Post by fots2 on Jan 10, 2010 15:48:17 GMT 8
I wish there were interesting relics left in the tunnels. Almost everything has been cleaned out by scrappers and collectors leaving just junk such as beer/saki bottles, broken glass, electrical insulators from the lighting system, bits of scrap wire, varying pieces of wood, some metal, wall chains and hooks for bunks etc.
Mud, post war partial cave-ins and bat crap hides little things. One of the Navy tunnels still has lots of things on the floor and walls such as an electric motor, wire, wall mounted knife switch, battery rack (I think), exhaust pipes, insulators, lots of metal wall hangers.
As for snakes, I guess I can say I have been fortunate. A few times when I have been on Corregidor, the hotel staff says they have recently caught a snake on the grounds. Some are constrictors but also a few Philippine Cobras. (by saying “constrictors”, I don’t know if they mean pythons or boa constrictors).
They let the constrictors go and killed (and ate) the cobras. A search on the internet tells me the Philippine Cobra is the 3rd most venomous snake in the world and can spit their venom up to 3 metres. I caught a glimpse of one near the hotel but it was small and quickly hid before I had a chance to see it well.
Only once in the past 14 years did I see a snake while exploring and even that was only for about two seconds. I was in the 1000 man tunnel which is very wet with small deep pools near a natural spring. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed something moving and heard a little splash of water. I then saw a snake with a dark diamond-like pattern roll in one of the pools. It quickly disappeared in the mud it stirred up. The section I saw of it was about 5 inches in diameter. The island manager, Ron, told me it was a constrictor and almost 20 ft long. He sent two guys to get it but it was gone by the time they got there. Apparently it is not dangerous to an adult but he was concerned about kids hiking in remote areas.
Enough of that topic!!!
I will post a trip report in a couple days of the Site “B” 3-inch AA gun position and underground magazine.
Mud, post war partial cave-ins and bat crap hides little things. One of the Navy tunnels still has lots of things on the floor and walls such as an electric motor, wire, wall mounted knife switch, battery rack (I think), exhaust pipes, insulators, lots of metal wall hangers.
As for snakes, I guess I can say I have been fortunate. A few times when I have been on Corregidor, the hotel staff says they have recently caught a snake on the grounds. Some are constrictors but also a few Philippine Cobras. (by saying “constrictors”, I don’t know if they mean pythons or boa constrictors).
They let the constrictors go and killed (and ate) the cobras. A search on the internet tells me the Philippine Cobra is the 3rd most venomous snake in the world and can spit their venom up to 3 metres. I caught a glimpse of one near the hotel but it was small and quickly hid before I had a chance to see it well.
Only once in the past 14 years did I see a snake while exploring and even that was only for about two seconds. I was in the 1000 man tunnel which is very wet with small deep pools near a natural spring. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed something moving and heard a little splash of water. I then saw a snake with a dark diamond-like pattern roll in one of the pools. It quickly disappeared in the mud it stirred up. The section I saw of it was about 5 inches in diameter. The island manager, Ron, told me it was a constrictor and almost 20 ft long. He sent two guys to get it but it was gone by the time they got there. Apparently it is not dangerous to an adult but he was concerned about kids hiking in remote areas.
Enough of that topic!!!
I will post a trip report in a couple days of the Site “B” 3-inch AA gun position and underground magazine.