(04-04-2021, 10:07 AM)Currahee! Wrote: I think they're quite common. The one I saw was basking in the sun but fucked off sharpish when it spotted/heard me. It was fast as fuck.
(04-04-2021, 10:08 AM)Currahee! Wrote: That one I saw was quite young. Reckon it was maybe a foot long. Some are huge.
Looks bigger, I guess you did get in quite close then!
Seen a few garter/grass snakes in BC, 2-3feet and aye the speed they move, quite disconcerting tbqh.
(04-04-2021, 10:04 AM)Shteve Wrote: They fucking creep me out like. how did she manage to get bitten by a snake in Scotland even seeing one must be rare as fuck never mind managing to get bit by it.
She was doing some gardening and the wee bastard came out and bit her on the ankle
(05-13-2021, 04:19 PM)Currahee! Wrote: Greenhill farm just outside Selkirk on the way to Hawick. If you know where the TV mast is it's close to there. The views are superb.
Not well, though I have gone that B road from Jedburgh once, that comes back onto the A7 there. Did you give it a rub and an apple? Tuesday did the Gavington to Gifford road over the top - that's a nice run, though just before at Longformacus got stuck behind a hundred sheep. Cool af sheep dog casually standing in the back of a 4x4 SidebySide non plussed until then staright into action on command. Utterly brilliant work! Smart dugs.
(05-13-2021, 04:35 PM)pondlife Wrote: Not well, though I have gone that B road from Jedburgh once, that comes back onto the A7 there. Did you give it a rub and an apple? Tuesday did the Gavington to Gifford road over the top - that's a nice run, though just before at Longformacus got stuck behind a hundred sheep. Cool af sheep dog casually standing in the back of a 4x4 SidebySide non plussed until then staright into action on command. Utterly brilliant work! Smart dugs.
Aye some decent wee drives down here. Got to accept you'll sometimes be stuck behind a tractor, or in your case, sheep.
Sheepdogs are clever dugs. They pretend to not be bothered then they quite happily run half a mile up a steep hill just to stop sheep. Imagine humans doing that?
(05-13-2021, 04:41 PM)Currahee! Wrote: Aye some decent wee drives down here. Got to accept you'll sometimes be stuck behind a tractor, or in your case, sheep.
Sheepdogs are clever dugs. They pretend to not be bothered then they quite happily run half a mile up a steep hill just to stop sheep. Imagine humans doing that?
THis is a perfect description of the way he acted the other day. Off like Bolt through teh bushes and trees without really knowing where they were. Just seemed to intuitively know. 10 seconds later the sheep are back on the road and he's jumped back up on the 4x4 and lit himself another Malboro.