Lá Fhéile Padraig Sona Daoibh agus Slainte is tainte! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OCbuRA_D3KU
I went to my first ever st patricks day bash at the local village hall last night ; 5.30pm today and Ive still got a bastard hangover. I blame the irish.
Q: Why aren't there any snakes in Ireland? A: Because they can't swim and don't like the cold. Nope, nothing to do with St. Patrick. Ireland isn't the only island without native snakes. New Zealand doesn't have any either (although it had a snaky reptile 20 million years ago). The only snakes near Hawaii are elusive sea snakes, and the island is pretty serious about keeping out the land varieties. We hear that Greenland and Antarctica are snake-free as well. Without flippers or boats, snakes have a hard time migrating across oceans. While some islands were once part of larger land masses or connected by land bridges, cold weather and bad timing have conspired to keep snakes away from the green hills of Eire. Researchers believe that snakes evolved about 100 million years ago on the super-continent Gondwanaland, which slowly broke into Antarctica, South America, Africa, India, and Australia. That helped snakes get around the world, although at that time, Ireland was still under the sea. As the waters receded, snakes found new and exciting homes, but not in Ireland. Snakes are cold-blooded creatures, and they can't knit cozy sweaters to survive in Ireland's chill. The country was covered by glaciers for ages, and it only thawed about 15,000 years ago. By then, no land bridges existed between England and Ireland, so any snakes pining for a Guinness were trapped in the land of fish and chips.
What did St Patrick say to the snakes when he was driving them out of the country?"Are yez alright in the back there lads"
Just for clarity, a guy who believes in divine planning permission is telling folk that a myth they don't actually believe anyway is not true... Glad that is settled.
Glad you reminded me. I have to drive across North London later today, best be on my guard against reeling drunks stepping out in front of me. Nearly killed about eight old paddy geezers last year.
I had never seen a wild snake in Britain until 2 years ago, I've since seen 2 more. First was in Herts, the others in Cambs, one not far from a river, one in a lake and one basking in the road.
The adder's bite can be fatal but don't worry, they are mostly attracted to damp places such as bathrooms and behind the toilet.
Fatal to a toddler or a small dog, if it was left untreated. I doubt it could ever be fatal to a fully grown adult. You'd probably just feel abit ill
