Wonder if my girl would like a halter top made from a skin?A photo of enormous snake skins drying out in a warehouse, in the docks of London, 1930
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Wonder if my girl would like a halter top made from a skin?A photo of enormous snake skins drying out in a warehouse, in the docks of London, 1930
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Yikes x10First trip saw one in the road but it was gone by the time we stopped. Second trip saw a puff adder in the road at night. The PH killed it. Next day we were hunting and the PH was about 2 feet in front of me and yelled snake as he almost stepped right on top of a 5 to 6 footer. It was brownish gray and I thought mamba but the PH said it was a mole snake which is not venomous.
Twice. One run-in with a boomslang just above my head-shoulders with mouth open and another with a mamba that rose up next to me. Luckily wasn’t bit but close. Had a couple stiff drinks those nights!As long as we’re on the subject .
Has anyone had a problem on their hunting trips in Africa?
If so I will no longer plan on my first trip.
I’ll purchase some paper game targets and pretend at my range!
My sleep tonight will be tough!
Twice. One run-in with a boomslang just above my head-shoulders with mouth open and another with a mamba that rose up next to me. Luckily wasn’t bit but close. Had a couple stiff drinks those nights!
Ha ha well I can assure you that other than my experience in the CAR, my other experiences are fairly commonplace among guides and PHs so I don’t think they would be worried about hunting with me. I have heard many a hair-raising story from PHs and other guides. Being a guide or a PH in wild areas is a hazardous job, as evidenced by several unfortunate incidents involving PHs that have been reported on AH. While rare, these things happen. Even in Colorado and Alaska, I’ve had a few incidents such as nearly drowning during a river crossing; getting slammed and knocked out while inside a horse trailer by a horse when unloading horses from the trailer; being charged after dark by a gut-shot 6x7 bull elk and charged by a couple brown bears. There’s a reason wilderness guides in the US are categorized for worker’s compensation insurance premiums in the same category as police officers. I’ve also tried to get disability insurance from several insurance companies but have always been denied.Scott, the more I read about your hunts in Africa, I'm not sure I would want to be your PH. Seems like you have all types of interesting encounters.
I Question and have doubts about the authentJust some random interesting photos about snakes....
An epic prinitive clash..
A King Cobra (the world's longest venomous snake) has attempted to catch, kill and eat this Reticulated Python (grows to be the longest snake in the world) and has been coiled and strangled by the python and died in the process.
Both were dead when found.
The King has met its match...
(Credit to original photographer)
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We saw 3 black Momba on our Safari and all were close but None were a problem, one was smallish - maybe 3-4 feet long and near my feet in knee high grass, was tempting to want to catch it and take a photo (I like snakes and have handled many) but I realized the risk and “stupidity” of doing that….just enjoyed seeing the snake up close and backed away - walked around it. Our PH said he never bothers killing them and leaves them alone, never had a problem on a Safari but did have a worker killed by one setting up their camp 2 years earlier.As long as we’re on the subject .
Has anyone had a problem on their hunting trips in Africa?
If so I will no longer plan on my first trip.
I’ll purchase some paper game targets and pretend at my range!
My sleep tonight will be tough!
South of Chickasha, out in the country.
I Question and have doubts about the authent
We saw 3 black Momba on our Safari and all were close but None were a problem, one was smallish - maybe 3-4 feet long and near my feet in knee high grass, was tempting to want to catch it and take a photo (I like snakes and have handled many) but I realized the risk and “stupidity” of doing that….just enjoyed seeing the snake up close and backed away - walked around it. Our PH said he never bothers killing them and leaves them alone, never had a problem on a Safari but did have a worker killed by one setting up their camp 2 years earlier.