Brighter-Lights Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Almost rode right over this big Puff Adder yesterday. One of the bigger ones I've encountered... very bright colours... and so early in the season in a forested area deep up a kloof where it hasn't been very hot at all... Video:www.brighter-lights.com/videos/puffy.wmv
SwissVan Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Ok thats decided, WAS going to CT on holiday next month....
Slowbee Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 AWESOME !!! they are starting to wake up now. On the training ride there was one that got ridden over by a car.
brussel Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 that is a big bugger, but smaller than the monster i almost rode over in jonkershoek last year...where was this? beautiful snakes those!
splat Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I don't dig snakes.I get the heebidigeebies just looking at that picture. I think I would panic if I were to see one in the flesh...
Brighter-Lights Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 It was very lazy to stike, just tried to flee at quite a pace... Was just West of Uitenhage... not near CT Late afternoon...
KaKa Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 what would you choose. snakes or cars/ trucks. ie mtb vs road riding
leet22 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Nice , but prefer the Gaboon adder Yea Puffies are very lazy snakes hence they get ridden over a lot leet222009-10-08 04:02:56
brussel Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 OK I looked at your vid - cool! two comments: The one I saw was almost twice that size! second is: what would have been pants wetting funny would have been if he had bitten a hole in your tyre!! Yip leet22 they are very pretty, a mate of mine has a pet one. Reckons it is the laziest snake in the universe...it just lies there and does nothing!brussel2009-10-08 04:03:19
Mackie Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Those bliksems are responsible for the most snake deaths in Africa per annum. Mostly by people standing on them, they are quite lazy. You lucky to spot one like that, they are amazing creatures.
Harry Potter Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I don't dig snakes. I get the heebidigeebies just looking at that picture. I think I would panic if I were to see one in the flesh... Panic is not the word, Screem sh!t and run!!!! on the clip it almost took out his lights
KaKa Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I had a close encouter of the snake kind this summer, i think it was a rinkhuls, i feel and the snake reared luckly it turn and disappered
Brighter-Lights Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 I also don't like snakes... A Puff Adder bit my father in the mountains in 2003 and it took months to heal... I frequently encounter snakes where I train... Adders and others and the odd Cape Cobra...
Mackie Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I had a close encouter of the snake kind this summer' date=' i think it was a rinkhuls, i feel and the snake reared luckly it turn and disappered[/quote'] Did you "Kaka" in your rods?
Gavinw Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Rode over one of them at SBR while doing the mtb route along the fence. I sh@t myself
Nancy Drew Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Hey BL, I came across this one on Breedts Nek one day; that's as close as I'd allow myself to get... quality not great cos it was taken from my cell phone
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