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Hiking Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Interests: Hiking, Wildlife
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Hiking Hong Kong is now following Richard Peters

Aug 9, 2015
Hi Richard, firstly thanks for the link to the spiders section of my website, Hiking Hong Kong.
I actually found your site because I recently ran into a wild boar and it terrified me half to death. They can get big! This one started charging at me and my instinct kicked in as you mentioned it would though instead of climbing up a tree, I roared back at it as it loudly snorted/roared at me and luckily for me it got a shock, turned around, and ran the other way.
The only other time I've been as scared on a hiking trail was when an 8 meter Burmese python almost fell on my head as it slithered off a rock. Oh, and an encounter with a Chinese Cobra.
As for other dangerous creatures in Hong Kong, especially around the city center, I would add cockroaches to the list. Dangerous because I am so creeped out by them!
The Most Dangerous Animal in all Hong Kong
Nearly home after another successful performance with the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir, Steve slammed on the brakes: "Did you see the size of that snake?" We reversed back up the road to see a 2.5-3 metre python (perhaps a juvenile?) very slowly inch its way off the tarmac of the Pak Tam...
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