MINI2

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 07:51 AM

I decided that I’d install my gauges today (or at least do all the wiring) so I went out to my parent’s place (they’ve got a farm about 30 minutes east of Canberra) to use some of dad’s tools.

I was kind of kneeling outside the car doing some of the wiring under the dash when my sister came down to see how I was going. As she was walking towards me she was telling me something about her dog when all of a sudden she starts screaming at me

. I had a pretty late night last night so I was just sitting there impatiently thinking what the hells the matter with you you stupid girl

. I turned around to tell her to shut up (screaming is not out of the ordinary where my sister is concerned

) just in time to see a humongous tiger snake about a foot away from my leg and heading in my direction

. I sort of kinda dived away from the car and the snake headed underneath it.

Cause the inside of the car was in pieces, I couldn’t really drive it out of the way so instead I decided to try and chase it out by spraying water under it. I couldn’t manage to encourage it out but we couldn’t see it either so I opened the bonnet and got the shock of my life when the bloody thing was slithering over the top of the engine

(where the sparkplug leads go). Anyway, I tried all sorts of thing to get it out, including cranking the stereo up full blast but nothing seemed to work. So I got jack of it and just decided to put everything back together again so at least I could drive home. Had to keep the door closed which really made it a pain in the back (literally) to put everything back together.

After sitting and watching the car with my sister for about 40 minutes

and running the engine until it got hot, the snake still hadn’t come out and for all I know, it’s still there

. Oh well, at least it has good taste in cars.

As an aside, my mum was telling me afterwards that apparently if you get bitten by a tiger snake (and I suppose this applies to other snakes too) and you go to hospital and they haven’t got any antivenom, get them to contact the nearest vet as human tiger snake antivenom and animal tiger snake antivenom are apparently the same. (piece of useless information for you all).

doona · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:01 AM

You could be the toughest guy ub australia....

straight-up, a snake goes inot my car... he can have the thing.

There is no chance I would be getting back in the car until I had his dead body wrapped around my steering weel as a shiny new cover.

-Dan

brett · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:05 AM

so open the bonnet now it should be cooked throughly now and serve with red wine

MickyD · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:12 AM

you can eat it, but it tastes like 5hit

StuJones · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:15 AM

yep worked in far north QLD for 12 months on a mine site many years ago. Pathalogical fear of snakes. Taipan country. Snakes are not my friend

-blacky- · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:15 AM

I grew up on the few acres from where I live now, and of course, there were snakes there. My family had heaps of run in's with them , including the "snake into the engine" just like Andrew.

It's one of the worst feelings, as you can only stand there and watch & wait.

Good luck and be careful

Karen

Smurfn · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by doona

You could be the toughest guy ub australia....

straight-up, a snake goes inot my car... he can have the thing.

There is no chance I would be getting back in the car until I had his dead body wrapped around my steering weel as a shiny new cover.

-Dan

I agree with Dan. The car can wait until the snake leaves I reckon

MickyD · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:32 AM

so does this make your car a Cooper SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:38 AM

I'll admit that it scared the bejesus out of me when I first saw it but I kind of figured that it's more scared of me than I' am of it. I'm just a bit worried that if I did bring it back to town, it will be slithering around our unit complex somewhere

. Out at mum and dad's there are plenty of things to bang a snake on the head with but in town..... I just hope it fell out on the way back more from the point of not wanting it to bite someone else

It's cool here at the moment so it may be asleep. Might be an idea to give the northern Canberra Centre car park a miss tomorrow - that's where my car will be parked, and that will be the next time it is warm enough for the snake to be active again

.

Oh and the other thing is I hope it didn't die in there somewhere because I can say with pretty good authority (having smelt various species of dead animal) that dead snake is one of the worst smelling dead animals you can get

and I really don't want my car smelling like that

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MickyD

so does this make your car a Cooper SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I reckon it does

gazah · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:41 AM

& i thought the huntsman i had living behind my driver's side mirror was a problem

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

As an aside, my mum was telling me afterwards that apparently if you get bitten by a tiger snake (and I suppose this applies to other snakes too) and you go to hospital and they haven’t got any antivenom, get them to contact the nearest vet as human tiger snake antivenom and animal tiger snake antivenom are apparently the same. (piece of useless information for you all).

vets often use out-of-date human antivenene

play fife · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:42 AM

I havnt had to deal with a snake in my MINI........but........a few weeks back just before leaving for work i had a huge spider sitting behind the rear view mirror.

scared the 5hit out of me when it ran over my head to the back window.

It took me about 15 minutes to get it out.......i hate creepy crawleys.

