Parseltongue is not on, snakes have no ears. Sign language Auslan is good , the Soccer eye-gouge finger means "snake" , followed by 2 fingers .
As a kid I heard that some fence builders camped out and one saw a snake at dawn climb into his mate's bush-bed. A smoky fire under the bed brought the snake out without the sleeper waking up.

//Parseltongue is not on, snakes have no ears.//

That's OK, it's magic.

The krios knife is magic:
"The knife also gained social signicance, because it became associated with various traditions and customs, and even metaphysical value, as a way of protecting man from demons since beliefs bestow magical and supernatural powers on it. Even today, Cretan knife is offered as a gift at weddings and baptisms."

The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia
https://books.google.com.au/books?isbn=0824816544
Alice M. Terada, ‎Charlene K. Smoyer - 1994 - ‎Fiction
Kris or Keris A man's kris, his dagger, is believed to represent him, thus giving ... Some are believed to have the power to talk, fly, turn into a snake,..
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The Cretan magic krios possibly became the magic kris which is carved on Indonesian temples from 1000 years ago. The Toorale skull at Bourke has a sword-cut not caused by a mulga wood blade and is dated late 1200s . Maybe a kris sword done it.

I've got a pocket handkerchief lawn and can actually cut it with long-armed clippers in about 2 hours. But my back and forearms are useless for the next few days.

I'd love to buy a non-fuel hand mower. Where can you buy one these days? I did an online check of mower retailers before posting this and could only find fuel-powered hand mowers.

//I'd love to buy a non-fuel hand mower. Where can you buy one these days?//

From a livestock supplier? A goat will keep your lawn nice and trim... plus you get a goat.

But seriously: Bunnings. And online, I just did a search for electric mowers - there's heaps. With a small lawn you can probably get away with one that has a cord, which tend to be cheaper. If not, the cordless ones will certainly be sufficient for your modest needs.

Buy a scythe in Australia
www.scythes.com.au/
Purveyors of fine scythes and accessories. ... A scythe is one of those tools to which a worker can form a bond; patience may be required to become acquainted ...