[jeffm at jeack.com.au]

that's interesting.

i was thinking OF COURSE THERE'S A YELLOW BELLIED BLACK SNAKE, but
similarly to others, i can find nothing on the net.  there's a red bellied
black snake and a yellow bellied sea snake, but ne'er the twain shall meet.

so, thinking about the lyrics again, it kind of makes sense.  if the YBBS
is the Aboriginal flag, and the red rock is Uluru (of course) and the
strangers are white tourists, it's beginning to make a lot of sense...

joffa

>
>I have heard that it is a reference to the Aboriginal flag which is
Yellow, Black, and Red.  Then again, the closest I have come to Australia
is Sandy Beach
> 
>randy
>
>Truganini <truganini at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Kathy,
>
>Searching in Google produced a few results about the Yellow-bellied Black
>Snake but nothing conclusive.
>I found this extract from Peej's road trip (he obviously knows something
>about the Oils!) -
>
>>An injured snake that we found on the side of the road...we were trying
to
>get the poor bugger off the middle of the road. After emailing the
melbourne
>zoo Stu found out there is no such thing as a yellow bellied black snake
>(damned midnight oil !!) it is a tiger snake
>
>For those interested the full article can be found here -
>http://fatso.adc.rmit.edu.au/index.php?section=photos&subsection=road%20tr
ip
>s
>
>
>
>This next extract comes from http://www.snakeshow.net/answers.html
>
>>Buttlers snake has not long been described from the southern central area
>of Western Australia. This snake has since been referred to by some as the
>spotted mulga snake or the yellow-bellied black snake
>
>For those who read the full articles, the extracts are taken from very
near
>the end of them.
>
>Stay lucky
>Nigel
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "KATHY GEDLER" 
>To: 
>
>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:03 PM
>Subject: [Powderworks] LMOC:Question for underworld Workers
>
>
>>
>> Any naturalist or herpetologically knowledgeable workers know if there
is
>a
>> real species down under known as the Yellow-bellied Black Snake? If so,
>is
>> it threatened or endangered of going extinct? Curious as to whether
there
>> is a significance as to the mention of this species
on..........(everyone
>> should know which song) on BSM. Even though I'm mostly a major lurker;
>> that's going to be my new handle for the list. bye for now. oh, and
>thanks
>> to workers who've been keeping the list posted on any Finn-related
stuff.
>> Much appreciated. bye for now.
>>
>> YB Black Snake
>>
>>
>> TKGedler
>>
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