tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post6606952159160122312..comments2024-03-29T08:50:21.054+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Look who paid us a visit...Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-70275828986479664652012-01-26T08:59:59.086+02:002012-01-26T08:59:59.086+02:00Jane - Strangely enough there are mongeese in the ...Jane - Strangely enough there are mongeese in the area - but they cause havoc with their digging :) And I'm not sure that they would go for something that big LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-13251030636477829992012-01-26T08:56:16.929+02:002012-01-26T08:56:16.929+02:00Leigh - Muffin is very clever - never bite off mor...Leigh - Muffin is very clever - never bite off more than you can chew...!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-84417192370687538292012-01-26T08:55:40.917+02:002012-01-26T08:55:40.917+02:00Small Footprints - Welcome and thank you. The &qu...Small Footprints - Welcome and thank you. The "critters" are all in a days work LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-12065269590227591562012-01-26T08:54:55.772+02:002012-01-26T08:54:55.772+02:00Tanya - Yes, both he and RMan were :)
Affordable ...Tanya - Yes, both he and RMan were :)<br /><br />Affordable domestic help - haven't had it since our early days of marriage (and we're celebrating 32 years this year LOL) I prefer to call my home, MY home. John is very important in more ways than just finding snakes and manual labour - see my blog posting of today. If we are able to only give him work one day / week then that has to Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-30075340497127112672012-01-26T03:47:12.222+02:002012-01-26T03:47:12.222+02:00Whew, that snake. Glad it's gone. And glad Muf...Whew, that snake. Glad it's gone. And glad Muffin picks prey more his size!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-60654572530758856802012-01-26T01:44:32.730+02:002012-01-26T01:44:32.730+02:00Oh, Muffin is one cute bug-hunter. :-) Thanks, s...Oh, Muffin is one cute bug-hunter. :-) Thanks, so much, for sharing a bit of your life with us ... the "critters" that you have to deal with are fascinating and a little scary. Thanks for linking up in my Meet & Greet ... I'm your newest follower and look forward to reading more! :-)Small Footprintshttp://reducefootprints.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-81799682487789085472012-01-25T20:42:46.969+02:002012-01-25T20:42:46.969+02:00John the hero :) I'm so glad we don't have...John the hero :) I'm so glad we don't have snakes on the island! And man would I'd love to have someone helping me with all the work in my allotment. You know, all my South African girlfriends say that the thing they miss most about home is affordable domestic help. It's like a wake-up call when they move to the first world - they have to learn to cook, clean and do the laundry Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-55751889520804390052012-01-25T11:53:26.616+02:002012-01-25T11:53:26.616+02:00Jennifer - At last with the rattlesnake you can he...Jennifer - At last with the rattlesnake you can hear it - this nasty piece of work is silent. :)<br /><br />And, yes, I reckon chickens would be at risk...<br /><br />David - LOL - you and RMan - you're a team.<br /><br />Teach - Many thanks - maybe next time we're there together you can take a look - if there are any around?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-75237956698512371112012-01-25T10:33:31.673+02:002012-01-25T10:33:31.673+02:00According to my bug book, your fat worm is the cat...According to my bug book, your fat worm is the caterpillar of the Citrus swallowtail butterfly. Not sure about the little ones on the leaf...either a type of leaf hopper or winged aphid?Mad dog and Englishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767756978798658041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-19581907320776913752012-01-24T19:39:09.915+02:002012-01-24T19:39:09.915+02:00Wow! thats a pretty good sized snake and being poi...Wow! thats a pretty good sized snake and being poisonous makes it even worse. I'd have shot it to and the same goes for any rattlers around here.tffnguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830558433596399955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-46526403270617176392012-01-24T17:55:53.310+02:002012-01-24T17:55:53.310+02:00Oh My! Thank heavens we have no poisonous snakes e...Oh My! Thank heavens we have no poisonous snakes either. At least all of our snakes do eat slugs, larva, and other garden pests. That would be a terrible thing to deal with. Maybe you need a pet mongoose ;)Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-47832417358205763722012-01-24T17:21:27.062+02:002012-01-24T17:21:27.062+02:00Oh the problems with farming!!
I was ok until the...Oh the problems with farming!!<br /><br />I was ok until the cobra. Ugh I dislike snakes. Our problem snake is the rattlesnake and we end up with 5-10 each summer on the farm that we have to kill. With the hens and the cats, I think any smaller snakes are killed before they get too close, but oh do I dislike them. <br /><br />I like the sharing of the problem critters, as we can see that althoughHumble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-43496018764142998602012-01-24T16:38:59.203+02:002012-01-24T16:38:59.203+02:00Diana - LOL - reckon he is - HOPE he is...
Mr H -...Diana - LOL - reckon he is - HOPE he is...<br /><br />Mr H - Hmm - we're 25 minutes from the closest hospital. Reckon that we wouldn't really have enough time, and as for having anti-venom in stock - a neighbours dog was recently bitten by a cobra. The vet charged them ZAR5000.00 to give him a shot / keep him overnight. There is also the problem that if you don't identify the snake Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-89451139819414414622012-01-24T16:21:04.605+02:002012-01-24T16:21:04.605+02:00I would love to pop into your little little piece ...I would love to pop into your little little piece of heaven for a visit, but it may be a little distant for an afternoon nip of the juice of the barley! <br /><br />We have rattlesnakes here than can be a definite nuisance. All others are non-poisonous. Regardless they still scare the "you no what" out of you if you come on them unexpectedly.johnnybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583515325585742368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-73697222809563839402012-01-24T15:54:47.208+02:002012-01-24T15:54:47.208+02:00Looks like fighting off the beasties is a full tim...Looks like fighting off the beasties is a full time job around there. We welcome snakes into our garden but of course none of ours are poisoness. I would imagine that snake bites are fairly common where you live, do you carry anti-venom or just rush to a hospital if bitten?Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-85201952064689066032012-01-24T15:46:44.905+02:002012-01-24T15:46:44.905+02:00RIP snakeRIP snakeDiana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-40785893413158458682012-01-24T14:21:17.496+02:002012-01-24T14:21:17.496+02:00Slowvelder - I know. But we couldn't take the...Slowvelder - I know. But we couldn't take the chance with our grandson and two dogs arriving shortly. And it looked like the snake had been in it's "home" for some time. Not to sure where the missus is...?<br /><br />Sue - I'm not mad about them either, but it takes all sorts of creatures to make up this planet we live on...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-74634556685502451132012-01-24T12:21:03.325+02:002012-01-24T12:21:03.325+02:00Oh. My. God.
I HATE snakes.
It was one of the ma...Oh. My. God. <br />I HATE snakes. <br />It was one of the main reasons we didn't move out west when hubby retired. <br />I would die a thousand deaths if I saw that in my yard.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-76050815184857012892012-01-24T12:17:09.539+02:002012-01-24T12:17:09.539+02:00I need a puppy like that! Good dog :) I'm sa...I need a puppy like that! Good dog :) I'm sad about the snake though :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com