As so often happens, I just received a mixture of good news and bad news from Down under.
The good news: Now that the rain has stopped, since the weather is clear, the mine shafts have been uncovered and it's a bit windy in Koroit, the typically dry air is blowing through the tunnels in the mine and drying out the muddy floor rather quickly.
More good news: The dead snake which was found in the mine a few days ago was a carpet python - not poisonous.
More good news: A bucket-full of frogs was collected and brought to the surface. The number of frogs in the mine has noticeably declined.
Good & Bad news: Another dead snake was found (seeing any snake there is bad, but it being dead is good). It appeared to be either a brown snake or a king brown snake. . . . according to what list you read the #10 and #2 most venomous land snakes on our planet. . . (bad)
Bad news: Two live snakes were seen down in the mine. They appeared to be king brown snakes - generally thought to be the #2 most venomous land snake in the world.
Good news: Although 2 king browns were seen in the mine, they slithered away from any people and nobody was bitten.
Bad news: Those 2 king browns are still down there.
A King Brown snake
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