Daniel

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by gazah

vets often use out-of-date human antivenene

That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice?

Cooper76 · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:45 AM

AH! I just read the title of this thread and reckoned it was written by an Ozzie.

Yeeeeeeep!

You guys have the nastiest creatures down there. I am not sure how anyone survives a night....!

Todd! · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:49 AM

Snakes dont phase me, like you said they are more scared of us than we are of them...

You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash!

2bob · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice?

NONE or OUT OF DATE-.

My choice= some please.

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by play fife

It took me about 15 minutes to get it out

Ha ha ha for some reason that brings to mind an episode of the Simpson’s where Homer takes Bart to the gay steel works and one of the guys gets a spark in his hair and he is dancing on tiptoes flapping his hands in the air saying get it off get it off in a really camp voice.

Cooper76 · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Snakes dont phase me, like you said they are more scared of us than we are of them...

You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash!

I saw that episode too! A snake got in his truck's engine compartment! Hahahaha!!!!!

Crazy dude he is!

AndrewH · Feb 27th, 2005, 08:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash!

Yeah, a dangling baby Bob might have been just the ticket to entice it out

gazah · Feb 27th, 2005, 09:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice?

depends how out-of-date i s'pose... but yeah, better than nothing!

Feb 27th, 2005, 07:51 AM	#1
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	Stupid Snake! - Now with improved Australian Fauna & the odd interloper I decided that I’d install my gauges today (or at least do all the wiring) so I went out to my parent’s place (they’ve got a farm about 30 minutes east of Canberra) to use some of dad’s tools. I was kind of kneeling outside the car doing some of the wiring under the dash when my sister came down to see how I was going. As she was walking towards me she was telling me something about her dog when all of a sudden she starts screaming at me . I had a pretty late night last night so I was just sitting there impatiently thinking what the hells the matter with you you stupid girl . I turned around to tell her to shut up (screaming is not out of the ordinary where my sister is concerned ) just in time to see a humongous tiger snake about a foot away from my leg and heading in my direction . I sort of kinda dived away from the car and the snake headed underneath it. Cause the inside of the car was in pieces, I couldn’t really drive it out of the way so instead I decided to try and chase it out by spraying water under it. I couldn’t manage to encourage it out but we couldn’t see it either so I opened the bonnet and got the shock of my life when the bloody thing was slithering over the top of the engine (where the sparkplug leads go). Anyway, I tried all sorts of thing to get it out, including cranking the stereo up full blast but nothing seemed to work. So I got jack of it and just decided to put everything back together again so at least I could drive home. Had to keep the door closed which really made it a pain in the back (literally) to put everything back together. After sitting and watching the car with my sister for about 40 minutes and running the engine until it got hot, the snake still hadn’t come out and for all I know, it’s still there . Oh well, at least it has good taste in cars. As an aside, my mum was telling me afterwards that apparently if you get bitten by a tiger snake (and I suppose this applies to other snakes too) and you go to hospital and they haven’t got any antivenom, get them to contact the nearest vet as human tiger snake antivenom and animal tiger snake antivenom are apparently the same. (piece of useless information for you all). Jan 06 MCS Checkmate Last edited by AndrewH : Nov 16th, 2005 at 03:41 AM.

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
brett 1st MINI Owner in QLD !!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St George Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 2,406 Offline	so open the bonnet now it should be cooked throughly now and serve with red wine 1968 Mk1 Morris Cooper S 1310cc Downton Lake Green - White 1974 Leyland Mini 1098c Country Cream 2008 MINI Cooper S Chilli Pepper White - Black Roof

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
StuJones my second passion, a tin! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cronulla, NSW Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 747 Offline	yep worked in far north QLD for 12 months on a mine site many years ago. Pathalogical fear of snakes. Taipan country. Snakes are not my friend 2002 BRG MCS with more mods than can remember The thieves choice in race cars 2005 BEP MCS stock standard and staying that way

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
-blacky- Unlucky Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast NSW Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 1,785 Offline	I grew up on the few acres from where I live now, and of course, there were snakes there. My family had heaps of run in's with them , including the "snake into the engine" just like Andrew. It's one of the worst feelings, as you can only stand there and watch & wait. Good luck and be careful Karen - Blacky - 2003 MCS JCW Trouble Maker

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 42,625 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by doona You could be the toughest guy ub australia.... straight-up, a snake goes inot my car... he can have the thing. There is no chance I would be getting back in the car until I had his dead body wrapped around my steering weel as a shiny new cover. -Dan I agree with Dan. The car can wait until the snake leaves I reckon http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

