| So What Your Say Ing Is That Authors Aka Herpetologists In The Likes Of Peter Mirtschin And Richard Davis Dont Know What They Are Talking About When They Quote That Snakes Have Poor Eyesight.i Wasnt Talking About Vibrations Croft You Said The Eastern Brown Saw You 20 Meters Away I Say You Are Full Of It And So Would Any Herp That Knows... They Can Not Hear Human Voices You Can Scream On Top Note They Wont Hear You ..i Know They Pick Up On Vibration And Movement I Did Not Say They Didnt. Read It Again ,your Saying That You Have Less Chance Of Being Bitten By A Venomous When Handling It Then A Python Is Crazy ....as Quoted By Peter "focusing Only Appears To Be Possible At A Short Range And May Not Even Be Sharp Compared With Human Eyesight,,",what The Snake Would Pick Up On If A Kookaburra Was To Attack ,is The Vibration And The Smell--- Snakes Have An Acute Sense Of Smell!!! You Are Getting Eyesight And Smell Confused Croft!! I Am In Contact With Alot Of Venomous Snakes My Main One Is The Eastern Brown And The Man Who Trained Me Is Well Known To Queensland Parks And Wildlife And He Knows His Stuff About Snakes Otherwise I Wouldnt Have Gotten My Damage Mitagation License I Dont Claim To Know Everything About Snakes There Are Herps On Here That Know Alot More Then I Do And I Like Comming On Here And Talking To Them But Idiots Like You Frustrate Me Because You Saying What You Do ,we Have Young Kids That Read This Stuff And You Are Telling Them This Crap I Only Hope That The Kids On Here Ask More Questions About Snake Handling Before They Go Out Looking In The Bush Again ....in Your Case Croft I Am Sure Your Rubber Elapids Are Less Dangerous Then Your Pythons ............but Reality Is The Live Aussie Versions Are And Always Will Be More Dangerous To Handle.........rbb |