My qustion would be how far away would you walk away from the snake - 50,
100 or 200 metres?

(Whimp when it comes to snakes)

Rob Howes
Geraldton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Priest" <andrew@...>
To: <aushiker@...>; "Bibbulmun Track Club"
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Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: [Aushiker] BT - Helena Campsite


>
> Hi Everyone
>
> Just a quick update of a walk from the Hills Activity Centre into Helena
> campsite on the weekend. A group of eight of us from Perth Bushwalkers
> Club walked into Helena early Saturday evening and back out Sunday
morning.
> A great time was had by all.
>
> Track is in good condition all the way. Creeks are bone dry as you would
> expect and the gravel is a pain on the hills, but otherwise very nice out
> there indeed.
>
> Ball Creek campsite is clean and tidy. Water tank is about 2/3
> full. Helena campsite is also clean and tidy, with both tanks being about
> 1/2 full. No sign of nocturnal visitors at the campsite or wrigglers in
the
> water at Helena. Sadly the blue wrens weren't around Sunday morning.
>
> Saw two kangaroos and one snake enroute to Helena on Saturday. I think
the
> snake was a python ... wasn't interested in moving off the Track at all.
We
> just walked around it. This raises an interesting or trivial question.
Does
> one walk around the front or back of a snake or it doesn't matter?
>
> Note to CALM/Bibbulmun Track Foundation: No broom or rake at Helena
> Campsite. Why do people take these things?
>
> Hope everyone had a good weekend.
>
> Regards
> Andrew
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