ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Here we go folks a picture of a GENUINE "anguis hoopus australii"
or common Australian hoop-snake! (deflated)

Going to eventually be in a bit of trouble Manfred !!!!!!


I have seen them almost finish swallowing a frog and then bring it back up again.


Bob

There was an Australian cartoon called Ben Bowyang, drawn by Alex Gurney and later Keith Martin. In one of Martin's ; Ben's mate Bill gets a flat tyre on his bike and uses a snake as a spare tyre. That one might do the job Manfred

p.s. Ben Bowyang, I take it ,was a caricature of C.J. Dennis.

Not a very smart snake! Or maybe it was very very hungry!

Heather

Talk about chasing your tail, this ones actually caught it.

Terry

Ben Bowyang...I remember those comic strips, I wonder how many modern day aussies even know what a bowyang is!

Funny i have a very old newspaper slip of a poem called The Skite.

The top note says Bill Bowyang.

First verse.

The Skite

Now all of us bunch were having our lunch
at the station one bright sunny day.
When a stranger appeared with his flowing beard
And a habit of plenty to say.


Has no author noted. ?

Bob