We passed Wiluna, which featured the same barbed wire-topped fences as at Warburton. Nigel and Pat had once camped at the Wiluna caravan park . The police had been around every fifteen minutes to check that they were all right. We camped outside Wiluna near a river instead. Watch out for tiger snakes down there , was Nigel s jolly advice.
Tiger snakes are the only species of snake in Australia that attack unprovoked.
No-one in our little party felt like going down to the river. Normally you do not have to worry about snakes, since you never see them. They get out of your way if they feel you coming. Nigel ordered medication with Swedish schnapps as a remedy for the day s adventures. Rising the next damp morning was slow.