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Taipan

8/29/2023

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I met these friendly extra large firefighters previously, in the Innisfail Fire Station about 1500 km north of Brisbane Australia. I figured the minimum height and weight requirement to work here is over 6 ft 2 " and 220 lbs.. These guys put me up for the night, fed me, and together we shared a lot of laughs and stories on firefighting. One member of each crew is specially trained in snake handling, as many deadly snakes get into homes or get bitten, and they need to get them out.
I showed them the picture of the harmless green tree snake I caught with stick earlier that day that seemed to be annoying me and chasing me as I had lunch. They said, "MATE ! that's not a tree snake, that's a Taipan, the deadliest snake in the world and it will chase you, and it will kill you".
Just one bite injects enough to kill at least 100 human adults in just a few minutes. At this point I wished I had a car and hotel rooms, instead of a bike and a tent. I didnt sleep too well that night
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    I am a fire captain and cancer survivor.
    ​ I have now cycled around  the earth  by bicycle for cancer charity, but my journey is not over. I followed the rules of Guinness global 0circumnavigation. Same bike, same direction, cross two antipodal points, the equator and cover at least 29,000 km.  My final legs were crossing Australia north to south and east to west across the deserts bringing the total countries crossed to fifteen and a distance of 29,000 km over 10 years. The journey now continues to the most desolate and highest points of the earth.  email:
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