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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Hobart Beach January 30th 2011

'You really should come and see the black snake!' 'Black snake?' 'Yeah, just down the track to the lake. A red-bellied black snake, just sunning itself. It seemed pretty docile, they're not aggressive.' Reluctantly I took Graeme's hand and walked down the track. Yup, there it was, glaring at us, looking decidedly more aggressive than I had been led to believe. I stopped in my tracks whilst the intrepid wildlife photographer advanced a few paces. 'Don't go any nearer!' my hoarse whisper didn't deter the slow advance in his bushman thongs. Glaring apart, the snake did not move and we retreated the way we came. Leanne, Graeme's sister, camping with us for a few days, in all her fifty-odd years, born and bred in Oz said that she had never seen a snake in the bush. ... read more
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