Dianne and Golden Haired Dancer Rye Victoria, Australia33 minutes, 34 seconds ago
Hello Jennifer, TY for the Ram. It is quiet in my household but not in the area. Lots of tourists. And they are so impatient in their cars. Beeping all the time. If I get beeped I slow down a) because they have given me a fright and b) because this is a beach holiday area and not the city. I am sure that you are enjoying your time with Lizzie and her family. I may not have told you yesterday about Mungo coming home with what looked like a small snake head first in his mouth. I shouted at him and he dropped it. It was still alive so I attacked it with a spade. and then buried it. As most of our snakes are venomous, even the baby ones, I wasn't taking chances. Then followed an anxious few hours as I watched Mungo inside. I checked inside his mouth a number of times to look for signs of swelling. After a couple of hours he still seemed OK. In fact he was complaining about not being allowed out. Meanwhile I was frantically googling re. snake bites. Then I recalled in my first few years of teaching a 8 y.o boy came to school with a legless lizard. He knew that I feared snakes and asked me to try and hold it promising me no harm. "Look Dianne it does not have a snake tongue." I hesitated and then held it." The little boy said he was so proud of me! So last night I googled legless lizards and sure enough we have them where I live. Sadly they are endangered. I read that their main predators are cats. They should also add humans who mistake them for snakes. It would have survived when Mungo dropped it but sadly I killed it before it could get away. And Mungo is still fine 24 hours later!
