Haven't seen you in forever.

But yes.

I was just nailed to my perch for a bit.

(Err, about 7 years)

edit: It's good to be back

And we also have all 5 of the poisonous snakes living there too.
I once saw a 10’ alligator crawl out of a concrete drainage pipe attempt to cross I-45 and get run over! Hahahaha

EVERY snake in Australia is poisonous but one. That one is a python that can grow to 30 feet. The have one called a two-pacer. If bitten you could walk two paces in any given direction before dropping dead. This was quite a few years ago and I believe they have better antiveniens now.

There was a story last week that in the areas where the temps are rising, snakes are finding their way into toilets for water and heat relief. That could be a major problem.

When I lived there, we had to check under the toilet seat for poisonous spiders. I met a nurse from the local hospital who told me that the majority of spider bites were on male genetalia. Think about that for a minute.

We lived in a small country town of about 400. Coming from Western Washington where we have no poisonous snakes at all, it was quite an education on how to live in snake country.

Aussies love a captive audience.

I remember walking around Darwin a few years ago. On holiday with a mate, and a girl I knew. She was showing us a swimming hole, and told us to stay behind her "Because Dropbears" she said.

We laughed. They're not real.

She yelled at us for 10 minutes to stay behind, and he ran ahead.

She screamed. I screamed. then he screamed as the bear dropped 60m and ripped out his spine.

Kudos to Darwin Police for being on scene within an hour.

Do not go into the bush alone, friends, and do not go ahead of your guide.

It's always important to keep you awareness levels on a hair trigger when out bush. Look up, stay alive.

My theory is they are Thyleocleos, thought to be extinct but clearly not.