You know when Spring has sprung…..

…..when you see the first snake in the grass (that’s it in the thumbnail if your eyesight is good enough). We were out on a motorbike lesson when isbi almost ran over it - I can imagine her reaction if it had wrapped itself around the foot peg!
It was a smaller than average red bellied black snake - they’re quite common around here in the season and quite venomous (but not deadly for humans). They were responsible for the majority of the snake bites I treated in veterinary practice with a survival rate of not much over 50% due to the time delay. Survival was much better when the owner had seen the dog bitten so we could treat it before the onset of severe symptoms.
The extra shows Isbi practicing her hill starts