I’ve avoided them, dodged them, even stopped to let them pass, but on Saturday morning, for the first time ever, I ran right over one.
I was with a group of cyclists returning from our Saturday morning ride when I noticed a snake on the bike path we were on. I called out ‘snake’ to warn others behind me but with a rider directly in front of me and several directly behind me, there was nothing I could do. My wheels went straight over the snake which I estimate was just under a metre long.
A few other riders followed me across the snake’s back. I imagine that he then headed off into the bush because riders in the group behind us didn’t report seeing the snake still on the pathway.
I certainly had no intention of hurting the snake or making it angry but I can assure you that I wasn’t going back to ask if it was alright. I think it needed some time to settle down.
Meter long snakes on the path, that doesn’t happen in Canada
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Thankfully it’s not a common occurence here.
Have you set yourself a cycling goal this year?
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That would be scary. I am glad no-one got bitten. Being clipped in, that is my worst nightmare of these events.
Andrew
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It certainly was a bit scary. You hear stories of snakes being flung up onto bikes and all that’s going through your head at the same time as trying to get the hell out of there.
By the way, did you see that Torpedo7 has Continental GP 4000s tyres for $49.99? http://bit.ly/6rGVDN
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Yes saw the T7 special. Still cheaper/quicker from Wiggle I think.
Andrew
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Yikes! So far so good, no snakes for me yet.
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Ah! I hate snakes! I shouldn’t say hate but I really strongly dislike them….don’t know why, guess it’s the greasy sliminess….anyway, I don’t blame you for not going to go check on it!