"Catch of the day"

[MuniAddict]

Almost ran this little fella over coming down the trail this morning! Three feet long and a Garter snake I believe. Whatever it was it gave off the WORST smell you can imagine...obviously a defense mechanism. Second snake I caught in the last couple weeks! They're starting to come out lately.:cool:

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OMG THAT'S a snake, it's cool*hisss*

[vanpaun]

badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, bager, bager MUSHROOM MUSHROOM...........................

[jamessd]

badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, bager, bager MUSHROOM MUSHROOM...........................
I don't usually agree with your silly posts... but that was very funny lol :D

Is it poisonous or anything?!? [us brits only get grass snakes (i think anyway... water snakes maybe?) and i've never seen one, so I don't know much...]

[MuniAddict]

I don't usually agree with your silly posts... but that was very funny lol :D

Is it poisonous or anything?!? [us brits only get grass snakes (i think anyway... water snakes maybe?) and i've never seen one, so I don't know much...]Nah, it's a harmless garter snake. Very common in these parts.:) I want to find a california king snake; (like the one below) those are beautiful and make great pets, but if I do find one I won't keep it. They need to be there to keep the rats and rattlesnakes in check.

[Danni]

I got bitten by a garter snake once. Right through my toe nail, hurt like hell with the blood pressure accumulating under the nail. I usually stay away from slithery things now.

[MuniAddict]

I got bitten by a garter snake once. Right through my toe nail, hurt like hell with the blood pressure accumulating under the nail. I usually stay away from slithery things now.That's really unusual since Garters don't have fangs. Just small tiny rows of teeth used to pull prey into their mouths to swallow whole. But Garters are notorious for being very nasty and agressive and they will bite if provoked.

[Gilby]

That doesn't look like the gartner snakes we have around here.

[Jerrick]

That doesn't look like the gartner snakes we have around here.

Looks like a Garter snake to me. :)

EDIT: If I remember right, arent there about 12 types of garter snakes?

[MuniAddict]

That doesn't look like the gartner snakes we have around here.There are MANY types of garter snakes. This looks like the one I caught today:
http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/thha.htm

Also see the "additional notes" about how it excretes a foul smelling musk when handled; *exactly* what happened to me lol!:eek:

[CoreTechs]

I've caught about three snakes before (not at the same time of course). Two of them were a type of garter and they were about two feet long. The other, I'm not so sure about... Might have been a baby garter or something... It was small... Couldn't have been more than five inches long.

[Hazmat]

Almost ran this little fella over coming down the trail this morning! Three feet long and a Garter snake I believe. Whatever it was it gave off the WORST smell you can imagine...obviously a defense mechanism. Second snake I caught in the last couple weeks! They're starting to come out lately.:cool:
:eek: That is a cool looking snake. But imagine finding this under your bed. (http://www.taipanonline.com.au/PC230063lg.jpg) :eek:

[MuniAddict]

:eek: That is a cool looking snake. But imagine finding this under your bed. (http://www.taipanonline.com.au/PC230063lg.jpg) :eek:Cool! Looks like a corn snake, but I'm not sure. Don't think it's venomous.

Just in the past year I've caught about 5 king snakes, 3 gopher snakes (one almost 6' long!) 2 ringnecks and then a couple years back about 3 rattlers! For every 1 you see in a given area, there's probably hundreds you don't see!

[UniBrier]

Can't believe it has been two & 1/2 years since I ran across this guy (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43277). Seems like yesterday.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9879&stc=1&d=1126579622

As a kid we used to go Garter hunting (catch and release) quite a bit. Out of the scores of snakes we caught, only one was aggressive and struck at me; that one had a red strip too so it may not have been a Garter.

[sutton629]

I catch snakes when I see them but I can play with one any time I feel like it. I will have to get some pictures of my pet snake sphinx. He is a ball python over 5 feet and he is awesome. (good at keeping annoying people out of my room also.) It is always fun when your tie moves and people freak out.

[Hazmat]

Cool! Looks like a corn snake, but I'm not sure. Don't think it's venomous.

