[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Wow Jeanette, I’m glad that the snake just went on its merry way and that Jack responded in the way I assume you’ve taught him to do so.

Last year, whilst camping, a 60cm long red bellied black snake came to within 2 metres of our tent, but we were told by park rangers that they are apparently quite docile compared to the far more aggressive tiger snake.

Cheers

Dennis

A few years ago we were camping at Gibraltar Range NP (northern NSW). I was sitting at a table at the back of the car one night with only the kero lamp for light and got up to get something from the front seat of the car. As was walking something made me stop and look down and there was the tail of an adder sticking out from under the car. One more step and I would have trud on it.

We watched it for about 20 minutes until it went back into the bush. At one point it slithered towards the tent, went under the fly, hit the wall and turned right. It went along that side of the tent, along another and half way along a third before resuming its original course. We've been camping for 30 years and have always had a rule that the tent is closed unless someone is getting in or out. Mostly it just saves us from having flies and mozzies in the tent but this time it really saved us. I don't want to find one of them in my tent!