Big snakes and Whoppers.

But, this is nothing. When Aussies boast things are bigger in Australia, believe it! Lurking in the ledges of an unnamed gulch in Australia is a snake that gave me nightmares after I saw the photo. It is unbelievable, and I wonder how the snake planned on eating its prey(a cow). The Australian Snake (species unknown to this author)Popular Wildlife: Koala Well, the koala is not an Australian Outback animal, but it's so popular with Australia visitors, I had to include it on the site somewhere. **************************************************************************************** The vacant space below was for the fattest Aussie Woman but she wouldn't fit in, so we had to leave it blank. She is 285 kilos and recently squashed her second husband to death when she rolled over in bed. Her first husband had suffocated making love to her and only the ends of his feet were visible. She was warned by authorities not to marry again.

This is Mrs Minnie Small of Whale Id, Bass Strait, after she had been on a diet for two years and was considerably reduced in size. She is reputed to have eaten one whole sheep and six watermelons at one sitting. Then she asked for a barrel of muttonbirds but it was unavailable as they were not in season.

She does not leave the house because the last time she went out she broke the springs of the flat-bed truck that was carting her to town. It took eight men to lift her and one ruptured himself and another had a heart attack. She married one of the survivors who was taken with her. He is the husband who was killed in an accident in bed when she turned over unexpectedly during sex. It must be admitted she has a certain charm, but anyone who marries her next has a real hand-full.

We reduced the negative by 400% and got her into the space. She was almost a normal little girl, but she developed a love affair with food.

Caged ... breeding sows endure 16 weeks in cramped conditions. Photo: savebabe.com

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NEWSLETTER number...1 Goanna, when they hear you coming along a bush track they run for a tree and spiral up it until they get to the farthest high branch and look, at that distance, like a dead limb. Since I put up this site meter several weeks ago and got it a little closer to completion, I have had to date only about 3000 visitors. That is a good start though. I am surprised at the variety of nationalities, from Africa, China, U.S.A, Canada of course, Malaysia, Philippines and many more. I guess those from Australia are mostly family members, from Bankstown, Camberwell Canberra, Meandah, Sydney etc. Well, I would be happy if you would send me an e-mail. I tried to put in a regular guestbook but it does not take, though there are a number of places you can comment. This kind of blogsite is so easy to do, that anyone can put up one (so far for free) in one evening. Try it at blogspot.com. Then send me your blogsite name and address, if you want and I will put a link to you. I'm an admirer of the websites of Kieran Williams and the interesting and careful information he puts in. I was surprised yesterday (11th May 07) that the site is down awaiting reconstruction. If it is discontinued I, for one, will miss it. He has been big enough to let me leave my comments in his guestbook "Our Williams Story" and others, even though they have have been a bit wild. I think he realizes that there are all kinds of personalities in this great extended family and he does not want to censor too much out. I realize that most of you are not related to the O'Keefes though I have included a lot about them. The reason for this, is because my mum was an O'Keefe and I searched for a family history of the O'Keefes in Tasmania and could not find any site. I found a couple of my cousins have a limited family site going back only one generation. I suggested they start a historical one relating to Tasmania, but they seem reluctant. I suppose it is the same old reason of covering up past convict ancestors and crimes (eg: Beaconsfield gold coach robbery.) Well, I think these stories not only a greater insight into conditions of the time, but they show us as a family with multiple facets. Aren't we interested in more than the bare facts of who married whom and so and so was born? On the Williams side I have uncovered probable connections going back to the early middle ages and on the O'Keefe side right back through various regional kings to about 60 B.C. If we can get past the mental barrier of trying to prove we are so awfully respectable, then we can get to the interesting parts of family EVEN IF WE LET THE SKELETONS OUT OF THE CUPBOARD. I am going to write an account of my grandmother Ida O'Keefe's younger brother who died in a mental institution and more importantly ....why he was there. Now I must mention the websites of distant cousin, Carol J. Baxter. This awfully nice lady has done many years of research on the Nash and Williams families from the First Fleet on. For reliable information she cannot be trumped. Her book "Nash First Fleeters and Founding Families is a great read and is comprehensive, though I realize she has omitted all mention of aborigines and atrocities and unmentionable things like prostitution etc. Anyway she has done and is still doing a good job. Her book is well laid out, but her websites are so difficult to read and unimaginative. I guess this is because she set up the web-sites with older-style (and much more difficult) programs. I think she should put on another site with blogspot. com. However our personalities have clashed so much over the last three years, I doubt she will take my advice, just because it is ME who suggests it. I hope I am able to continue this site, but since I am becoming elderly and will not last forever (I presume) so I would like others to pitch in and even take over if necessary. Lastly, I welcome comment from anyone in the world. 'Ric Williams. http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWGosford.shtml This web site about the Gosford area tells that the first grant of land was to William Nash, a Marine in 1811. I had not heard that before. I will look it up in Carol Baxter's book," Nash, First Fleeters and Founding Families." No, there is no mention of it and Carol speculates William left the colony in about 1804.

Red Bellied Black Snake (Paeudechis porphriacus)
	This snake seems to disappear from the website. I presume it is a copywrite thing. Well I'll put it on again and I would ask for permission (if I knew how.) The Red Bellied Black Snake is a dangerous snake species found inAustralia. It inhabits mainly the east coastof Australia, close to a source of water . They can grow up to 1.5 metres in length. This snake usually gives birthto about 20 live snakes at one time. The bite of a Red Bellied Black Snake is very dangerous and requires immediate medical attention. ******************************************************************** Blue-tongued Lizards Illustration: E.Cameron Blue-tongued lizards are the largest members of the skink family Shingleback or "Stumpy-tailed Lizard". Tiliqua rugosa Illustration: E.Cameron Blue-tongues usually live in open country with lots of ground cover such as tussocky grasses or leaf litter. They shelter at night among leaf litter or under large objects on the ground such as rocks and logs. Early in the morning blue-tongues emerge to bask in sunny places. As a boy I believed the story that if you were bitten by one, then the sore would come back every year. Black Cockatoo. Pretty rare in the Sydney area. I saw them only three or four times in my life as I roamed the bush of the National Park and surrounding hills. ...		The Red Bellied Black Snake is a dangerous snake species found in Australia. It is a red bellied snake, and black on top, hence the name. It inhabits mainly the east coast of Australia, close to a source of water. They can grow up to 1.5 metres in length. This snake usually gives birth to about 20 live snakes at one time. The bite of a Red Bellied Black Snake is very dangerous and requires immediate medical attention. Amazing Fact: The Red Bellied Black Snake can give birth to up to 40 live snakes at one time.