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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16305 on: October 17, 2014, 10:07:47 pm »
The one Ted is holding is a beautiful an amethystine Python and the one in the background that I  later draped myself in is a 17 year old lovely old girl and was soooo heavy. We also go to hold an alligator. We got up close a personal with a variety of venomous snakes. The are really beautiful  critters.
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« Reply #16306 on: October 17, 2014, 10:55:36 pm »
Such courage Gert & DH, it's not something that's on my bucket list  ;D  I haven't passed my weak gene onto DD2 though, she draped herself in a snake on our first cruise when she was 10 years old.  I love how DH is keeping an eye on that snake  :D
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« Reply #16307 on: October 17, 2014, 11:25:14 pm »
Gert, that snake is beautiful! What a great opportunity.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16308 on: October 17, 2014, 11:48:36 pm »
Great photo Gert, but you on on your own with snakes etc. Definitely not on my bucket list either   :D ;D

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« Reply #16309 on: October 17, 2014, 11:58:46 pm »
Great photo Gert, what a great experience. Don't think I could do it. I much prefer to look from a distance.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16310 on: October 18, 2014, 12:02:43 am »
Snakes at a distance for me too after almost stepping on a tiger snake when playing golf with DH many years ago.
Lovely photo of DH Gert.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16311 on: October 18, 2014, 12:33:27 am »
Welcome Back MF. Hope your trip was wonderful.

See ya soon.

gert
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16312 on: October 18, 2014, 01:21:31 am »
Yes, lovely to see you MF - not long now.

I've just exhausted myself out in the garden pulling up all the daisy bushes which have seen better days.  Green bin is full and the rest are down the side of the house awaiting their turn.  It's only going to get hotter here over the next few days so I bit the bullet today.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16313 on: October 18, 2014, 02:12:18 am »
Here is the snake again.
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« Reply #16314 on: October 18, 2014, 04:35:17 am »
Gert, snakes are scarey to me.... :)
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« Reply #16315 on: October 18, 2014, 04:53:00 am »
Magnificent specimen, I don't mind them, I love love lizards and frogs are so cute. 

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« Reply #16316 on: October 18, 2014, 05:09:47 am »
I am not really frightened of them  but it is hard for me to tell the difference between a Taipan and a brown tree snake on first glance so not so sure about those!  The larger Python was totally loveable. I have a VDO of her at my feet sniffing my handbag which was on the ground. She was really huggable. I can see why people like to keep them as pets.

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« Reply #16317 on: October 18, 2014, 06:00:28 am »
Thankyou all for your condolences. It's been a really tough week. However today everything is seeming much lighter and I assume it will again once we honour her life. I went shopping with my sis yesterday and had a lovely time and today I picked up my parents from the airport. Fish and chips with them tonight.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16318 on: October 18, 2014, 07:14:28 am »
take it easy INAID, it takes time. hold on to the memories..
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #16319 on: October 18, 2014, 09:24:32 am »
Sorry Gert there is no way I would have been anywhere near those snakes :D :D :D They give me the heebie-jeebies.

Good no know life is getting better for you INAID. :-*
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