Max cheers tyger tiger Here in London Foxes seem to be getting tamer one
walked in front of me down the road after a poetry workshop last night-and
recently a heron settled in my garden -a first -sort of cheering
Patrick out in the cold
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Max Richards
Sent: 08 December 2010 04:50
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Subject: Re: lake snake snaps
O Marthe,
dugites are new to me as I have spent too little time in WA.
Now I know this much:
Generally speaking the Dugite is a relatively shy snake and prefers to
retreat
when disturbed. Sometimes without too much propagation however (or if
harassed),
they can vigorously defend themselves and typical of browns snake, display
the
classic "S" pose and usually hissing before delivering an accurate strike.
Dugites should be treated with extreme caution as bites have resulted in
fatalities.
Hmm, for propagation read provocation, I guess.
We got a whole picture story out of a tiger snake that turned up at our
front
door one recent October. My wife - with her good camera, and a surprisingly
steady hand.
Never any danger.
The snake catcher came eventually and manoeuvred it into his bag which he
tied
with a red ribbon.
- This in suburban Doncaster Vic, but the park is directly opposite and
mowing
gets the snakes on the move.
(did you note my Emily Dickinson echoes?)
Max
Quoting Marthe Reed <[log in to unmask]>:
> Okay, I would snap a photo of a dugite. A tiger snake, no way!
>
> Marthe
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
> >
> > Lake snake snaps
> >
> >
> > Got up early
> > took my dog
> > and visited the lake.
> >
> > From the bridge saw:
> > watery, greenery, rockery
> > and - a sleeping snake.
> >
> > Took out my trusty
> > mobile phone
> > and clicked for snapping,
> >
> > aimed it at the rock
> > where the tiger snake
> > was napping.
> >
> > Click and click again -
> > pocketed my phone -
> > home we flew.
> >
> > Darling, look what I snapped!
> > That does it, she said,
> > dogs are not safe with you.
> >
> > But the dog was leashed,
> > the snake way out of reach!
> > What if it wasn't, she screeched.
> >
> > Wish I hadn't told you!
> > Look, here on my phone -
> > too small to even see!
> >
> > That makes it worse,
> > she said. Less,
> > not more safety.
> >
> > Dog and I skulked away -
> > we'd had our time
> > with the lake snake -
> > and zero in the phone.
> >
> >
> > Max Richards
> > Ruffey Lake Park
> > Doncaster, Victoria
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Marthe Reed
> Director of Creative Writing
> Assistant Professor
> English Department
> UL Lafayette
> 337-482-5503
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> The fountain sings the same old song.
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> but the eyes of the engine drivers are white.
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