I've been itching for a walk so this morning I took the wife and 'smallie' for a 'Bush Whacking' session...

It's about a 30 minute walk to the bush and then just past the tree line in the distance is a stream... It's great because in case of TEOTWAWKI there's a close supply of fresh water (still purify)...





There's the wife in the distance...





He's the last one left of my pack of seven... The 'old man' is still tough and is always up for a walk...



Of course I had to put my 511 on stage... lol.











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Found this beautiful Mozambiquan Tree Fern growing happily, it's a rare find...

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Seems some youngsters tried to build a Tree House here sometime ago...

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This was a great find... Some Bamboo, it's good to know about and will come in very handy if the need arrises...

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Nice pictures! I was concerned at first, Snakes could hide out in that tall grass! (Like they can't hide out in the Jungle)! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

That shot of your 511 is nice too. So sharp it will even cut water!

Hiya S-H, the only snake I worry about is a Black Mamba... The rest are easy to avoid and deal with...

Haha, You're nuts, ALL snakes are dangerous! They may not be poisonous but they will make me hurt myself trying to get out of their way!

I don't actually mind snakes all that much and IF I see them first I figure I can avoid (I hope) them. But the ones that sneak up on you are the ones I don't much care for!

In most cases snakes are more scared of you than you are of them. They can hear you coming long before you see them and they'll move off...

The Black Mamba on the other hand is confrontational and super aggresive, what makes it worse is they get really big and are incredibly fast...

I know that they don't want to "Mess" with us, but I have come up on to many Copperheads and Cotton Mouths in this neck of the woods to depend on them getting out of the way before I get there. Just last summer, Patty came within 6inches of stepping on a juvenile copperhead!

And PLEASE tell me that is NOT you in the picture above.

All I can say about that snake is he should make some good steaks!

If I was as close as the picture taker in that picture, the snake may not be a black mamba, but there WOULD be a BM! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

When you're out walking about like that do you carry a Sjambok?

A few years ago a Mozambiquan Spitting Cobra was giving my neighbour some trouble... We ended up seasoning it with Pepper Corns and Cottage Cheese... Really delicious... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

The peppercorn I can understand, but Cottage cheese would never have came to mind, and I LIKE cottage cheese. Mix it with some sweetened cut up strawberries with the juice and Um Um, goood!