Nigella's Cream Pie
Fingerlickin good
Doesn't seem to've been done yet, so ... pull the adder one
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My poor wife
- Thread starter Publius Ovidius
- Start date
- Jan 3, 2012
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The rat was running away - and I didn't think for a minute that there was any suggestion I was beating my wife up...... she'd fight back.
skipper734
Registered ruffian
The Adder has a pale coloured y on it's head, the other native snake, the grass snake which is not poisonous doesn't. Without looking at their heads side by side it's difficult to tell the difference. Then there are the nutters that keep poisonous snakes from other countries in their homes, nuff said.
I first came across an Adder when I was about 12. I attended a photography course at an adult higher education house in Hassocks, run by as was Sussex Education Committee. It was a residential course over a weekend, quite an adventure for someone my age.
After learning all about stops and f numbers they wheeled out the star turn. He was introduced as a famous German wildlife photographer, I don't remember his name, I wish I did in the light of subsequent events.
He decided to take us onto the escarpment of the Downs which was only a short walk away, there we were snapping away at the odd wild flower and the usual stuff that's on the Downs which was extremely familiar to me. The wildlife expert then started finding stuff that snakes took to hiding under and doing whatever they do under the lumps of chalk or clumps of grass.
On pulling one of these covers aside he uttered a triumphant, " Are here ist zee Adder." All this takes place with a comedy German accent. Cameras , box brownies and other low tech stuff that we had in the 50's started clicking away.
The snake wasn't doing much just laying there, bothering no one. He then described the way to tell Zee adder from zee grass snake, with the Y on the head thing.
He then said...." Unt ziss ist the vay to pick up zee snake". Demonstrating what we now know to be completely the wrong way, with the thumb and forefinger behind the head of the snake.
With that he reached down to pick up the snake........... Arghhh, he exclaimed as the Adder latched onto his thumb. he shook it off and sat down, he had gone quite pale. One of the other adult instructors then took over and ushered us away, to find our own way back to the School. As we left, this other adult was helping him to his feet and warning him not to run, but walk slowly, so as not to distribute the poison round his body too quickly. We had a nice walk back, unfortunately we found it difficult to stop laughing. I still do today when I think about photography and snakes.
We heard later that he fully recovered, he probably left the country soon after to pick up with his profession of photographing less harmful wildlife in Africa.
Get well soon Mrs W.
I first came across an Adder when I was about 12. I attended a photography course at an adult higher education house in Hassocks, run by as was Sussex Education Committee. It was a residential course over a weekend, quite an adventure for someone my age.
After learning all about stops and f numbers they wheeled out the star turn. He was introduced as a famous German wildlife photographer, I don't remember his name, I wish I did in the light of subsequent events.
He decided to take us onto the escarpment of the Downs which was only a short walk away, there we were snapping away at the odd wild flower and the usual stuff that's on the Downs which was extremely familiar to me. The wildlife expert then started finding stuff that snakes took to hiding under and doing whatever they do under the lumps of chalk or clumps of grass.
On pulling one of these covers aside he uttered a triumphant, " Are here ist zee Adder." All this takes place with a comedy German accent. Cameras , box brownies and other low tech stuff that we had in the 50's started clicking away.
The snake wasn't doing much just laying there, bothering no one. He then described the way to tell Zee adder from zee grass snake, with the Y on the head thing.
He then said...." Unt ziss ist the vay to pick up zee snake". Demonstrating what we now know to be completely the wrong way, with the thumb and forefinger behind the head of the snake.
With that he reached down to pick up the snake........... Arghhh, he exclaimed as the Adder latched onto his thumb. he shook it off and sat down, he had gone quite pale. One of the other adult instructors then took over and ushered us away, to find our own way back to the School. As we left, this other adult was helping him to his feet and warning him not to run, but walk slowly, so as not to distribute the poison round his body too quickly. We had a nice walk back, unfortunately we found it difficult to stop laughing. I still do today when I think about photography and snakes.
