That's true far more likely to be a brown or a tiger, and over the distance of time the actual brred of snake will never be known for certain. Tia ----- Original Message ---- From: bruce johnson <brucej@alphalink.com.au> To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 6 July, 2007 1:26:56 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens&MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 yes that could be a fair statement, my last run in with a snake at reedy creek was a nasty brown. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmel M Reynen" <fcfibre2@bigpond.com> To: <aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens&MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 > However they are not found around Sebastopol. More likely a brown or a tiger > in that area, given the date maybe all snakes were seen as death adders? > Carmel > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-vic-ne-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-vic-ne-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tia McCombes > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 6:07 PM > To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens > &MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 > > Hi all, Yes the Death adder is an extremly venomous Australian snake. There > was a man killed in NSW within the last 6 months by one, sorry I can't > narrow it down, but it was on the ABC news in Canberra. He thought that a > dog was harrassing a blue tongue lizard and after calling off the dog he > picked up the "lizard" to see if it had been injured. The snake bit him and > he died soon after. > > Here is a link of information about the snake for those interested. > http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animals.asp?catID=16&ID=106 > > Have a good day > > Tia in raining (finally) Canberra > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: bruce johnson <brucej@alphalink.com.au> > To: aus-vic-ne@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, 5 July, 2007 12:08:46 AM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens & > MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 > > > oz has about 7-8 realy deadly snakes, if i remember my > old school days the death adder is a small snake but very deadly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Hanson" <ahanson8@bigpond.com> > To: "AUS-VIC-NE-L" <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:55 PM > Subject: [AVNE] Daniel FARRELL & the Death Adder - From the Ovens & > MurrayAdvertiser July 23 1863 > > > > NARROW ESCAPE FROM A DEATH ADDER > > > > A dairyman, named Daniel Farrell, living below Sebastopol, had a very > narrow > > escape a few days since from being bitten by a death adder. It appears > that > > Mr. Farrell, whilst felling a tree, felt something as if pulling at the > > bottom of his trousers. At first, believing it preceded from a branch of > > underwood, he took no notice of it, but on finding this pulling repeated > he > > turned round and to his horror, perceived this deadly viper biting at his > > heel. With a cry of terror, he swung round the axe and knocked him off > but > > it was to the circumstances of his having on strong trousers and a strong > > pair of boots, his escape from a frightful death was mainly due. The bite > of > > these reptiles is as swift and fatal in its effects as that of the cobra > de > > capello, and it is lucky for us that they are not numerous in this part of > > the Colony and are so sluggish by nature that they seldom bite unless > > attacked or trodden on. Farrell took the reptile home, having secured it > in > > a forked stick and it is to be hoped it will find its way to the Burke > > Museum. It is described as being 20 inches long but that is a very unusual > > length for these noxious animals ... > > > > > > Anne Hanson > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/884 - Release Date: 2/07/2007 > > 3:35 PM > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/885 - Release Date: 3/07/2007 > 10:02 AM > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ Yahoo!7 Mail has just got even bigger and better with unlimited > storage on all webmail accounts. > http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.0/887 - Release Date: 5/07/2007 1:55 PM > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo!7 Mail has just got even bigger and better with unlimited storage on all webmail accounts. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/unlimitedstorage.html