Crawdad relocation...
 

Well, after all the rain we've had around ehre I looked down on my
shop floor and saw a rather large crayfish lumbering along.

Hmmm, how that thing get in here?

Don't know, but I took the time to it up and walk out to my dad's pond
and threw it in. I figured he'd be happier there, or he'll make a nice
snack for a catfish.

But I vote for the underdog. I hope it does well.

?: ^ )

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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:50:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Well, after all the rain we've had around ehre I looked down on my
shop floor and saw a rather large crayfish lumbering along.

Hmmm, how that thing get in here?

Don't know, but I took the time to it up and walk out to my dad's pond
and threw it in. I figured he'd be happier there, or he'll make a nice
snack for a catfish.

But I vote for the underdog. I hope it does well.

Did you check the claws to make sure it wasn't a land crawdad?
If it was, you drowned it.

--Vic

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On Apr 27, 8:03*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:50:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Well, after all the rain we've had around ehre I looked down on my
shop floor and saw a rather large crayfish lumbering along.

Hmmm, how that thing get in here?

Don't know, but I took the time to it up and walk out to my dad's pond
and threw it in. I figured he'd be happier there, or he'll make a nice
snack for a catfish.

But I vote for the underdog. I hope it does well.

Did you check the claws to make sure it wasn't a land crawdad?
If it was, you drowned it.

--Vic

Eh, I threw it close tot he bank. Yeah, it will either sink or swim.
it was one of those long dark ones with the thin long claws. Unlike
the shorter red ones with the fat claws.

When I was a kid I had one like I caught in an aquarium with other
fish. it didn't seem to mind it.

Yeah, "Larry the Lobster"

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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Eh, I threw it close tot he bank. Yeah, it will either sink or swim.
it was one of those long dark ones with the thin long claws. Unlike
the shorter red ones with the fat claws.

When I was a kid I had one like I caught in an aquarium with other
fish. it didn't seem to mind it.

Yeah, "Larry the Lobster"

I was kidding anyway. Don't know anything about them except I had
crawdad etouffee once. Red beans, rice and crawdads in a spicy sauce.
Delicious.
My uncle once got a job driving sheet and piles after the foreman
asked if he could climb. Uncle said "Like a squirrel."
First time the foreman asked him to climb a sheet, uncle said "I ain't
going up there. Don't like heights."
Foreman said, "You said you could climb like a squirrel!"
Uncle said "Sure. A ground squirrel."
That's what made me think of "land crawdad."

--Vic

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On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 27, 8:03*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:50:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Well, after all the rain we've had around ehre I looked down on my
shop floor and saw a rather large crayfish lumbering along.

Hmmm, how that thing get in here?

Don't know, but I took the time to it up and walk out to my dad's pond
and threw it in. I figured he'd be happier there, or he'll make a nice
snack for a catfish.

But I vote for the underdog. I hope it does well.

Did you check the claws to make sure it wasn't a land crawdad?
If it was, you drowned it.

--Vic

Eh, I threw it close tot he bank. Yeah, it will either sink or swim.
it was one of those long dark ones with the thin long claws. Unlike
the shorter red ones with the fat claws.

When I was a kid I had one like I caught in an aquarium with other
fish. it didn't seem to mind it.

Yeah, "Larry the Lobster"

I had a crawdad from the pet store. I put a betta in the tank, and
when he tried his tough guy act, the crawdad ate it.

Casady

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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:19:16 -0400, wrote:



I think all of these crustaceans do just fine above or below water.
They ship live lobsters in damp seaweed. If you keep them cool and a
little wet, a blue crab will do fine out of the water too.
The other day there was a palmetto bug hanging on to my pool vac hose
about 6" under water. I watched him for a while and he seemed happy as
a clam. I flipped him up on the pool deck and he walked off like
nothing was wrong. Smashing him with my hand did relinquish his life
forces tho.
I think he may have been hiding from this guy who was also hanging out
by the pool.

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/baby%20rat%20snake.jpg

I put him outside

I heard rat snakes get pretty big. Best not to keep him around, eh?
Lots of lizards down there too.
My uncle had a cushy retirement job cleaning phone kiosk glass down
there. Company car, gas, some rags and unlimited Windex perks.
Had a different route every day, about 3-4 hours per route.
Went with him one day on his Sanibel run. He wanted me see the bass
in the ponds of the gated places. There were some nice ones.
A lizard jumped on me at our first stop and I put him on the roof of
the car, a little Ford. Right up front by the windshield.
The rest of the route we could see his head facing into the wind as we
went down roads, sometimes doing 45 mph.
Don't know why he stayed on there. I flipped him into the grass at
the last stop. He was far from home and his family.
Still feel bad about that. But I don't lose any sleep.

