The Goanna of Kings Cross

good question Janis, was just about to post a link.. lol
you can see some goannas here in wiki
nah, not pulling your leg … lol… it’s a true story… promise!

oh wow, i think that’s wonderful, the telling of stories like that to kids… would’ve been wonderful… love to hear more about your stories Mieke…!! :)

thanks Barb…sorry, i assumed everyone would know….lol… must be unique to some areas …
appreciate the link there very much too :) xx

lol, thanx so much val!! hugglez :) x

Hi Janis, yeah iguanas might be a similar thing, goannas can get quite large, i’ve seen Dad with one or two almost as big as himself, and he’s 6ft tall..i’m guessing these goannas he took to sydney were about the length of his arm, but i’ll have to actually ask him about the size…. I’ve seen a goanna clamp down on his hand… and it bleeds and bleeds..they must have very sharp teeth I think. I believe they are related to iguanas or at least the name ‘goanna’ comes from the word iguana, and they can grow up to 1.6 metres or 5.2 feet (about my height)
Here’s another good link about them

lol…well it was you what reminded me of this whole thing at the start …. so i really have you to thank , as i wsn’t clear on this whole story… and it was fun getting it all from the ‘horses mouth’...i love to make him tell us stories again and again… i could listen forever and never get bored… he is such a great storyteller… and so was his pa… :) xxx

aw, do you ginny… i’ve seen a couple here and there camping, but i never forget the one I saw clamped down on (i think it was) dad’s hand…and the blood ikkh… they can move really fast too…i’m a big lizard lover, but a little frightened of googies and snakes, even carpet snakes, i am fascinated but like to keep a nice distance. One of my mates Paul breeds snakes and so does my niece… and i like the babies and let them bite me for fun… it really really really hurts…like needles whacking into you hand!! but it’s cute.. cute when they are a little feisty and wanna bite you.. I can’t handle the fact that they have to breed baby mice to feed them live, it’s so gross! but that’s nature :) x

oh really, well there you go…. lol…. i think they are just like a big lizard/iguana thingy… so glad you enjoyed it micklyn :) x

i’ll have to look in his memoirs for some more stories, I typed them up for him a while back, but want to refresh my memory… some very funny ones in there :) look forwrd to sharing them with you :)

aw, thanx too rain-dogs :)

oo green snakes are so pretty… i like those green tree snakes, and there’s another one i like too, it’s really small but deadly, but cos the fangs are so tiny they can’t really bite you too bad when they’re babies…they have a pretty pink blush on their face.. .. hmm… can’t think what they’re called

I would like to see that painting you sent to Janis…... we had a pet carpet snake called Sylvester, but i reckon he was evil…he’d get out of his fishtank all the time and be hissing above the door when you walked through…. poor old Sylvester, dunno what happened to him … he was I think a diamond python

thx Pip, i reckon Dad will be pleased to hear that!! xxxxx

Hi Mui-ling, glad you enjoyed tlhis thx. this actually took place in Sydney Australia at Kings Cross. There is also a Kings Cross here. My mum used to live in the Fire Station (Sal in the story) at Kings Cross Fire Station in the city. Her dad was a fireman ( my poppa)