your size you are not going to be something that any thing wants to get to know in a real hurry. So it would seem that sometimes size does matter.

Like I was saying earlier in this little article, having had a snake in my sweaty hands all I remember is that is was warm and that the skin was smooth, I expected it to be rough, because that’s the way it looks to the eye. I don’t know if all the snakes in the world have smooth skin, knowing the way that Mother Nature works there are bound to be snakes with skin that is rough.

I did like the way that it used its tongue all the time, tasting the air for where it thought its next meal might come all. One thing that I did not like was the way that it appeared to me not to blink; even to this day I am not sure if it did blink.

It so happens that where I work at this time we have a very large colony of adders. The last time that I ventured down to where they are in the summer the number of adders was possibly in the hundreds, I kid you not.

The sight of all those adders having a sun bathe was a sight to see, but you will not catch me going to close as you may or may not know adders are the UK's only toxic or poisonous snake, and I have found that if you leave them alone then they will leave you alone.

The only incident at work that we have had with the adders was a few years ago. That was when a snakes bit one of the guard dogs that got to close to its nest. Lucky the site has anti venom for just such an occurrence and the dog was saved and lived to tell the tale back in the dog compound.

Ant 2

 

Yes this is Ant again, I am sure that he does not like the flash on the camera much.

Ant

 

Ant looking a bit well you know....

New Beer

Just noticed that there is a new beer from Badger Brewery.

Hot

So its been hot now for more than two days, can it carry on?

Bluesky

Looks like we here in UK are in for 4 days of sunshine in a row, I know I can't belive it either!

Bank Holiday

Well the surprise for me this time is that all we have had in the way of not nice weather has been some very dark grey clouds and the two minute light rain shower. So as Bank holidays go a result and almost relaxing apart from having a patio put in.

Day 1

Day 1

Sunshine!

Bank Hols

So the Bank Hols are on its way, lets look out for some good sunshine ha ha

Tanglefoot

What can I say, but it's Tanglefoot time!

Car Parks & Idiots

Well you would think that parking in a non public private car park would mean that on average your car (witch is 5 weeks old) would be safe.

But the answer is no

And when not one but two cars get hit by the same tipper truck and that both cars that were hit are more than 40ft apart you do begin to wonder what the ^$^$^ is going on.

The damage to my car could mean that its just a rear bumper and light cluster or and this is the one I don't want the car is a write off.

I will let you know how it pans out.

Part of the delay is being caused by the fact that the car is so new that spare parts are not generally available as most of the parts are going on the construction of new vehicles.

Ross

 

Ross & Wye

Just one of the many pictures I took while in Ross & Whye

More than 2007

This the 85 post of this year now put's me ahead of the posts I did back in 2007

3G

Just found out me and the wife have 3G phones, and no I don't know what that means either.

Old TV Shows

Just caught a program on the Discovery Channel about painting by a guy call Bob Ross, he made painting look so easy, so I decided to look him up on Google, only to find out that this quietly spoken man died back in 1985!

So watching tv can take you back in time.

Stuff

Progress on the Dirk Maggs Book project have been put on hold while I try to find the USB stick with the files on!

Yeah I know.....

English Bluebells

 

Yes I know this is yet another picture of bluebells, but and there is a but, these are the real thing. By that I mean these are your actual English Bluebells and very nice they are too.

Stuff

Well stuff has been getting in the way again of my Dirk Maggs book. Have just been away on a hard course that has lots of night work and exams.

I am very happy that I have passed the course and now don't have to do that one for another 4 years.

But being on the course has meant that the Dirk Maggs book is now halted for at least the next few weeks as I have catch up to do at work, and then I am holiday for a week, and yes I really do need a break.

So all being well and all that sort of stuff the book project should then start back up.

I have been told that Dirk has been in the studio again and that there is some new stuff to be broadcast very soon, so that means even more work for the book project.

Bluebells 3

 

This is a close up shot of a bluebell

Bluebells 2

 

Yes the bluebell hunt was a great success and here is another shot