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shorty943 · 08-17-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Omigoodness. Your possums don't sound like our possums!

From memory your "Opossum" is a sleapy old fellow.
Ours can get quite excited at times, like mating time, dinner time, play time, sleepy time.
If you can gain their trust, they can be friendly enough, but never dream they can be "domesticated", they are wild critters. Some more so than others.

Kaylyn, they are sensitive, you may have run over a cousin.

The Koala, can make a mess with its nice big claws for climbing. When it is awake. The highly selective diet of "Manna Gum" leaves, and about 2 or 3 other species of "Eucalypt", usually leave it fairly stoned.

The Buck Kangaroo (male) will try to disembowel any thing it sees as a rival.
The "boxing" a "roo" does is actually a grappling to get a hold of an adversary then it will rear back onto its tail and lash out with the hind feet to slash at the stomach area. Three very large and strong toe claws on each hind leg, NASTY. Not at all like Warner Bros.

A collection of spiders and snakes, that are the envy of the world. If you like things that can kill you. The tropical Bird Eating Spider is a tarantula type that actively hunts mice and small birds, too large for an areal home it still spins an areal web, but lives in a burrow it excavates using its poison fangs.
The Desert Taipan, a snake with venom some seven times more potent than the King Cobra. Our Southern Ocean Black Tiger Snake thinks nothing of a 5 or 6 mile open ocean swim. Diet consists mainly of Mutton bird chicks (Shearwaters), that migrate from Siberia to our South coast every year. The snakes get a full belly for about 2 or 3 months of the year, the rest of the year, they are hungry and grumpy.

Ants almost 2 inches long, that can jump over six feet, we loved annoying them as kids. Big set of fighting nippers, almost a quarter of their body length.

And let's not forget good old Taz. Once again Warner Bros, not quite right.
They do not spin and twirl, but the rest is pretty accurate. They are bellicose, aggressive, carniverous, omniverous, canaballistic, um, and some more stuff as well.

And there is not one critter I don't have some affection for. Even the nasty dangerous ones.

Ah, Australia, you got to love it. Or live somewhere safer.

Greg · 08-17-2007, 08:26 AM

Well golly! I had no idea that animals in Australia were so moody!

Somewhere I got the notion that there were no poisonous snakes in Australia; must be someplace else.

shorty943 · 08-17-2007, 09:14 AM

That is Ireland mate. That is the other thing good old St Paddy is famous for. Getting rid of the snakes from Ireland.

Over here we have more than every other country combined. And spiders.
And fishes.
The tropical Stone fish, the Lion fish, the "stinger" a relative of the Portugese Man-o-war, our pretty little "Blue Ringed Octopus".
They show irregular roundish bright electric blue rings over their body when angry. Full grown adult will fit in the palm of your hand. NEVER do it.
It will bite you, you will die.

But, come on over, we are having a barbie this weekend.
We'll keep the "pets" locked up.

Miros1 · 08-17-2007, 11:11 AM

Guess all the snakes migrated to Australia!

Greg · 08-17-2007, 07:19 PM

Oh, right. Ireland. Fascinating country, that.

shorty943 · 08-17-2007, 10:42 PM

It is kind of, isn't it. Be damned nasty if the North Atlantic current stops.

Eureka, I've found it. If the current does slow or stop, we can build a bloody big paddle wheel set and get it moving again. Yippee, world saved.

Or is that just the alcohol, from last night.

Miros1 · 08-17-2007, 11:49 PM

I'd suspect the alcohol!

Kaylyn · 08-18-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Somewhere I got the notion that there were no poisonous snakes in Australia; must be someplace else.

Greg, I thought you liked Croc Hunter...you should know better! :P

Greg · 08-18-2007, 02:23 AM

You're right; I should have remembered his affinity for poisonous snakes. Maybe it was New Zealand.

shorty943 · 08-18-2007, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

You're right; I should have remembered his affinity for poisonous snakes. Maybe it was New Zealand.

Vale, Steve Irwin. That was a big shock to us here in Aussie.

Yes, that could be right, NZ is quite a benign place. No nasty biters.
They are known coloquially as "The Shaky Isles", lots of volcanic fun.
That is another thing that impresses me, Volcanoes. Wow, the power of dear old Mother Nature keeps me in awe. I love stormy weather, wind, rain, thunder, lightening, much more impressive than a skyscraper or cathedral in my opinion.