Just in the past year I've caught about 5 king snakes, 3 gopher snakes (one almost 6' long!) 2 ringnecks and then a couple years back about 3 rattlers! For every 1 you see in a given area, there's probably hundreds you don't see!
This is a taipan, possibly 1 of the most deadliest (if not) the deadliest snake in the world. 1 bite from this and you're sure to be dead. (http://www.reptileknowledge.com/images/inland-taipan-snake.jpg)

[samsta002]

I catch snakes when I see them but I can play with one any time I feel like it. I will have to get some pictures of my pet snake sphinx. He is a ball python over 5 feet and he is awesome. (good at keeping annoying people out of my room also.) It is always fun when your tie moves and people freak out.

We keep snakes, have about 10 different ones, all australian species aswell as millions of other critters; giant centipedes, giant cockaroaches, stick insects, tarantulas and scorpions
Plus our birds and dogs, we have a big family:)

[DarkTom]

In Galloway, SW Scotland, where I grew up, you get loads of adders. Britains only poisonous snakes. The only snakes I've ever seen in the wild have all been adders, so I tend to stay away from anything slithery. Just in case.

I had a mate who had a fooking massive snake, a big constrictor of some type. It was 14ft long and as thick as your thigh. If it wanted to, it could have gotten out of it's (flimsy) cage/tank and killed the whole family as they slept. That guy was a nutter. (the owner)


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[kington99]

[us brits only get grass snakes (i think anyway... water snakes maybe?) and i've never seen one, so I don't know much...]

Grass snake, smoothe snake and adder are the only three in this country. The adder is lethally poisinous, but easily treatable, the last death was in 1986 i believe. I've seen a number of adder skins in the woods over the years, a couple of dead grass snakes and a live one that went to ground in our garage, but never whilst unicycling.

[tobbogonist]

there is three snake species in Tassie. All three posioness and two are capable of killing someone.

Tiger Snake,
Copper head Snake
White Lipped Snake

Have never seen a white lipped snake, the other two can kill me :( i stepped on a tigersnake once but it didn't bite me... i was lucky i guess. I just give anything with no legs a wide berth.

Black mumbas can travel at 60km/h and when they do there whole body goes rigid, like a speeding pipe/stick thing. :) lols

[MuniAddict]

This guy was literally sleeping right in the middle of the trail as I approaced, but at first I thought it might have been run over by a biker and might be dead. Nope. I picked it up and it suddenly sprung to life...and seemed a little hungry lol!:p

Alligator Lizard:
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[Jerrick]

Those are some sweet pictures.

[MuniAddict]

Those are some sweet pictures.Yeah they came out pretty nice, esp since I inadvertently had my camera set to the absolute *lowest* resolution! Here's one more:

[jamessd]

I would have legged it if I saw that, let alone picked it up and let it bite me :eek: :eek: :o .

[MuniAddict]

I would have legged it if I saw that, let alone picked it up and let it bite me :eek: :eek: :o .I used to catch tons of those and other repltiles as a kid, but I always let them go, even if I kept them for a while to feed and observe them. And always in the same general area that I had found them. Btw, the bite is painless with gloves on, and only marginally so without them. And it's definitely UNcool and totally CRUEL to hurt, mutilate, abuse or kill any animal, especially the latter unless it's a dangerous animal and then only in self defense.

[DarkTom]

That thing looks ill, man. It's got a hole in the side of it's head!


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[JerryAttrick]

Ill?

Are YOU ill? You have a couple of holes in the side of YOUR head (I presume). I know I do! :)

JerryAttrick

[MuniAddict]

That thing looks ill, man. It's got a hole in the side of it's head!


T."Ill", as in cool? Lol I think that's what you meant. I remember that term from my DJ days in the early 80's-90's. Ladies & Gentleman, please say hello to Run dmc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfDafkKetA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfDafkKetA)

Yeah those are the lizard's ears, unlike snakes which do not.:)

[DarkTom]

Nah, man. I meant ill as in unwell. So if the hole is its ear, what are the lumpy bits to the right of that?

