Snakes are fascinating. I've come across three or four rattlesnakes in the wild (one was so small it was difficult to identify), several garter snakes. Each sighting was thrilling but the best was seeing a California kingsnake in the wild. The odd thing is, the only time I've been frightened by a snake was when I was a kid and my pet boa, Slim, bit me because he was over due for feeding. Slim taught me a good lesson about being responsible toward animals.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
There is not a single recorded snake 50 feet long?
And your link sucks
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awwww did someone get scared? :roll:
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
i understand the importance of all animals (except the platypus) but i don't really like being around some of them, and really, REALLY don't want some of them to touch me.
Peace, Love.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
Hate 'em, always have. Now that I'm in the South, I have to worry about poisonous ones too.
FOE :thumbdown:
3 snakes are a problem for you where you live.
I hate this thread. Kingsnake (coral snake), cotton mouth, copperhead.
I really doubt you will every get to see one.
Australia is so lucky
Already seen the copperhead a couple of years ago while out fly fishing. Now I don't fish the Chattahoochee after March. Damn river is filled with them once the water warms up.
Up in the mountains there are both copperheads and eastern diamondbacks. I gave up warm weather fishing after a buddy damn near stepped on a rattler that same summer.
No corals anywhere near Atlanta, mainly down near Florida and near the swamps.
Cottonmouths are around some of the lakes near me. A friend killed a couple over the 4th of July weekend last summer when we were at their lake house. Their dogs enjoyed playing with the dead snakes.
"Then the Spirit of God hovered over the water, and God said, Let there be music, and there was Pearl Jam."
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
i understand the importance of all animals (except the platypus) but i don't really like being around some of them, and really, REALLY don't want some of them to touch me.
the platypus is an extraordinary creature. evolutionarily speaking it is highly valuable hwen it comes to seeing where we are other mammals came from and when divergences took place. plus theyre so cute. they are venomous as well, so be nice.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I visited my mom in Kansas at the first of the month. She wanted flowers planted, and her garden was covered in leaves, so she wanted me to rake first. Every rake-full exposed one or two of these
I would yell "snake" every time but kept raking and planted her flowers. I am sure they were eating many of the weird and innumerous bugs under the leaves. So they were being friends, but - they give me the willies.
And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/we ... ster-snake
titanoboa of columbia, a prehistoric giant snake unlike any other. titanoboa would be 45 feet in length & up to 2500 pounds. i read a few paragraphs on this in a magazine today waiting for physical therapy to begin.
and one of you commented here bumping the thread back alive.
I visited my mom in Kansas at the first of the month. She wanted flowers planted, and her garden was covered in leaves, so she wanted me to rake first. Every rake-full exposed one or two of these
I would yell "snake" every time but kept raking and planted her flowers. I am sure they were eating many of the weird and innumerous bugs under the leaves. So they were being friends, but - they give me the willies.
Looks like a yellow bellied racer . It's their breeding season. I'm not positive because of the yellow banding around the head. They don't eat bugs. It's a Ribbon snake or a Garter snake. Either friend is not a foe.
i understand the importance of all animals (except the platypus) but i don't really like being around some of them, and really, REALLY don't want some of them to touch me.
What is the reason to have mosquitoes??? I know bats eat them. But the all the species of mosquitoes are worthless to me.
I visited my mom in Kansas at the first of the month. She wanted flowers planted, and her garden was covered in leaves, so she wanted me to rake first. Every rake-full exposed one or two of these
I would yell "snake" every time but kept raking and planted her flowers. I am sure they were eating many of the weird and innumerous bugs under the leaves. So they were being friends, but - they give me the willies.
Looks like a yellow bellied racer . It's their breeding season. I'm not positive because of the yellow banding around the head. They don't eat bugs. It's a Ribbon snake or a Garter snake. Either friend is not a foe.
I visited my mom in Kansas at the first of the month. She wanted flowers planted, and her garden was covered in leaves, so she wanted me to rake first. Every rake-full exposed one or two of these
It's a colubrid. Basically a simple corn snake with out much color. We all learn things every day. Thanks Chadwick.
I hadn't thought about ring necks in years. If they could even bite you, it would feel like soft Velcro rubbing against your skin.
I visited my mom in Kansas at the first of the month. She wanted flowers planted, and her garden was covered in leaves, so she wanted me to rake first. Every rake-full exposed one or two of these
I would yell "snake" every time but kept raking and planted her flowers. I am sure they were eating many of the weird and innumerous bugs under the leaves. So they were being friends, but - they give me the willies.
Looks like a yellow bellied racer . It's their breeding season. I'm not positive because of the yellow banding around the head. They don't eat bugs. It's a Ribbon snake or a Garter snake. Either friend is not a foe.
