harry wrote:
On 28 Aug, 22:15, "someone" wrote:
"harry" wrote in message

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Dismantled the compost heap yesterday and found about thirty grass
snake eggs. It least that's what I assume they are as we have grass
snakes, they regularly clear out my pond of tadpoles.
I've put them in my propagator in some damp compost.
Waiting to see what happens.
You lucky devil, I'd give my eye teeth (which I still have) to have a few
snakes in my garden. Beautiful creatures.

someone
Yes I like snakes. We went to Kenya years ago. Near to Niarobi there
was a place farmed snake venom for the antidote. It being Africa,
they'd let visitors handle all their snakes. Black/green mambas,
various vipers, the lot. They were all well used to being handled.
I have travelled extensively in S. America but only rarely seen
snakes. They always scarper immmediately. (Wife is parrot nut, we go
in the forest/jungle to see wild parrots)

In my teens, before it was illegal to molest them (indeed, it was common
practice to kill them on sight) I had a pet adder.

I could handle her without gloves. Probably could have done from the
start, as she never actually bared her fangs, though to begin with she
did 'strike' against my gloved hand, just touching it.

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Rusty