Of course I have holes in the sides of my head, but mine have flappy bits to keep stuff out and direct sound in.

My mother has some protected species type newt in her pond. Fookin lizards n shit, britain?


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[MuniAddict]

Nah, man. I meant ill as in unwell. So if the hole is its ear, what are the lumpy bits to the right of that? Not sure they could be ticks or some other type of parasite. That's quite common with reptiles found in the wild.

[kington99]

My mother has some protected species type newt in her pond. Fookin lizards n shit, britain?


most likely to be a great crested newt, there are no native lizards in Britain

[cathwood]

most likely to be a great crested newt, there are no native lizards in Britain

Yes there are.

There are 3 types of lizards found in the UK:

1. common lizard
2. slow-worm
3. sand lizard (which is endangered).

We used to get lots of lizards in the garden of my old house. Thier tails came off very easily.

[kington99]

Yes there are.

There are 3 types of lizards found in the UK:

1. common lizard
2. slow-worm
3. sand lizard (which is endangered).

We used to get lots of lizards in the garden of my old house. Thier tails came off very easily.

ah I stand corrected, although how the slow-worm gets counted as a lizard I don't know

[MuniAddict]

Caught another garter snake at thye same trail yesterday! I would never have seen it if I hadn't taken this detour and dropped off a 3' ledge. I landed it, and as I was riding away, there it was just sunning itself. I grabbed it, and it once again gave off this god-awful stench that says, "I won't taste very good, trust me!" So I took it off the trail and let it go!:p

[critter]

No snakes. No poisonious plants. No bears, wolves, or big cats. No Lightning!!. Just awesome mountains with single tracks.

You can get geckos, pigs, mushrooms and centipedes.

[cathwood]

ah I stand corrected, although how the slow-worm gets counted as a lizard I don't know

LOL. I only know cos there used to be some little lizards where I used to live. So I googled it. :rolleyes:

[MuniAddict]

Taking a break from today's MUni ride, a fearless baby lizard ATTACKED (http://vimeo.com/1855415) my camera! :p

[critter]

I was on my fav road ride when I saw three not so little pigs.
The oinkers like to cross the road from the mountainside into a botanical garden thinking it's greener. Then I came. Two pigs darted out quite quick to get to the ''mountain side'' of the road. They were about 25 feet in front of me. I'm glad they were scared of me because they ran so fast I wouldn't have time to react.
The 3rd piggy ran in the bushes about 100 feet until crossing over the road to the "safer" home side.

I like it. I said, '' hi piggies, piggies''. They did in fact oinked all the way.:D

[videotoast]

And it's definitely UNcool and totally CRUEL to hurt, mutilate, abuse or kill any animal, especially the latter unless it's a dangerous animal and then only in self defense.

Probably the best politically correct disclaimer I've had the pleasure of reading....:D

[MuniAddict]

Probably the best politically correct disclaimer I've had the pleasure of reading....:DAnimal cruelty makes me incredibly sad. :(

[MuniAddict]

Caught this good sized Alligator Lizard while it was sunning himself smack dab on the trail; almost ran him over! He wasn't too thrilled to be picked up, but he would be if he knew that I probably saved him from being road kill! I let him scamper off, deep into the safety of the brush after theses shots. :D

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[ninja tom]

I don't usually agree with your silly posts... but that was very funny lol :D

Is it poisonous or anything?!? [us brits only get grass snakes (i think anyway... water snakes maybe?) and i've never seen one, so I don't know much...]

Nope, we get Adder's as well

[Jeremy R]

When I lived in California an alligator lizard lived in a crevice beneath my driveway.

[monocyclism]

Animal cruelty makes me incredibly sad. :(

Then I trust you are vegetarian or preferably vegan - who doesn't eat diary products and eggs.

[munirocks]

When I lived in California an alligator lizard lived in a crevice beneath my driveway.

Who the hell is this guy?

[ThisGuyIKnow]

We should all congratulate Terry on finally learning to resurrect old threads instead of creating new ones.

Congratulations Terry