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This is the Friends of History Debating Society.

I'm John Bachelors.

This is a reptile report, and we say that because some people don't like snakes, including

me.

Jeremy grew up with snakes, however, and he tells me snake stories that, frankly, I find

unbelievable.

But then again, he has evidence each week of snakes interacting with Australians.

This week we go to Queensland.

Apparently, a man was enjoying a couple of birthday beers the day after his birthday,

sitting in a folding chair, admiring the wilderness and landscape.

And there's a photograph of what looks to be a large red-bellied black snake.

What happened next, Jeremy?

Well, this is the very Aussie, I guess you could say, John.

Basically, the man sitting there, down in his beers, the red-bellied black snake sneaking

up behind him, less than three feet away, and what does he do?

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