Taipan

[El Presidente]

Went for a bikeride to the local creek with my dogs and my son on Sunday. The dogs love a swim. Had to negotiate around a 1.5m Taipan that took up residence in the middle of the grassy path. It wasn't happy but let us pass.

I saw this story this morning. That is one brave kid to pick up a 1.8m Taipan because it was striking at its dog.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/...6-1226041970306

[Holysmokes]

First I hear Ken's backyard is infested with spiders, now I hear about random snakes attacks ... whats going on down there?

[frenchkiwi]

It's Australia unfortunately.

Everything that breathes is out to get you in one way or another over there. Except for koalas maybe - but even they have mean claws.

[Colt45]

Went for a bikeride

Know how I know you're lying?

[El Presidente]

Know how I know you're lying?

The creek would be 700 m from my house

[First Lady]

They breed us tough in Australia (or just plain stupid)

[kcheek]

Lol, a true little boy. Taking a headless snake to show-and-tell!

[Cohiba Stevie]

My god did you guys read that story?!!!

That kid is the coolest 11 year old ever. First he defends his dog against the worlds third most venomous snake, lifts it by its head to show his grandpa, then decapitates it, then puts in a jar in the freezer to show his mates, then just gets on his motorbike...

Amazing. If i was 11 years old and i was in that situation i probably would have run away crying like a little girl. Come to think of it im 24 now and i still would! Lol

[El Presidente]

My god did you guys read that story?!!!

That kid is the coolest 11 year old ever. First he defends his dog against the worlds third most venomous snake, lifts it by its head to show his grandpa, then decapitates it, then puts in a jar in the freezer to show his mates, then just gets on his motorbike...

Amazing. If i was 11 years old and i was in that situation i probably would have run away crying like a little girl. Come to think of it im 24 now and i still would! Lol

I can tell you Taipans are not shy!

It would have been a battle Royale between the 11 year old and the full grown snake !LOL!

The snake would have been thinking "WTF!"

Glad it all ended well (.....except for the snake)

[CBL]

Love the story! It's both extremely cool and incredibly careless Love how 'red-neck' that little kid is, driving a motorbike at 11 years old and bringing a gnarly headless snake in a jar to show and tell Wish I had grown up in Australia! All I have to battle here is giant cockroaches

[First Lady]

We have giant Cockies as well .... things get big in Aussie..

[Fuzz AI]

They breed us tough in Australia (or just plain stupid)

A little from column A and a little from column B!

Australia, the land where if it walks, crawls, flies, swims, or slithers... it's probably poisonous, venomous, or just down right deadly!

[Colt45]

.... things get big in Aussie..

Yeah, look at a certain unnamed someone's (Ken) fish stories........

[Rehman]

And Drop Bears.

[sharil]

found this link from the ame news site.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensl...f-1226041777175

"I had it around the neck," Walker told The Courier-Mail from his hospital bed on Monday. "I was holding it tight, but its head could move, and it got me. I was carrying it up to the house to show to my grandad."

yikes!

He said he had learnt his lesson "not to pick up and play with big black snakes".

indeed!