Nyati
AH ambassador
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2011
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- Location
- Madrid, Spain
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- Member of
- RFEC, RFETO
- Hunted
- Spain, Finland, RSA ( KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Free State ).
Nyati, thanks for the offer! I've heard that Spain has some good hunting. Do you hunt there???
Good call, actually, I am still in, 16 Mar was my 34 year anniversary. It's been a long haul with no regrets at all, and in Jan 2018 I'll have to retire, if I don't do it earlier.
I have absolutely no natural fear of snakes. I grew up in a part of the world with only one snake species, the completely harmless garter snake. Played with them all the time when we were kids. When traveling in a warm part of the world and seeing a snake I am always fascinated first, then wonder if its dangerous second. I suppose I should upgrade my self preservation instincts. This thread helps. Thanks.
If I have the misfortune to run into a black mamba while out in the bush, I'm not going to card him to find out his age!!!........I'm going to see what direction his head is pointed and then I will make a point to quickly travel 180 degrees in the opposite direction!!!Something interesting, young small mamba snakes are more deadly that full grown mambas. The reason being that full grown mambas control their venom retention when striking/biting a person, depending on the agitation of a full grown mamba it will usually deliver a dry bite..while a small young juvenile mamba will deliver all the venom at once into a victim...![]()
If I have the misfortune to run into a black mamba while out in the bush, I'm not going to card him to find out his age!!!........I'm going to see what direction his head is pointed and then I will make a point to quickly travel 180 degrees in the opposite direction!!!