Just to add some extra info re snakes themselves to Steven's excellent summary - snakes as you no doubt know can't hear - my favoured method of letting snakes know that I'm around now that they're emerging coming into the warmer weather is a heavy step, plus a few strong stomps here and there, they'll stop moving when they feel the vibrations until they work out what it is. And if there's a clear exit they'll turn tail and disappear. In my 70 years of living amongst snakes from the tropics to desert and now dry southern bushland I've never met an aggressive snake who'll chase you - mostly I've found them as keen to get away from you as you are from them - and I've had dozens of encounters. The only time I've had one actually come towards me was one day I watered a big brown in the garden by mistake, and he didn't like it! I scooted! On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:15 AM, Alberto Castillo <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com>wrote: > Thank you, Steven, this difference could be crucial and it is very good to > learn something so useful. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- terry frewin 661 upper boho road boho 3669 03 5790 8635 0429 908 635