On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:48:30 -0300, "Don White"
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.

Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

Tough guys, all. :)

Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees.
I think they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic

The last time I saw a girl have a crab grab onto the meaty web in between
her thumb and forefinger, I just whipped out my trusty Russell belt knife
and wedged the claw open. She was grateful.

I hope you sucked out the venom.

--Vic

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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0400, HK wrote:

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On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

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On Apr 8, 7:27 am, Steve wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Someone sent these pictures to Mrs.E. They were taken during some
current
construction work at Orlando Inter' Airport.
Yikes.
http://www.eisboch.com/airport1.jpg
If that thing is still alive, the guy standing behind it is in danger
even with the mouth taped. That huge tail can whip around and break
both his legs.

Steve

Crikey!


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch




You should really check snopes before you post this stuff


You didn't think taht photo was taken in orlando, FL, did you?


Snopes seeems to have purged their old files but the snake picture was
bouncing around Email boxes several years ago. Snopes said they were
western rattlesnakes, not the eastern ones we have in Florida and I
seem to remember the picture was identified as coming from Texas.
The gator was Florida somewhere but not Orlando airport. I think it
was FPL guys

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/culvert.asp

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Snopes seeems to have purged their old files but the snake picture was
bouncing around Email boxes several years ago. Snopes said they were
western rattlesnakes, not the eastern ones we have in Florida and I
seem to remember the picture was identified as coming from Texas.
The gator was Florida somewhere but not Orlando airport. I think it
was FPL guys


I didn't check out the pics through Snopes, and they certainly could be
fake/phony.
They were attributed to Florida Power and Light and referenced construction
at
Orlando airport.

Probably a hoax, but still impressive.

Eisboch

"D.Duck" wrote in message
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http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/culvert.asp



Well, doesn't *that* make me feel like the horse's ass.

Oh, well.

Eisboch

On Apr 8, 12:54*pm, HK wrote:
Jim Rojas wrote:
I don't think so either. It was probably taken in the Florida
everglades. Though where Orlando airport is located this may be possible..

Jim Rojas

HK wrote:
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On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 8, 7:27 am, Steve wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Someone sent these pictures to Mrs.E. They were taken during some
current
construction work at Orlando Inter' Airport.
Yikes.
http://www.eisboch.com/airport1.jpg
If that thing is still alive, the guy standing behind it is in danger
even with the mouth taped. That huge tail can whip around and break
both his legs.

Steve

Crikey!

The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch

You should really check snopes before you post this stuff

You didn't think taht photo was taken in orlando, FL, did you?

I doubt it is a *real* photo. If it is, the perspective indicates it is
among the largest alligators in existence. It looks a lot larger than
15'. It looks even larger than the "record" American alligator found in
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but, but wait a minute! When someone mentioned your swelled up chubby
hands you attributed it to focal length.

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:01:27 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"D.Duck" wrote in message
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http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/culvert.asp

Well, doesn't *that* make me feel like the horse's ass.

Oh, well.

Does that mean you shouldn't have left Florida? :)

"HK" wrote in message
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.

Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

--Vic


Tough guys, all. :)

Rock crabs and large Dungness crabs can both remove a digit from your hand.

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On Apr 8, 12:33 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 8, 7:27 am, Steve wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Someone sent these pictures to Mrs.E. They were taken during some
current
construction work at Orlando Inter' Airport.

Yikes.

http://www.eisboch.com/airport1.jpg

If that thing is still alive, the guy standing behind it is in danger
even with the mouth taped. That huge tail can whip around and break
both his legs.

Steve

Crikey!

The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch

You should really check snopes before you post this stuff- Hide quoted
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Yep! I've trekked canoed camped etc. all over the Florida swamps. All
I can say is that's a hell of a photoshop job!

The snakes are most likely a real photo. They do next like that in the
winter for added warmth. A bunch of years ago, a buddy's neighbor in
Pinole, CA had the wife complain about a bussing coming from under the
kitchen sink. Was a large nest of rattlesnakes under the house below the
kitchen. We have rattle snakes in the area. The local hospital averages 9
snakebites a year. Almost all involve beer and people out on Mines Rd. in
Livermore.

"HK" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:25 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch
You bet! One rattlesnake is bad enough.
Yeah, I'll worry about them when they start splattering on my car.
Until then love bugs are the enemy.
And rock crabs that bite my thumb.

Tough guys, all. :)
Go ahead and laugh. Had a rock crab clamp on to my thumb, cutting it.
Almost fainted. Had to sit down with my head below my knees.
I think they have some kind of venom. That's what I think.

--Vic

The last time I saw a girl have a crab grab onto the meaty web in between
her thumb and forefinger, I just whipped out my trusty Russell belt knife
and wedged the claw open. She was grateful.

A girl with crabs?

It was on a dock in a seaside community. We were waiting to go sailing on
her dads boat.

On Apr 8, 4:15*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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On Apr 8, 12:33 pm, wrote:





On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:47:51 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Apr 8, 7:27 am, Steve wrote:
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:15:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Someone sent these pictures to Mrs.E. They were taken during some
current
construction work at Orlando Inter' Airport.

Yikes.

http://www.eisboch.com/airport1.jpg

If that thing is still alive, the guy standing behind it is in danger
even with the mouth taped. That huge tail can whip around and break
both his legs.

Steve

Crikey!

The rattlesnakes bother me a whole lot more than the 'gater.

Eisboch

You should really check snopes before you post this stuff- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Yep! I've trekked canoed camped etc. all over the Florida swamps. All
I can say is that's a hell of a photoshop job!

The snakes are most likely a real photo. *They do next like that in the
winter for added warmth. *A bunch of years ago, a buddy's neighbor in
Pinole, CA had the wife complain about a bussing coming from under the
kitchen sink. *Was a large nest of rattlesnakes under the house below the
kitchen. *We have rattle snakes in the area. *The local hospital averages 9
snakebites a year. *Almost all involve beer and people out on Mines Rd. in
Livermore.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah, but I've never ever seen them in that big of a concentration.
There is a Rattlesnake Roundup in a small town outside of Tampa, FL
and those swampbillies know rattlesnakes. They hardly ever come with
any more than a dozen to the roundup.
My wife's sister walks a path in a park near her house in Walnut Creek
that seems to see it's share of rattlers. Personally, and again, I'm a
woods exploring kind of person, I've never seen one in your area. I
know they are there, just never seen one, even on the slopes of Mt.
Diablo.