Yeah my brothers used to catch them. I was happy just watching. I have volunteered at a zoo. I loved caring and feeding for the new zoo animals in quarantine and those who were injured. But the day the baby snakes in the aquarium in the back room escaped and were all around the door casing, I got an employee. :roll:
And good for you Chadwick for good snake identification. My son and I stopped in a museum on our way through Kansas and they had a live rattlesnake exhibit. It was really cool with most species of rattlesnake represented, identifying where in the country they lived and how toxic each variety was. That was kind of cool, but once again they were behind glass.
And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
Yeah my brothers used to catch them. I was happy just watching. I have volunteered at a zoo. I loved caring and feeding for the new zoo animals in quarantine and those who were injured. But the day the baby snakes in the aquarium in the back room escaped and were all around the door casing, I got an employee. :roll:
And good for you Chadwick for good snake identification. My son and I stopped in a museum on our way through Kansas and they had a live rattlesnake exhibit. It was really cool with most species of rattlesnake represented, identifying where in the country they lived and how toxic each variety was. That was kind of cool, but once again they were behind glass.
rattlesnakes are one of my favorite critters this planet has to offer. if i were worth 13 cents i'd have been a herpetologist. when i was younger i had subscriptions to reptile magazines, read books, scientific journals, & the like.
http://youtu.be/naiRJnA-6kk
viperkeeper is a pretty well educated guy when it comes to snakes. he is a grouchy dude who dislikes poor english writing posted on his stuff in the comment section of his videos
he takes care of some taipans & bothrops aspers... aka, fer de lance & other badasses
http://youtu.be/-eydK_N60FU
this makes me so sad & has just begun to ruin my day
these guys should be punishment
is it the pythons' fault they are in florida?
fucking no it sure is not
relocate the snakes if the invasiveness is bothering the natural balance of the everglades, which they say it is
i actually understand what it means, invasive species... this can be clams & carp from asia & aquatic plants. murdering this giant majestic reptile is a spectacular crime against life
i dislike the news anchors. everglades assholes, may your airboat breakdown leaving you stranded for days
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
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awwww did someone get scared? :roll:
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
i understand the importance of all animals (except the platypus) but i don't really like being around some of them, and really, REALLY don't want some of them to touch me.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
Up in the mountains there are both copperheads and eastern diamondbacks. I gave up warm weather fishing after a buddy damn near stepped on a rattler that same summer.
No corals anywhere near Atlanta, mainly down near Florida and near the swamps.
Cottonmouths are around some of the lakes near me. A friend killed a couple over the 4th of July weekend last summer when we were at their lake house. Their dogs enjoyed playing with the dead snakes.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
the platypus is an extraordinary creature. evolutionarily speaking it is highly valuable hwen it comes to seeing where we are other mammals came from and when divergences took place. plus theyre so cute. they are venomous as well, so be nice.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUjR3OcPyM4
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
The first step in evolution.
I would yell "snake" every time but kept raking and planted her flowers. I am sure they were eating many of the weird and innumerous bugs under the leaves. So they were being friends, but
titanoboa of columbia, a prehistoric giant snake unlike any other. titanoboa would be 45 feet in length & up to 2500 pounds. i read a few paragraphs on this in a magazine today waiting for physical therapy to begin.
and one of you commented here bumping the thread back alive.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Looks like a yellow bellied racer . It's their breeding season. I'm not positive because of the yellow banding around the head. They don't eat bugs.
What is the reason to have mosquitoes??? I know bats eat them. But the all the species of mosquitoes are worthless to me.
http://www.snakesofkansas.com/ringneck.htm
cool page they have. i'll share the link below
http://www.snakesofkansas.com/
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
It's a colubrid. Basically a simple corn snake with out much color. We all learn things every day. Thanks Chadwick.
I hadn't thought about ring necks in years. If they could even bite you, it would feel like soft Velcro rubbing against your skin.
And good for you Chadwick for good snake identification. My son and I stopped in a museum on our way through Kansas and they had a live rattlesnake exhibit. It was really cool with most species of rattlesnake represented, identifying where in the country they lived and how toxic each variety was. That was kind of cool, but once again they were behind glass.
http://youtu.be/naiRJnA-6kk
viperkeeper is a pretty well educated guy when it comes to snakes. he is a grouchy dude who dislikes poor english writing posted on his stuff in the comment section of his videos
he takes care of some taipans & bothrops aspers... aka, fer de lance & other badasses
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
this makes me so sad & has just begun to ruin my day
these guys should be punishment
is it the pythons' fault they are in florida?
fucking no it sure is not
relocate the snakes if the invasiveness is bothering the natural balance of the everglades, which they say it is
i actually understand what it means, invasive species... this can be clams & carp from asia & aquatic plants. murdering this giant majestic reptile is a spectacular crime against life
i dislike the news anchors. everglades assholes, may your airboat breakdown leaving you stranded for days
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
- Christopher McCandless