We heard later that he fully recovered, he probably left the country soon after to pick up with his profession of photographing less harmful wildlife in Africa.
Get well soon Mrs W.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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How could you tell that it was the same snake that you saw twice? Isn't it more likely that the 2nd one was probably one that just looked similar to the first one you saw.
Get well soon Mrs W
Hopefully shot with an air rifle. Horrible blighter.
Best wishes to your wife, weathermax.
LargeHadronZugzwang
Active member
Sorry to hear, hope she recovers!
When I was a teenager (ahem) my brother and I used to play rebound and had many 5-a-side games at Monk's Park Lancing. One time we were sitting on the Culver Road ground wall of Lancing FC. Just happened to look down before jumping and there below us was an adder coiled up on a piece of corrugated iron. That was lucky, later the Police removed it with one of those special sticks. Despite the fact we would have been trespassing, we got a mild telling off. Apologies to Lancing FC sorry for that!
When I was a teenager (ahem) my brother and I used to play rebound and had many 5-a-side games at Monk's Park Lancing. One time we were sitting on the Culver Road ground wall of Lancing FC. Just happened to look down before jumping and there below us was an adder coiled up on a piece of corrugated iron. That was lucky, later the Police removed it with one of those special sticks. Despite the fact we would have been trespassing, we got a mild telling off. Apologies to Lancing FC sorry for that!
KingstonSeagull
New member
My girlfriend quite often has trouble with trouser snakes, it once spat venom in her eye... You should keep an eye out for these especially at this time of year...
public school boy
Banned
My boyfriend was bitten on his trouser snake by the dog and the swelling lasted for weeks. I've never been more satisfied! He blamed it on the dog but i have my doubts. A Vicar's life is never boring. Don't get the wrong impression, nothing strange about our relationship with the dog as we don't wear clothes around the house (or garden) in this hot weather. I think poor Bow Wow thought a sausage had fallen off the BBQ
Lord Bracknell
On fire
It seems to be the season for dog/reptile encounters. Our new Jack Russell puppy has just flushed out his first slow worm from the undergrowth in our back garden.
Mutts Nuts
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- Oct 30, 2011
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Yesterday she was visiting a poorly friend of hers when her friends dog started making all sorts of strange noises ....they went into the front room and spotted a snake diving behind a unit.
They moved the unit and as she works in a school, she is used to handling snakes, so she put garden gloves on and went to pick it up to put it outside....it bit her through the gloves!
Turned out it was an ADDER!
She is in hospital now having been told to call 999 and getting an ambulance!
Her finger has blown up to twice its size and the swelling spread up her arm..it looked really red and swollen and has two puncture marks on her finger.
Be careful out there...it's a jungle
Hows the snake
patchamalbion
Well-known member
horrible ****ers!
seen two snakes in the wild, one in Florida and one in Thailand - both times i've shat a brick!
seen two snakes in the wild, one in Florida and one in Thailand - both times i've shat a brick!
Brownstuff
Well-known member
Did you offer to rub its back with suntan lotion before it fled?
public school boy
Banned
The animals are taking over. I heard a story the other day about a woman who was sitting down and in walked a fox cub. It took her ages to get it out of the house. I can't remember what happened next. I think it must have gone in to the garden.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I hope your wife recovers quickly.
Publius Ovidius
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No idea..her friends son took it and released it up on the downs behind her house.
The mrs's hand is now all puffed up and turning black ..looks a pretty colour!
We have been told that if it gets bad to rush back to hospital to have it " flushed". Eeeeek
public school boy
Banned
Nip her down to the nearest second hand shop if they have to amputate.
It's a criminal offence to kill an adder - they're protected under the Wildlife and Country Act. The son did the right thing releasing it into the wild. Really weird that it came into the house though, they're normally shy.
Hope your missus is on the mend, Dave
Seagull on the wing
New member
I had a snakey feeling someone would come out with that remark...it's just a load of cobras
Shame, would have made a nice purse, and a story to go with it.