tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post6511177111816316252..comments2023-08-31T07:11:28.211-07:00Comments on Kami's Blog: Snakes Alive!!!Kami Semickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03315112094035687705noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-25553414615640156212011-10-13T05:30:13.960-07:002011-10-13T05:30:13.960-07:00I am jealous of you.
Fall is coming; in (our) C...I am jealous of you. <br /><br />Fall is coming; in (our) Cantonese culture, the best time to consume snakes is in autumn, just before hibernating for winter. I think you really should have a few pot while you at it. HK should have restaurants serve them; if not, take a day trip to SZ to taste one. You don’t need to visa into mainland just for a day; I suppose you know this already.Ancient Chinese Secrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643709731644885564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-53753308052360595322011-10-11T23:53:31.462-07:002011-10-11T23:53:31.462-07:00Unfortunately they do have the small but deadly gr...Unfortunately they do have the small but deadly green snakes here! I've heard those are the ones to look out for...they will actually spring to attack vs. running away. There is another green snake here that is non venomous, but apparently almost impossible to tell apart. Snake hibernation time can not come too quickly for me here...Kami Semickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315112094035687705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-45994294854400429382011-10-11T20:06:53.288-07:002011-10-11T20:06:53.288-07:00Great to hear about your Hong Kong running escapad...Great to hear about your Hong Kong running escapades Kami, tho' keep safe! I am looking fwd to snow falling hear soon so at least any animals leave footprints :)Ellie Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053246362407725539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-40638162729873266322011-10-11T12:23:29.602-07:002011-10-11T12:23:29.602-07:00I love hearing from others who share my fright/dis...I love hearing from others who share my fright/disdain for snakes. I purposefully went out for a long run a couple weekends ago to a trail I knew was more traveled since I was going to be alone. Of course, that would be the time I nearly step on a snake crossing the trail. *shudder*Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013380302447895237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-51849678801031632642011-10-11T11:43:41.627-07:002011-10-11T11:43:41.627-07:00Holy crap, Kami! As if training isn't hard eno...Holy crap, Kami! As if training isn't hard enough! Love your storytelling, though. I've just relocated to Boulder for a while, and am looking over my shoulder ALL THE TIME for mountain lions and bears and snakes now. At least there are no pythons! Best wishes, SusannahBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-87903075477355179502011-10-11T06:59:23.948-07:002011-10-11T06:59:23.948-07:00Ok, that has my skin crawling. I hate snakes! Even...Ok, that has my skin crawling. I hate snakes! Even Gardner snakes freak me out. Huge props for continuing to explore after those sightings. For the love of running trails,huh.<br /><br />What's the deal with the green shoes?Rondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832545114209221483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864048105761284938.post-37984399996947874532011-10-11T05:40:27.336-07:002011-10-11T05:40:27.336-07:00Hopefully you are keeping a tally of snake sightin...Hopefully you are keeping a tally of snake sightings and types. I can't remember seeing any in HK, but heard about them.<br /><br />Beware of the deadly green tree snakes, probably not in HK, but prevalent in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, etc. We saw one fall out of a tree from about 10m high in Cambodia, land and ascend back up the tree in a total of 10 seconds. Another tourist caught it on video and we watched it repeatedly. We read that these snakes often wait for prey underneath their perch on branches and fall on them purposefully. YIKES. In Vietnam, people make a rice wine flavored with eviscerated poisonous snakes. It is a magic elixir said to cure all ills/evils and help men be more potent. We did taste it - wouldn't recommend it. It could, however, be the next big nutriceutical for ultrarunners..... <br /><br />Keep the stories coming - love reading them. MauraMaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015125123980824057noreply@blogger.com