One Million Snakebites on BBC2 at 9pm this evening.
It gets a good write up in the Radio Times. :-)
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hi Chris
Thank you for the reminder, Chris {been a little busy today to post much on here}
I think this will be interesting due to the never ending fight for cures for snakebites at the moment.
A friend of mine of mine was bitten by an Adder in the UK, and the effect of the venom really did not do her any justice at all, and she was not well for a while - all because she bent down to tie her shoe laces while on a walk in the heather Moors of the Scottish Highlands. She thought she had brushed against Gorse Bushes, but this was not the case for her
Just shows we all have to be respectful of snakes at all times even our Adders in the UK
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loving this programme
the opening statement did it all for me.. "india is probably the snakiest country in the world"
the beardy hippy is good fun to watch... he loves his work :)
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Hi Kathy & Guy
I recorded it to watch later because OH doesn't really like watching wildlife films.
We once went to Goa on holiday, and I remember that the snake man with his basket, went out in the gardens every morning to remove the snakes before any guests stumbled upon them. :-)
there is some great high speed camera footage... its that type of programme that HD was invented for :)
It scared the eeby geebies out of me. Thank God we don't get snakes like that in th UK. I have just crossed India off my list of Countries to explore. :)
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Brilliant programme but I certainly wouldn't be putting my hand in the grass to look for them lol.
Wow, was that a programme that got a person jumping about on a edge of a seat - with lots of shocked breaths.
When the cobra inflated its neck it looked although it meant business, and even if it taped my foot to warn me to leave it alone...... I would not trust it with a barge pole LOL
To think that the locals walk about with bare feet at night when nature calls puts on a whole new meaning about snakes. The poor woman with the bite on her hand made me cringe yuk!!! so painful.
Also when the woman picked the crops and the snakes where sliding amongst the plants they where picking eeekkk!
Yes, snakes galore was packed in an hours documentary
Very interesting programme, and amazing how confidently even deadly snakes were handled. Like Blackbird, I cannot imagine walking barefoot at night in an area that snakes are known to be at large, no wonder so many people are bitten. Giving out wind-up torches is an excellent solution and ought to be taken up by the government, though I don't suppose it will be.
The snakes were beautiful creatures, and most just wanted to keep out of the way of humans.
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A B said: It scared the eeby geebies out of me. Thank God we don't get snakes like that in th UK. I have just crossed India off my list of Countries to explore. :)
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I crossed India off my list a long time ago, but not because of the snakes. But because I get Delly-Belly just going down to Sussex!
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Absolutely superb program! What wonderful work the father & son do there! Absolutely loved the King Cobra! What a beauty! They were all beautiful snakes though!
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