Greg · 08-19-2007, 07:51 AM

My overall impression of New Zealand is that it has a really nice climate, stunningly beautiful mountains, and the landscape is carpeted in mobile wool.

shorty943 · 08-19-2007, 09:13 AM

That's the place. It is a gem. The Maori, are great people, the Scot descended white Kiwi as well. The first place in the world to actually work out a treaty between indigenous people and European would be colonists. First nation to emancipate woman, an idea they got from South Australia, the first place in the world to recognise equal rights for woman, way back in 1890 something.
They also have the worlds best local bottle shop. You can't buy a keg of beer for a weekend party in NZ, you have to buy a mini tanker. Hire from the brewery more accurately. All set up with coolers, CO2 bottle, taps, bar top. Just the thing for a BBQ.

Greg · 08-20-2007, 03:38 AM

They don't sell beer by the keg in New Zealand?

shorty943 · 08-21-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg

They don't sell beer by the keg in New Zealand?

Nope, by the 6 x 4 foot trailer. A Mini beer tanker. Wonderful place New Zealand.

Greg · 08-22-2007, 03:21 AM

I shall confess that I didn't drink any beer while I was in New Zealand, but I was shipping home boxes of empty beer cars. I have a friend who collects them, y'see; but the customs agents must have really wondered about those boxes!

mikedelaney16 · 08-22-2007, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by shorty943

That is Ireland mate. That is the other thing good old St Paddy is famous for. Getting rid of the snakes from Ireland.

That's false advertising on the part of St Paddy. He didn't get rid of the snakes, he converted them into lawyers, politicians, priests, Christian brothers, nuns, social workers and tax collectors

shorty943 · 08-22-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mikedelaney16

That's false advertising on the part of St Paddy. He didn't get rid of the snakes, he converted them into lawyers, politicians, priests, Christian brothers, nuns, social workers and tax collectors

Okay, you win.

Miros1 · 08-23-2007, 12:46 AM

Why were they then allowed to spread out into areas which still had poisonous snakes?

shorty943 · 08-23-2007, 07:44 AM

Umm, culling?

If we let them roam around, the not snakes I mean, maybe a snake will pay them back for us.

Greg · 09-07-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Miros1

Why were they then allowed to spread out into areas which still had poisonous snakes?

"Birds of a feather..."

08-17-2007, 08:26 AM	#42
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Well golly! I had no idea that animals in Australia were so moody! Somewhere I got the notion that there were no poisonous snakes in Australia; must be someplace else. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-17-2007, 07:19 PM	#45
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Oh, right. Ireland. Fascinating country, that. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-18-2007, 02:23 AM	#49
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	You're right; I should have remembered his affinity for poisonous snakes. Maybe it was New Zealand. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-19-2007, 07:51 AM	#51
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	My overall impression of New Zealand is that it has a really nice climate, stunningly beautiful mountains, and the landscape is carpeted in mobile wool. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-20-2007, 03:38 AM	#53
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	They don't sell beer by the keg in New Zealand? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-17-2007, 09:14 AM	#43
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	That is Ireland mate. That is the other thing good old St Paddy is famous for. Getting rid of the snakes from Ireland. Over here we have more than every other country combined. And spiders. And fishes. The tropical Stone fish, the Lion fish, the "stinger" a relative of the Portugese Man-o-war, our pretty little "Blue Ringed Octopus". They show irregular roundish bright electric blue rings over their body when angry. Full grown adult will fit in the palm of your hand. NEVER do it. It will bite you, you *will* die. But, come on over, we are having a barbie this weekend. We'll keep the "pets" locked up.

08-17-2007, 11:11 AM	#44
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Guess all the snakes migrated to Australia!

08-17-2007, 10:42 PM	#46
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	It is kind of, isn't it. Be damned nasty if the North Atlantic current stops. Eureka, I've found it. If the current does slow or stop, we can build a bloody big paddle wheel set and get it moving again. Yippee, world saved. Or is that just the alcohol, from last night.

08-17-2007, 11:49 PM	#47
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	I'd suspect the alcohol!

08-19-2007, 09:13 AM	#52
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	That's the place. It is a gem. The Maori, are great people, the Scot descended white Kiwi as well. The first place in the world to actually work out a treaty between indigenous people and European would be colonists. First nation to emancipate woman, an idea they got from South Australia, the first place in the world to recognise equal rights for woman, way back in 1890 something. They also have the worlds best local bottle shop. You can't buy a keg of beer for a weekend party in NZ, you have to buy a mini tanker. Hire from the brewery more accurately. All set up with coolers, CO2 bottle, taps, bar top. Just the thing for a BBQ.

08-22-2007, 03:21 AM	#55
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I shall confess that I didn't drink any beer while I was in New Zealand, but I was shipping home boxes of empty beer cars. I have a friend who collects them, y'see; but the customs agents must have really wondered about those boxes! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

08-23-2007, 12:46 AM	#58
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Why were they then allowed to spread out into areas which still had poisonous snakes?

08-23-2007, 07:44 AM	#59
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Umm, culling? If we let them roam around, the not snakes I mean, maybe a snake will pay them back for us.