Li Mu Bai Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 what would you choose. snakes or cars/ trucks. ie mtb vs road riding um, you meet a lot less snakes out there than cars driven by snakes...
Bike Mob Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 I nearly rode over one in Wilderness the other week...on the gravel section from Die Vlug through to Knysna... I was alone and didnt see it till the last minute.. was about that size and also quite yellow... needless to say I switched the Auto Pilot off.Tarmac-GSTR2009-10-09 05:49:00
leet22 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Check outsome of the sea snakes , they have more venom than all land snakes
leet22 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Check outsome of the sea snakes , they have more venom than all land snakes
Paragon83 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 We found this baby lying on the warm concrete one night and let me tell you, he wasn't afraid of us at all! I'm always careful where I walk at night and I always need light, I found this one with the light from my cell phone. I almost pi$$ed my pants, was just glad I never stepped on it..
gtr1 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 I've had 2 encounters with snakes in the last few weeks. Yesterday morning there was a huge Rinkhals on the sand road leading into the service entrance of Serengeti. I almost rode over him. A truck had stopped and was hooting as I approached and waving out the window. I was so busy watching the truck and trying to see what they were waving for that I didn't see the snake and rode past it. I turned back and when I stopped next to the truck, there was the snake coiled in the middle of the side of the road I had just passed. Still dunno how I missed it. Good thing I didn't ride over it.
gtr1 Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 2 weeks ago on the Emperors route behind the runway I heard a nosie and caught something out the corner of my eye. I stopped and just off the single track was a hugh Rinkhals with his head raised. Was really fat and dark. I must have scared it as I passed coz it was facing away from the track. While I watched it it slithered off into the thicker grass.
GTfan Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 Watched Steven Austin's Seven deadly strikes show last night. Love snakes.I will never forget this one time when I rode past a sun bathing snake and it shot off like a rocket' date=' I sh@t myself. Heart rate went through the roof, he he he.[/quote'] Hmm, also watched it - hate snakes, he makes it look real easy but that Cobra still bit him on the finger anyway. Lots of conflicting info on what to do if bitten, I hike a lot and went to a seminar by the SANPARKS once, their suggestion was to not suction the bite at all but simply to strap above the bite, if you can identify the snake and have the appropriate anti venom inject as soon as possible, if you cant identify the snake try and get a photo of it to take with to the hospital. Whereas when Steve got bit by the cobra he immediately "bled" the wound, applied suction, injected anti venom and bound the arm tightly - very contradictory indeed, but it worked for him anyway. Of course if an adult black mamba bites you, its all a moot point, cos you probably wont even have time to find all the stuff in your back pack before you keel over!. Didn't Steve Austin used to be the Texas Rattlesnake on WWE??
jayz Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 YOu are correct.HERE in KZN the BLACK MAMBA is king.YOU want relief from constipation.(ride over one)2 or 3 weeks ago at one of the local races at LAKE ELAND game reserve two of the front runners both rode over one.both the DUSI and DUSI MTB race is synonamas with these black mambas.One of the fastest and deadliest in Africa.SOME 3m in lentgh
Rocket-Boy Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Been bitten by one when I was a youngster, its not fun. These days I prefer to stay away from snakes.
epoh Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 You dont have much of a chance if a Black Mamba get's hold of you. A friend lost all three his dogs to one recently. It is one of the few snakes that will attack you. Check this mofo out, he sounds South African! He is nuts!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am3ZY6_F91Q
StilletoX Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Saw this one the other day at top of Montagu Pass in George... About 700mm in length if I have to guess..Anyone have an idea of the type of snake?
JohnnyReggae Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 Ran into this huge puff adder in Tokai last week..... was very brightly coloured which this phot didn't pick up, was taken around 5pm-ish
Brighter-Lights Posted October 12, 2009 Author Posted October 12, 2009 Some massive snakes... nice photos...
brussel Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 stilletoX that looks like a night adder..dark V on the back of the head is the give away
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