I sent my boy Jack to tidy up a bit of rubbish in the open carport.
Moments later he called out to me, asking what sort of snake this was that had come across the gravel drive and was passing not 2 feet away from him.
He was smart enough to just stand still, stay calm and let it go its own way. It was 3 or 4 feet away from him by the time I made it down the stairs and up the garden path.
On close inspection it was a 4ft Tiger Snake.
What I want to get across is the importance of drilling it into your kids/grandkids etc to be wary, keep an eye out all the time for snakes, and if you come across one, just leave it alone and stay calm.
I hate to think of what the outcome could have been if he hadn't of acted in a sensible, informed way.
