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Snake Thread 2016

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FrioAg 00
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Settle down boys. Don't turn this thread into a pole measuring contest.
GinaLinetti
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Lesson of the day: never question the length of ellebees pole.
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She will eff you up.
ellebee
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Sorry guys I'm a little salty today! I don't like the length of my pole being questioned. It's cool onlyfornow!
FrioAg 00
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Ellebees is a chick?

Damn it. There were so many better ways to go with my line about Elle and OFN arguing over pole length and whether or not you measure when it's fully extended, etc
ellebee
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We can still fight over pole length.
ellebee
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My neighbor just happened to say "I wish I had a pole saw".
FrioAg 00
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Not sure if I'm excited, intimidated, or pissed that the cool snake thread has been derailed.
ellebee
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Excited. You're excited. And intimidated.
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BackwardsInBoots
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I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
FrioAg 00
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#snakethreadafterdark
Shilo
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Rat snake?
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It doesn't look venomous, but it definitely looks dead.
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My buddy says Copperhead. I say something else.
BackwardsInBoots
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The pattern doesn't look right to me for copperhead
DatTallArchitect
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Looks like a copperhead to me... But I'm no expert.
GinaLinetti
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Looks a little porky to me
12f Mane
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It's a Hognose.
12f Mane
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Copperheads have such a distinctive and consistent pattern I'm continually surprised at how often other snakes are misidentified as copperheads.

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Ptery83
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In response to Shilo, that looks like a rat snake, yes.
CajunAg86
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Caught a beautiful Pygmy at Cherokee scout camp (Athens) in 2004. He was coiled at the base of some steps leading to/from the latrine. First day of Webelos camp, must have had 10-20 ten year olds step right over him. A couple of moms came up and asked if I knew how to tell if a snake was poisonous. One look at that triangle head with an almost impossibly thin neck and I didn't have to see his tail!

He was about 18-20" long and although trying to rattle, it was so high pitched you could barely hear it. Got a staff member and we got it into a box and kept it for TP&W (staff told me they had to turn in Pygmies due to rareity). Before iPhones - wish I had gotten a pic.

Only poisonous one I ever saw as scout leader at 16 summer camps in N and NE Texas.
ZooGuy
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Eh, you've never seen a poisonous one. Now, on the other hand, you've probably seen some venomous ones.
yaterag
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They have a pretty awesome poisonous snake at the Wichita Zoo. I think it's from Southern Asia though, so I doubt anyone has seen it in the wild.
12f Mane
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quote:
Caught a beautiful Pygmy at Cherokee scout camp (Athens) in 2004. He was coiled at the base of some steps leading to/from the latrine. First day of Webelos camp, must have had 10-20 ten year olds step right over him. A couple of moms came up and asked if I knew how to tell if a snake was poisonous. One look at that triangle head with an almost impossibly thin neck and I didn't have to see his tail!

He was about 18-20" long and although trying to rattle, it was so high pitched you could barely hear it. Got a staff member and we got it into a box and kept it for TP&W (staff told me they had to turn in Pygmies due to rareity). Before iPhones - wish I had gotten a pic.

Only poisonous one I ever saw as scout leader at 16 summer camps in N and NE Texas.


Very cool! They are neat snakes.
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Would Pigmy's be in northern Grimes County? I saw a small snake with markings similar to a Pigmy several months ago near my compost pile. Unfortunately I did not have a camera at the time.
CajunAg86
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quote:
Eh, you've never seen a poisonous one. Now, on the other hand, you've probably seen some venomous ones.


Good point - my mistake.

OTOH, pointing out mistakes like this on an (anonymous) public board might be considered poisonous behavior.

(Edit - can't get the wink emoticon to show, meant this as a joke)
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12f Mane
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Yes, good possibility. Go get some pics!
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Thanks. I only saw him once. I would love to get a picture.
Shilo
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Thanks!
ursusguy
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They are several areas around Gus Engeling WMA (specifically the bogs), and Camp Cherokee (apparently Trevor Reece Jones now) that pgymies are actually pretty common.

If you find pitcher plants (a cool find just themselves), start watching very closely for pygmies.
Serious Lee
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so this video has been going around, sorry if already posted here. this is my kinda girl.


Serious Lee
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i just heard indigo snake? never seen one.
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What kind of snake is that? Big thick rat snake?
 
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