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Post by jamesp on Jun 28, 2016 19:23:35 GMT -5
These big water snakes are constantly crossing back and forth, creek behind house and creek in front of house. About all of them have a bulge or two, and about always toad frogs. Some a good bit bigger than this one. Some with big toads. Never see small ones.  |
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Post by spiceman on Jun 28, 2016 22:51:40 GMT -5
Water snakes...nice
Around this time of year at Lake Erie the water snakes are all over the place. One of my buddies hooked one that was trying to get in the boat. About 5 feet long
No toads in the belly but was trying to get a fisherman.
A bait store has a photo of it.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 29, 2016 4:34:23 GMT -5
Water snakes...nice Around this time of year at Lake Erie the water snakes are all over the place. One of my buddies hooked one that was trying to get in the boat. About 5 feet long No toads in the belly but was trying to get a fisherman. A bait store has a photo of it. 4 feet is about as big as I see them. At that size they are big heavy snakes. Can imagine the 5 footer being a monster. This guy was out in the middle of the yard. Funny that I could smell him before I saw him. Funny that the dogs salivate and get poison mouth from mouthing a toad. That snake sees them as desert. Makes you wonder what kind of secretions dinosaurs had. Komodo dragons and gators have terribly infectious bites. As do water snakes. Will bet that dinosaurs were some nasty critters with some nasty poisons and bacterias. Like 5 gallon secretions. |
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Post by stephan on Jul 1, 2016 22:39:28 GMT -5
Water snakes...nice Around this time of year at Lake Erie the water snakes are all over the place. One of my buddies hooked one that was trying to get in the boat. About 5 feet long No toads in the belly but was trying to get a fisherman. A bait store has a photo of it. 4 feet is about as big as I see them. At that size they are big heavy snakes. Can imagine the 5 footer being a monster. This guy was out in the middle of the yard. Funny that I could smell him before I saw him. Funny that the dogs salivate and get poison mouth from mouthing a toad. That snake sees them as desert. Makes you wonder what kind of secretions dinosaurs had. Komodo dragons and gators have terribly infectious bites. As do water snakes. Will bet that dinosaurs were some nasty critters with some nasty poisons and bacterias. Like 5 gallon secretions. That's because they have no arms. So no flossing or brushing... :-) |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 1, 2016 22:48:23 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Jul 10, 2016 10:31:28 GMT -5
Komodo dragons and gators have terribly infectious bites. As do water snakes. In fact both are now known to be venomous; slow acting in the case of Komodo and not particularly toxic to humans for water-snake. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 11, 2016 19:04:04 GMT -5
In fact both are now known to be venomous; slow acting in the case of Komodo and not particularly toxic to humans for water-snake. The large lake I camp at in Florida is home to some of the world's largest gators. The shore is shallow and full of water plants. Deer wade out 100+ feet from shore to feed on the water plants and the water is only 18 inches deep. Gators catch them and drown them w/gator roll, carry them back to shore and let them rot. Then eat them. The bite assists rotting. Some type of serious infection. |
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Post by metalsmith on Jul 12, 2016 12:43:27 GMT -5
Deer wade out 100+ feet from shore to feed on the water plants and the water is only 18 inches deep. Gators catch them and drown them w/gator roll, carry them back to shore and let them rot. Then eat them. The bite assists rotting. Some type of serious infection. I couldn't say anything about gators as I don't know I'm afraid. I've been pretty well interested in lizards and snakes for many years now. Snakes to a lesser degree, mainly because they're rare round here - and some early scares in Italy as a kid. It took me up to just a couple of years ago to find something to compare so up until now - around 35 years and more I've been told I was making it up. However I found another to compare, something that turns out to be harmless: it was probably a melanistic ladder snake. I saw another 6 footer about 2 years ago. By the time I got to where it was, it had gone, and I didn't go and investigate, but took the measurement from the number of turns on the dust-bin lid it was coiled around! Re Komodo: I tracked down a couple of links. The first I thought was going to go the other way for a moment. Mail OnlineI'm not sure the Mail is the best reference to use. Certain folk might use the term, possibly, 'gutter press'. So here is a more scientific link: ScienceDailyThen, just for interest, a photo of Gallot's Lizard, in La Palma, Canary Isles off the West African coast (politically Spanish)  Gallotia galloti palmae. Mature male with typical blue belly. Endemic: found only there. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 13, 2016 7:29:57 GMT -5
metalsmithGet a common Anole near this Florida Broad Head Skink and it is all over with. Have watched these 12+ inch skinks feed on 6 inch anoles on many occasions. Anoles are about every 6 feet in Florida, abundant food for the big skink. Skink very fast and strong. 
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