MINI2

Fuel for your MINI obsession

For Australian social and region specific discussion

Today
Sponsors	Sponsored Links Registered members do not see Google Ads posts, they can also post messages, pictures, and classified adverts. Register your free account today and become a member of MINI2 - MINI Forum

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
doona ......... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 2,819 Offline	You could be the toughest guy ub australia.... straight-up, a snake goes inot my car... he can have the thing. There is no chance I would be getting back in the car until I had his dead body wrapped around my steering weel as a shiny new cover. -Dan

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
MickyD MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 3,763 Offline	you can eat it, but it tastes like 5hit

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
MickyD MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 3,763 Offline	so does this make your car a Cooper SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	I'll admit that it scared the bejesus out of me when I first saw it but I kind of figured that it's more scared of me than I' am of it. I'm just a bit worried that if I did bring it back to town, it will be slithering around our unit complex somewhere . Out at mum and dad's there are plenty of things to bang a snake on the head with but in town..... I just hope it fell out on the way back more from the point of not wanting it to bite someone else It's cool here at the moment so it may be asleep. Might be an idea to give the northern Canberra Centre car park a miss tomorrow - that's where my car will be parked, and that will be the next time it is warm enough for the snake to be active again . Oh and the other thing is I hope it didn't die in there somewhere because I can say with pretty good authority (having smelt various species of dead animal) that dead snake is one of the worst smelling dead animals you can get and I really don't want my car smelling like that Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MickyD so does this make your car a Cooper SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I reckon it does Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 2,045 Offline	& i thought the huntsman i had living behind my driver's side mirror was a problem Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH As an aside, my mum was telling me afterwards that apparently if you get bitten by a tiger snake (and I suppose this applies to other snakes too) and you go to hospital and they haven’t got any antivenom, get them to contact the nearest vet as human tiger snake antivenom and animal tiger snake antivenom are apparently the same. (piece of useless information for you all). vets often use out-of-date human antivenene come MOTOR with clubMINI Last edited by gazah : Feb 27th, 2005 at 09:02 AM.

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
play fife The Invisible Boy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 1,280 Offline	I havnt had to deal with a snake in my MINI........but........a few weeks back just before leaving for work i had a huge spider sitting behind the rear view mirror. scared the 5hit out of me when it ran over my head to the back window. It took me about 15 minutes to get it out.......i hate creepy crawleys. Daniel 2004 DS/W Cooper S 2006 NRL Premiers - Brisbane Broncos

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by gazah vets often use out-of-date human antivenene That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice? Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
Cooper76 MotorCityMadman Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Motown Local Time: 05:15 PM Posts: 3,820 Offline	AH! I just read the title of this thread and reckoned it was written by an Ozzie. Yeeeeeeep! You guys have the nastiest creatures down there. I am not sure how anyone survives a night....! *BMW-AG Rocks!!!* Portsmouth FC Can Thank Sunderland...What a Farce!!!

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 10,892 Offline	Snakes dont phase me, like you said they are more scared of us than we are of them... You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash! PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
2bob MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bilgola plateau nsw Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 1,027 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice? NONE or OUT OF DATE-. My choice= some please.

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by play fife It took me about 15 minutes to get it out Ha ha ha for some reason that brings to mind an episode of the Simpson’s where Homer takes Bart to the gay steel works and one of the guys gets a spark in his hair and he is dancing on tiptoes flapping his hands in the air saying get it off get it off in a really camp voice. Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
Cooper76 MotorCityMadman Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Motown Local Time: 05:15 PM Posts: 3,820 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS Snakes dont phase me, like you said they are more scared of us than we are of them... You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash! I saw that episode too! A snake got in his truck's engine compartment! Hahahaha!!!!! Crazy dude he is! *BMW-AG Rocks!!!* Portsmouth FC Can Thank Sunderland...What a Farce!!!

Feb 27th, 2005, 08:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 4,208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS You should have called up the crocodile hunter, he woulda come out and fixed that lil' beaudy up in a flash! Yeah, a dangling baby Bob might have been just the ticket to entice it out Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Feb 27th, 2005, 09:03 AM	#20 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 07:15 AM Posts: 2,045 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH That would be OK wouldn't it - if you had no other choice? depends how out-of-date i s'pose... but yeah, better than nothing! come MOTOR with clubMINI

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Australian Info Thread - Clutch & Windscreen problems	Jim Dolbel	Faults & Fixes	16	May 14th, 2006 11:36 PM
Australian Cooper S - Dark Silver & Electric Blue	Basil	MINI Cooper S	0	Apr 16th, 2002 11:10 PM<