--Vic

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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:19:42 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:33:53 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I heard rat snakes get pretty big. Best not to keep him around, eh?

They don't hurt anything I want to have here.
I see quite a few rat snakes but the black racers tend to keep them
down a bit. This is an adult "yellow"
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/yellow_rat_snake.jpg

That one brings back fond memories of a belt I had when Disco was
king.

I had a black racer in the screen cage for about 3 weeks. He ate all
the lizards, frogs and pretty much anything else that moved. I was
going to keep him but my wife said he had to go.

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Black%20racer.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Black%20Racer%202.jpg

These guys are pretty
not to be confused with the coral snake (that has a black nose)

Would have fooled me. I think I would be running too fast to check
its nose.

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/scarlet_snake.jpg

Lots of lizards down there too.

Mostly anoles and a few gecko. The Cuban anoles pretty much ate all
the chameleons years ago. They are very rare now

I've only identified 2 lizard species down there.
Little ones with a whole tail and little ones missing some tail.
But I've never been in the brush.
Maybe the chameleons have adapted to the point of invisibility.

--Vic

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On Apr 28, 9:33*am, Vic Smith wrote:


A lizard jumped on me at our first stop and I put him on the roof of
the car, a little Ford. *Right up front by the windshield.
The rest of the route we could see his head facing into the wind as we
went down roads, sometimes doing 45 mph.
Don't know why he stayed on there. *I flipped him into the grass at
the last stop. *He was far from home and his family.
Still feel bad about that. *But I don't lose any sleep.

--Vic
Is that how the Geico commercials got started?

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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:20:27 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

These guys are pretty
not to be confused with the coral snake (that has a black nose)

Would have fooled me. I think I would be running too fast to check
its nose.

The venom from a coral snake is bad news, a neurotoxin similar to that
of a cobra. Luckily, they are small and have a short strike, and short
fangs. I would rather step around one, than spot a ten foot rattler
five feet away. There is another snake that looks very similar, that
is not venomous. Remember, there are no poisonous snakes. They are all
good eating.

Casady

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wrote in message
...
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:41:33 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:23:30 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Eh, I threw it close tot he bank. Yeah, it will either sink or swim.
it was one of those long dark ones with the thin long claws. Unlike
the shorter red ones with the fat claws.

When I was a kid I had one like I caught in an aquarium with other
fish. it didn't seem to mind it.

Yeah, "Larry the Lobster"

I was kidding anyway. Don't know anything about them except I had
crawdad etouffee once. Red beans, rice and crawdads in a spicy sauce.
Delicious.
My uncle once got a job driving sheet and piles after the foreman
asked if he could climb. Uncle said "Like a squirrel."
First time the foreman asked him to climb a sheet, uncle said "I ain't
going up there. Don't like heights."
Foreman said, "You said you could climb like a squirrel!"
Uncle said "Sure. A ground squirrel."
That's what made me think of "land crawdad."

--Vic


I think all of these crustaceans do just fine above or below water.
They ship live lobsters in damp seaweed. If you keep them cool and a
little wet, a blue crab will do fine out of the water too.
The other day there was a palmetto bug hanging on to my pool vac hose
about 6" under water. I watched him for a while and he seemed happy as
a clam. I flipped him up on the pool deck and he walked off like
nothing was wrong. Smashing him with my hand did relinquish his life
forces tho.
I think he may have been hiding from this guy who was also hanging out
by the pool.

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/baby%20rat%20snake.jpg

I put him outside

The only time my wife ever called and asked if I could come home from work
early was when she opened a bottom kitchen drawer and found a 4' red rat
snake curled up.

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:50 -0400, mmc wrote:


The only time my wife ever called and asked if I could come home from
work early was when she opened a bottom kitchen drawer and found a 4'
red rat snake curled up.

All this snake talk reminds me of something I saw on TV years ago. You
may have seen it. It was in Florida. A guy called the cops saying there
was a snake in his crawl space. The cops said they don't do snakes. The
guy says, but it's a big snake. The cops still don't do snakes, so he
called one of those critter ridder companies.

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. I
can't remember exactly. Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:50 -0400, mmc wrote:


The only time my wife ever called and asked if I could come home from
work early was when she opened a bottom kitchen drawer and found a 4'
red rat snake curled up.

