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On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 20:48:30 -0500, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/22/2017 8:23 PM, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:36:14 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies. The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death. http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/ True so far as it goes. The real killers here are deer: http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/.a/6a0...181a970c-800wi In northern Maine one used to see Moose walking along the road. A chap I knew encountered one who would move over on the small one lane road so he drove up, close behind the moose and blew the horn. The moose kicked the grill and radiator out of the chap's car and then walked (not ran) off. I've often thought about that moose when I hear some bicyclist complaining about someone passing too close :-( -- Cheers, John B. |
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Animals have tracks crossing roads apart from heading toward a potential food source.
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On 2017-08-22 17:36, James wrote:
On 23/08/17 04:07, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". I found the shed skin of a brown snake by our hot water service a couple of weeks ago. I'll take your rattlers over our browns any day. Oh yeah. AFAIK brown snakes are much nastier. With a rattler you can treat the bite well if in a residential setting where someone can drive you to the ER fast. The problem with rattlers is in the wilderness when alone and many hilly miles away from civilization. Even if the cell phone works they often couldn't get to you quickly and with rattler bites you aren't supposed to move much (but have to hike or pedal out). -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2017-08-22 18:23, John B. wrote:
On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:36:14 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies. The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death. http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/ As with bicycle accidents many people make the mistake of only looking at deaths and ignoring all the cases where "life-altering" aftermath occurs (in this case amputation due to necrosis). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...lf-leg-n309101 -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Wednesday, 23 August 2017 06:02:54 UTC-4, Duane wrote:
Up here in Quebec they tell me there are no poisonous snakes. We do have hyenas though. And I've seen a few black bears in Gatineau. By "hyenas" I take it you mean us locals? -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO |
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On Wednesday, 23 August 2017 02:31:35 UTC-4, John B. wrote:
Growing up in New England they were called woodchucks. It is from the Cree "wuchack" meaning "grass-eater." They were edible by the way. I've never tried them, though I have thought the recipe for squirrel in The Joy of Cooking would likely work. -- Andrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO |
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squirrels eat nuts n seeds...roots
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:50:01 -0700, Joerg
wrote: On 2017-08-22 18:23, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:36:14 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies. The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death. http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/ As with bicycle accidents many people make the mistake of only looking at deaths and ignoring all the cases where "life-altering" aftermath occurs (in this case amputation due to necrosis). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...lf-leg-n309101 Yes. And that is one of the ~7,000 people in the U.S. that get bitten by snakes annually. Given that there are some 45,000 bicycle accidents reported annually it is obvious that bicycles are just Soooo much more dangerious that they probably ought to be outlawed. After all a hundred people die in bicycle crashes for every one that dies due to snake bite. http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/data/factsheet_crash.cfm But far more important! Some 450 people die annually from falling out of bed every year. think of it! 64 people die from falling out of bed for every death by snake bite. -- Cheers, John B. |
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John B. wrote:
On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:50:01 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 18:23, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:36:14 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-22 11:25, Duane wrote: On 22/08/2017 2:07 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-21 22:54, James wrote: On 22/08/17 13:34, John B. wrote: On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:01:01 +1000, James wrote: On my 66km ride today, along the edge of the road I saw a python maybe 2 metres long, a bearded dragon lizard, an echidna and several wallabies. One of the wallabies made me nervous that it was about to dart across the road at me. I braked a little in anticipation, but it turned and headed away from the road instead. But no mountain lions ? No. No broken chains fixed with rock and nail either. My rim brakes worked fine too, and I didn't rip any big holes, or little holes in my tyres. Boringly event free! Come here and ride the trails. The only thing that concerns me a bit are rattlesnakes. Lately I encountered three. One I accidentally ran over with the MTB, the other two I evaded. A big one was daring me which is unusual behavior. The sneaky part is that many are no longer in the habit of rattling to announce "intent to pounce". You aren't seriously telling a guy from Australia that it's more dangerous to ride in California because of the snakes are you? lol I know they've got far more venomous snakes there but AFAIK not rattlers lying around almost in an ambush position. It's a real problem on some trails here. One of the risks is that you might lose part of a leg to necrosis (requiring amputation). Good Lord! Yet another danger our intrepid mountain biker defies. The facts are that there are between 7,000 and 8,000 reptile bites annually in the U.S. of which 7 - 12 result in death. http://www.reptileknowledge.com/how-...-rattlesnakes/ As with bicycle accidents many people make the mistake of only looking at deaths and ignoring all the cases where "life-altering" aftermath occurs (in this case amputation due to necrosis). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...lf-leg-n309101 Yes. And that is one of the ~7,000 people in the U.S. that get bitten by snakes annually. Given that there are some 45,000 bicycle accidents reported annually it is obvious that bicycles are just Soooo much more dangerious that they probably ought to be outlawed. After all a hundred people die in bicycle crashes for every one that dies due to snake bite. http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/data/factsheet_crash.cfm But far more important! Some 450 people die annually from falling out of bed every year. think of it! 64 people die from falling out of bed for every death by snake bite. -- Cheers, John B. They're obviously falling out of bed into a snake pit. |
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