close encounter

[Armand]

I just came home today after a school camp in the bush of Hornsby (out far away from anyone) and i also had a scary enocounter with an eastern brown. Me and my 3 mates were walking and i was in the front and my mate shouts out SNAKE!! now at first i thought he was pulling my leg cause he knows i like snakes but then i realized about 10cm away from my foot was a 1m+ eastern brown.. lol at first i was scared cause it was a good 25-30 degree day and it would of been active but it didnt move and while i was standing there dead still askin my mate to throw me a stick so i can move the snake away i noticed the snake just moving away... After about 20 seconds the snake was gone into the bush with no hassel at all..

I thought i might tell that story especially for those people that think Eastern Browns are aggressive and will chase you (which no one can actually say happened to them).. I was 10cm (maybe less) away from it and it didnt even move other than trying to get away..

[yommy]

good story. If left alone with little to no moment they will go on thier way.

The Neville Burns DVD "It's time to cut the crap.....The truth about australian snake" dispells this as well and is a good watch well worth the pennies

[gurds]

wow that really was a close encounter

My mates dad told me that when he was young he was out on his quad bike and he saw this king brown or eastern brown cant really remember but it was some sorta brown snake..anyways he said he sped of as quick as the quad bike could go and this massive king brown or whatever it was chased him and was keeping up with him even though the quad bike was goin full bull.. not sure if it was true or not but he's the type of guy he doesnt pull your leg about that sorta stuff

cheers gurds

[Timmo]

kool story ive walked past heaps of RBB in my life without even noticing them and all of them have never whent for me or chased me they all have just skarred off into the bush.

[notechistiger]

gurds, a king brown or an eastern brown wouldn't be able to keep up with a quad bike. Also, a king brown is not a type of brown snake, and is in fact a black snake. Just out its scientific name, it's Pseuochis, not Pseudonaja. The former is black and the latter is brown.

Stories about snakes tend to get exaggerated, such as the typical "I was this HUGE coastal python and its head was as big as my FOREARM!" People can say that a snake chased them, and yet not one of them can prove it. I would say that your friend was joking, even if I don't know him.

~ notechistiger.

[gurds]

wasnt my friend who told me...it was his dad anyways doesnt matter..most likely an exagerrated story his dad told me

[dintony]

People can't prove their stories because most people are not followed around by a film crew 24/7.

All snakes are differant. How can you say someone is lying/exagerating when you weren't there?

Fair enough, most snakes will retreat, but sure;y there are some exceptions to the rule?

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[baxtor]

Originally Posted by dintony

People can't prove their stories because most people are not followed around by a film crew 24/7.

All snakes are differant. How can you say someone is lying/exagerating when you weren't there?

Fair enough, most snakes will retreat, but sure;y there are some exceptions to the rule?

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if somebody tells you a snake kept pace with a quad bike going flat out I'll bet you london to a brick they are lying.

[swaddo]

Introducing the Black Mamba

The fastest land snake in the world is the aggressive black mamba found in the southern part of tropical Africa. You might have heard stories about this snake overtaking people on galloping horses but although these snakes are fast, they aren't that fast. They can reach top speeds of 10-12 mph (16-19 km/hr) in short bursts over level ground - good luck trying to outrun one of these snakes if you tick it off!

Originall text here

must be a slow quad bike

[cracksinthepitch]

He didnt want to admit that the brown's peewee 50 went faster than his Quad bike, there's pride at stake here.

[VaranusWilson]

my fiance's auntie told me her worker on her vineyard got chased down the driveway
(really long driveway) by a brown and actually turned round to chase her...
we all know browns are usually extremely active as they love the heat but i dunno if her story
is true but she never lies. theres always exceptions i guess.
like my dog bit me once but is the friendliest dog ull meet...animals, wont ever fully
understand them eh?

[akira]

Originally Posted by cracksinthepitch

He didnt want to admit that the brown's peewee 50 went faster than his Quad bike, there's pride at stake here.

PMSL!

[dintony]

Originally Posted by baxtor

if somebody tells you a snake kept pace with a quad bike going flat out I'll bet you london to a brick they are lying.

I Was refering to the 'chasing' bit. Not the chasing the quad bike bit.

[Armand]

lol although that is funny (snake v quadbike) lets not forget why i posted this thread- for people to realize that all the stories about brown snakes attacking and chasing people is just made up.. yes im not saying it hasnt ever happened but face it i have never heard of anyone (with proof) that have said "i got chased by a brown snake and almost bitten".. its all "snakes are evil and want to kill us" stories that people make up to make serpants sound more dangerous than what they are.

[Tatelina]

My brother in law had a similar encounter when he was out bush with his family...except it was a full grown snake and he was about 5-6...and it helped him develop a phobia of snakes.
A year on he's getting better and can handle watching me handle mine though.