All this snake talk reminds me of something I saw on TV years ago. You
may have seen it. It was in Florida. A guy called the cops saying there
was a snake in his crawl space. The cops said they don't do snakes. The
guy says, but it's a big snake. The cops still don't do snakes, so he
called one of those critter ridder companies.

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. I
can't remember exactly. Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.

If you watch Animal Planet you'll see a lot of those big snakes down
there. Burmese pythons are one.
I think they have a show called Pet Rescue which sometimes features
Miami.
Some time ago, maybe 20 years - hey maybe when The Wall fell - all
sense of personal responsibility regarding importation of foreign
species disappeared. Probably mostly Bill Clinton's fault.
Or the anything goes global capitalists. But I repeat myself.

--Vic

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. I
can't remember exactly. Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.

A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

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On Apr 29, 1:07*pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.

A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

Crawdad relocation...
 

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On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:
wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....

Crawdad relocation...
 

While as a guest there, I never had the opportunity to meet up with
one of these:

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment...angerous-snake


And frankly I don't regret it either.

Crawdad relocation...
 

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:08:54 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

While as a guest there, I never had the opportunity to meet up with
one of these:

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment...angerous-snake


And frankly I don't regret it either.

One of these, loaded with the buckshot round, will enable 'one-man
handling' of any of those cobras. Trust me.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

Crawdad relocation...
 

Whoops, forgot the site:

http://world.guns.ru/grenade/m79-2.jpg

--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

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On Apr 30, 6:31*am, John H wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:08:54 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

While as a guest there, I never had the opportunity to meet up with
one of these:

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment...lupong-worlds-...

And frankly I don't regret it either.

One of these, loaded with the buckshot round, will enable 'one-man
handling' of any of those cobras. Trust me.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

You mean one man can handle one, that is if there is anything left of
it?

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On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:





wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python.. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

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On Apr 30, 7:24*am, wrote:
On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:



On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:

wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

LOL!

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wrote in message
...
On Apr 29, 11:46 pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30 pm, D K wrote:





wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets
all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python.
I
can't remember exactly. Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they
have
spiders and bugs. No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

Ha!

Crawdad relocation...
 

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:50 -0400, mmc wrote:


The only time my wife ever called and asked if I could come home from
work early was when she opened a bottom kitchen drawer and found a 4'
red rat snake curled up.

All this snake talk reminds me of something I saw on TV years ago. You
may have seen it. It was in Florida. A guy called the cops saying there
was a snake in his crawl space. The cops said they don't do snakes. The
guy says, but it's a big snake. The cops still don't do snakes, so he
called one of those critter ridder companies.

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. I
can't remember exactly. Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.

I try to do anything around the house first and only call in the
professionals if I'm making the situation worse, but in that case - "HELP!"

Crawdad relocation...
 

"Tim" wrote in message
...
While as a guest there, I never had the opportunity to meet up with
one of these:

http://www.nowpublic.com/environment...angerous-snake


And frankly I don't regret it either.

Lucky for me they apparently didn't like the bars in Olongapo!

Crawdad relocation...
 

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:24:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:





wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

Sounds like a great use for the miserable beasts. Snake bait. Love it.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

Crawdad relocation...
 

On Apr 30, 2:33*pm, John H wrote:
On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:24:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:

wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

Sounds like a great use for the miserable beasts. Snake bait. Love it.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hey, at least they're good for something! I actually had a friend
who's mom raised the nasty little things. Barely bright enough to
housebreak. The gators where I lived in FL loved them. Every once in
awhile you'd hear of a retiree walking their yapper by the water to
come back with only a leash!

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On Apr 30, 1:33*pm, John H wrote:
On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:24:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:

wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

Sounds like a great use for the miserable beasts. Snake bait. Love it.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That'd be like feeding it a cotten ball!

?:^ Q

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On Apr 30, 4:15*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 30, 1:33*pm, John H wrote:





On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:24:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 29, 11:46*pm, Tim wrote:
On Apr 29, 6:30*pm, D K wrote:

wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:07 pm, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:48:15 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Anyway, they show up and this guy crawls under the house, and gets all
excited, and proceeds to pull out a 20 something foot boa or python. *I
can't remember exactly. *Me, I don't like crawl spaces because they have
spiders and bugs. *No way would I ever crawl inside knowing there's a
snake in there, let alone a 20' snake.
A twenty foot snake would weigh hundreds of pounds and there is no
chance of dragging one out with just your hands.

