On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What deterrents does he need for rhinos, hippos, giraffes, lions, >wildebeestes(sp?), and crocodiles?
I guess snakes are the least of his worries.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
What deterrents does he need for rhinos, hippos, giraffes, lions, >wildebeestes(sp?), and crocodiles?
If he's going to places frequented by malarial mosquitoes, he might
find those as well. A closed car door is usually suffucent deterrent,
and don't be tempted stick your hand out of an open window to pull the
ticks off a lion's back, especially when it's hungry and hunting.
I guess snakes are the least of his worries.
Somewhat harder to deter if you accidentally (or intentionally) step
on one.
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:04:43 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"anti -mossie spray
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
What deterrents does he need for rhinos, hippos, giraffes, lions, >wildebeestes(sp?), and crocodiles?
If he's going to places frequented by malarial mosquitoes, he might
find those as well. A closed car door is usually suffucent deterrent,
and don't be tempted stick your hand out of an open window to pull the
ticks off a lion's back, especially when it's hungry and hunting.
I guess snakes are the least of his worries.
Somewhat harder to deter if you accidentally (or intentionally) step
on one.
On 23/02/2026 19:58, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:04:43 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"anti -mossie spray
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
I don't think it works on the twin-engined version.
On 2026-02-23, Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
DEET, a common insect repellant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET>
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:35:58 +0000, Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com>
wrote:
On 2026-02-23, Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
DEET, a common insect repellant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET>
Ah, the most common one here is called "Peaceful Sleep".
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:35:58 +0000, Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com>
wrote:
On 2026-02-23, Steve Hayes wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
DEET, a common insect repellant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET>
Ah, the most common one here is called "Peaceful Sleep".
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:04:43 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:31:02 +0000, "Kerr-Mudd, John"
<admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:39:54 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
My #1 son is going/coming to South Africa next week.
He has anti-malaria tablets, Deet, and a mosquito net.
What's Deet?
anti -mossie spray
What deterrents does he need for rhinos, hippos, giraffes, lions, >wildebeestes(sp?), and crocodiles?
If he's going to places frequented by malarial mosquitoes, he might
find those as well. A closed car door is usually suffucent deterrent,
and don't be tempted stick your hand out of an open window to pull the ticks off a lion's back, especially when it's hungry and hunting.
I guess snakes are the least of his worries.
Somewhat harder to deter if you accidentally (or intentionally) step
on one.
Thanks. Probably the worst he'll get is sunburnt. or a bad tummy. or robbed at knife-point, but what's a parent to do, if not worry?
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