Hey Dave,
Yup, that would be a amazing to see something so awful in one's
house!Anyhow, I really doubt we will....
although someone's suggestion to take a flashlight to the bathroom at
night gives me the creeps!!!
We saw a huge snake on our journey to Echuca on our last trip.
We weren't sure if it was alive or not but we knew not to get out of the
car. I tossed a candy bar at it and it
slithered off very quickly. We've got some great photos but wonder what
type of snake it might have been. It
was very large, long and probably about 2" in diameter and a
brownish/grey colour. Believe it or not, it was a
real highlight for us to have heard about the Australian snakes and to
have actually seen one in the wild. I have
a feeling my nephews want a repeat experience with a spider. I'm not so
sure about that one....
Kathy in BC
Dave Proctor wrote:
On Fri, 14 May 2004 18:58:12 GMT, Mike McBain
wrote:
"Kathy Garner" wrote in message news:%xfoc.66$RM.40@edtnps89...
Also, my nephew is freaked out about Australian spiders and thinks there
will be one lurking under each blanket. What is it with the spiders
anyhow? They'd be deep in the bush, right?
The most frightening spider [to visitors, that is] is the huntsman.
Very frightening as well to us locals who are arachnaphobic (like me).
This is a large rather hairy spider which is often found in houses.
Large in this context means about the size of the palm of your hand.
For most of the time they just sit stuck to the wall, but if approached
[such as with a broom], they can move quickly. They are completely
harmless, but boy do they look like the sort of thing Wes Craven would
put in a movie about evil mutant spiders taking over the earth.
My head knows they are harmless. I *know* they can't hurt me. I am
still a quivering wreck when one is a few feet from me.
Now deadly snakes on the other hand are another matter, I can handle
them, even if not defanged, without a drama. It is just something
about something with 8 legs, it ain't natural.....
Dave
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