Casady

Dragging something horizontally is much different from having to pick
it up. Overcome friction, and you're good to go.

True, but he's talking about a live snake. *Big difference there!

Agreed on both accounts.

Especially if it's fighting mad and trying to recoil.....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Lip hook a poodle and downline it!

Sounds like a great use for the miserable beasts. Snake bait. Love it.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm-Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That'd be like feeding it a cotten ball!

?:^ Q- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Actually more like a Q-tip!

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On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:28:05 -0400, gfretwell wrote:


I am generally pretty easy going with snakes around the house. The only
one I ever killed was a water moccasin that was chasing my dog.

Damn, I have heard water moccasins were aggressive, but I never realized
they were that aggressive. I'm glad they aren't around here. ;-)

Crawdad relocation...
 

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:54:25 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:28:05 -0400, gfretwell wrote:


I am generally pretty easy going with snakes around the house. The only
one I ever killed was a water moccasin that was chasing my dog.

Damn, I have heard water moccasins were aggressive, but I never realized
they were that aggressive. I'm glad they aren't around here. ;-)

I once threw a rock at a water moccasin swimming in a canal in
Florida. That damn thing changed direction, came right at me and was
crawling up the bank when I hightailed it out of there. Still gives me
chills thinking about it.
--
John H



Sure it wasn't a garter snake?

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On May 1, 2:32*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message

...





On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:54:25 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:28:05 -0400, gfretwell wrote:

I am generally pretty easy going with snakes around the house. The only
one I ever killed was a water moccasin that was chasing my dog.

Damn, I have heard water moccasins were aggressive, but I never realized
they were that aggressive. *I'm glad they aren't around here. ;-)

I once threw a rock at a water moccasin swimming in a canal in
Florida. That damn thing changed direction, came right at me and was
crawling up the bank when I hightailed it out of there. Still gives me
chills thinking about it.
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John H

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Why would it be a garter snake? John doesn't drive a chick car, like a
RAV4

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On Apr 30, 6:31*am, John H wrote:
Whoops, forgot the site:

http://world.guns.ru/grenade/m79-2.jpg

--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

Y'know, I understand the arch of the shot and recoil, but I always
thought those m-79's were odd looking with the stock turned upside
down. I never really was around them much but I'm more familiar with
the 203

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ages/M203A.jpg

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On May 1, 1:53*pm, wrote:

My current dog (Auggie Doggie) came in under my arm and bit his ass.


LOL!

Now that's a new one on me.

How could the dog tell where to find it on a snake?

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On Fri, 1 May 2009 16:15:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 30, 6:31*am, John H wrote:
Whoops, forgot the site:

http://world.guns.ru/grenade/m79-2.jpg

--
John H

For a great time, go here first...http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

Y'know, I understand the arch of the shot and recoil, but I always
thought those m-79's were odd looking with the stock turned upside
down. I never really was around them much but I'm more familiar with
the 203

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ages/M203A.jpg

In my opinion, they were best fired from the prone position, with the
butt of the stock on the ground. It wasn't very damn accurate no
matter how it was held. But hey, being close counts in horseshoes and
hand grenades, right? This 'hand grenade' just had a little more
range.
--
John H

For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/d3vxvm

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On May 1, 9:01*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 1 May 2009 16:18:48 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On May 1, 1:53*pm, wrote:

My current dog (Auggie Doggie) came in under my arm and bit his ass.

LOL!

Now that's a new one on me.

How could the dog tell where to find it on a snake?

The vent is near the last fat spot on the body ... if you can't accept
a figure of speech. *;-)
I bet he got him right behind the head if you want to be technical. I
know the snake was impressed by the bite.

LOL!

I knew what you were saying, it's just ... how you said it.

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On Fri, 01 May 2009 14:53:12 -0400, gfretwell wrote:


I had a big black racer on my pool deck I was trying to grab a while
ago. He was striking at me like a rattle snake and aggressive as hell.
My current dog (Auggie Doggie) came in under my arm and bit his ass. All
of a sudden that snake curled up like a hockey puck with nothing but a
couple inches of his tail sticking out, trying to look like a rattler.
I picked it up and threw it out in the yard, still rolled up. After a
minute it straightened out and "raced" away.

We do have black racers here. Now that is a beautiful snake, if you can
say that about a snake. We also have a hog-nosed snake. Damn ugly, but
it's interesting in that it will play dead.