Part two of this restoration is up.
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Skins are okay, it’s when they move you have to worry. Most snakes are more scared of us than we are of them.
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Jack Ashworth from Bradford had a similar set up on the front of his motors
I was refering to the Leyland Beaver with the bull bars
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A confidence boost for you Lancpudn.
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Love the snake video, I think I might have recounted before an experience I had on my way south from the NT with 2 mates in their car. We overnighted at the side of the road in our sleeping bags in the dust. In the morning, very cold, I got out and shook the bag before rolling it up. As I did so, a snake dropped out, it must have been in there all night. I have no idea what it was, I did not stand still waiting for an introduction, and neither did he, we both took off at speed in opposite directions. So the bloke in the video was right.
Here in the Dordogne, the venemous Vipere does occur but rarely. What is more common is the Couleuvre which will bite if cornered but has little or no venom. I have a small family of them living just out of one corner of my swimming pond and have no fear of them. On the other hand they don’t feel the same way, and if I get in for a swim, they take off at high speed for their corner. I am obviously really, really, scary. 
All mammals have a natural, inbuilt fear of snakes. The lack of fear is a behavior only humans can learn.
I know that most snakes are reluctant to attack, but whenever I unexpectedly cross paths with one, I involuntarily jump in defense.
I’m happy to hear the driver got out with minor injuries. As to the (alleged) swine who (allegedly) stole the car and (allegedly) legged it… well, you know.
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Some good info in that short video. As he says, most of the time snakes (elapids included) want 3/5ths of both halves of sweet fanny adams to do with us. The one condition I would add is that if you’re meandering around in bushland during breeding season (about now), they can get quite toey - it’s their patch after all and we should share it with them.
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Here is the only one that I’m genuinely scared of. They will chase you, without provocation.
Well i’m no way qualified to comment on snakes SDU and you guys are brought up with them and have good knowledge of how to react and avoid them.But with all due respect the most venomous snake lives in England it lives off handouts from billionaires and hates the english population .You may have heard of it.It goes by the name of Keir Starmer leathal to anyone who confronts it … keep your distance
I might be familiar with eastern brown snakes (to a respectful degree) but taipans (even the coastal species) are snotty so-and-sos.
BTW it’s not just the fauna that can be painful here - even the plants can do you some damage (Giant Stinging Tree Dendcronide exelsa, Gympie Stinger Dendrocnide moroides, Lawyer Vine etc.)
Still want to come here @franglais 
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Despite the fearsome reputation of dingos, spiders, snakes, drop bears, sharks and crocodiles, the most dangerous animal, that kills more people than any other is the bee.
You better dress for the weather, Franglias.
The late Chopper Ried was a ganster and hitman who believed underworld activities should not impact on the general public.
He died of kidney failure, refusing a transplant, saying there were more deserving people who needed the kidneys.
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We might not have nasty spiders, snakes, and sharks, but we do have walkers killed whilst out in the open.
Farm and abattoir workers are more at risk, but walkers also get injured and killed by UK cows. How common is it for walkers to be killed by cows?
I reckon vehicle/animal collision claim more casualties than animal attack.
Some of our sheep or cattle stations are bigger than small European countries and impossible to fence, ergo the stock roam the roads with the wildlife.
Other side of the world I know but talking to an experienced Park Ranger in Canada he said more people are injured by squirrels than by Black & Brown Bears.
Hired a car in Perth a few years ago and had to sign a disclaimer to confirm we knew were not insured to drive it between sunrise & sunset due to the possibility of Kangaroo strikes.
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Or the other way round?