We've met the badgers at limefitt as well, one august we where away with my sister and she had a visit from the badgers, anyway went there again the following year with our oldest son who hadn't been with us the year before, and told him about the badgers but he thought we were pulling his leg, it got to bed time and me hubby and youngest son went to bed in the trailer bit of the trailer tent, and left oldest son reading in the under bed bit, next morning got up and started to make the pack lunch as we were going walking and the pork pies in the plastic wraping were missing, Id zipped the pantry up before bed so thought it must have been daniel having a midnight feast, eventully he got up and I told him off about the pies, and he said didn't we hear all the noise in the night with the badgers, but we hadn't heard anything as we use ear plugs,.
So he told us he'd unzipped the pantry to get a kitkat and forgott to zip it back up, he did'nt beleive us about the badgers anyway, then in the night he'd hear a lots of noise and he'd peeked out of the underbed bit and there they where!! as he'd moved a bit more they heard him and did a runner, we went round the back of the tent and there where the plastic wrappers!!
Quote: Originally posted by soggy knees on 30/1/2009
Hi Chelz! Just seen you're other post think us two could be like minded. At least snakes in a tent would be a bit mor feasable for a film
After reading this I'm so glad we've decided not to camp if France this year - couldn't cope with nocturnal reptilian visitors. We have the dog with us so we don't get any UK wildlife either (wouldn't object to a mole or hedgehog, less keen on cats, badgers, foxes, rats etc....). There is a hygiene/health hazard associated with wildlife in the tent - scent marking, fleas and ticks to name but 3! My Dad camped a loong time ago in a field and ended up having his tent destroyed by a nosey cow which had escaped from a neighbouring field. My only experience of unwelcome wildlife was driving around a game park in S Africa with the windows down. A giant bug leapt in to the car thro the open window and my OH and I leapt out without thinking - sod the man eating lions roaming around the place - there's a huge bug in the car!
we don't have a SIG but wish we did, we have had mice int he tent before now, nibbled the corner of our sliced loaf through the bag.
My own fault should have put it in a box and up higher, but we could hear them moving about.
I understand from watching Ray Mears that snakes do snuggle up with humans at night 'cos of the body warmth .
Have never seen a snake in France tho' - are they basically adders or grass-snakes, or should I be more wary?
We've encountered a few snakes in France, mostly in the Dordogne.
We have always told the kids not to pick up any rocks when they are looking for lizards, since snakes might possibly be underneath. We've seen a couple of beasties coiled up on top towards evening time, probably soaking up the warmth from the day's sunshine, but they usually disappear before we get too close.
Most unsettling was when a snake actually went over our daughter's foot, and our hosts told us it was most likely a viper because of it's markings!
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 31/1/2009
We've had visiting cats on numerous occassions. We like cats and miss our own while camping so feline visitors are encouraged with scraps etc, sad to say! There was one lovely young cat that practically moved in with us for a week in France last year...he liked sleeping in the warm dry car and in the undertent on the towels.Turned out he was a stray needing a home and was living rough on the campsite trying to charm his way in on a permenant basis. . We'd have had him in a heartbeat if we'd been on the right side of the Channel and a short drive hime but sadly not. I hope he did find a family.
We like cats too, but weren't particularly partial to the tom who was on a campsite with his family in France and who liked to visit our tent and spray on it! To add insult to injury, one day he sauntered under my chair, where he sprawled out and invited me to tickle him - or so I thought - yet when I put my hand down he took a bite then belted off and my finger swelled up beautifully!
The moral of this story is: trust not the feline who pretends he is your holiday friend!
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Topic: The snake story
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