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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2014 12:10:43 GMT -5
The jamesp upstream taxi service Wow, are we trusting or what? James, could you not find any mud to christen them? I have seen how far those mudbuddies can fling mud! On our dirt bikes people learn quick not to come that close. Even if we stop at a mud hole and ask someone "come look at this". LOL Mark and Keith were in charge of harassment. They seemed to have gotten paid back 2-fold. I was content(safe) as lowly tug boatman.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 13:20:33 GMT -5
Considering they have been in the everglades since at least Hurrican Andrew and more likely since the 1940's when the army was experimenting with the use of animals to deliver bombs (inside of snakes, or attached to bats), I sincerely doubt they are biologically able to expand beyond that ecosystem. There is no indication they have spread even to Lake Okeechobee or Ft Myers. I sincerely doubt you will see them at Lake George or Atlanta. kap those are some nice corals!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 13:22:59 GMT -5
and yes, the wild ones are some of the most ferocious snakes you have ever encountered. I leave those alone! In that realm I am a total pu$$y!
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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2014 13:55:34 GMT -5
and yes, the wild ones are some of the most ferocious snakes you have ever encountered. I leave those alone! In that realm I am a total pu$$y! I was curious if they get ferocious in the wild.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2014 14:48:13 GMT -5
Sawed coral was hanging together by a thread. And then when snapped of it broke in the center too.
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Post by kap on Aug 11, 2014 16:26:07 GMT -5
Bummer! At least it did not snap in the saw!
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Post by munchie on Aug 11, 2014 16:31:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 19:52:12 GMT -5
why is this NOT fire agate?? Yeah, it's coral origin. But like like fire agate to me!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 19:54:00 GMT -5
and yes, the wild ones are some of the most ferocious snakes you have ever encountered. I leave those alone! In that realm I am a total pu$$y! I was curious if they get ferocious in the wild. In fairness to the snakes, ferocity is the standard and the derived form, in captivity, is super tame. They are really smart. You can even get a large wild specimen to except you. It may take a few years but it happens.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2014 20:16:55 GMT -5
Bummer! At least it did not snap in the saw! That solid coral is not likely to break. It can be sawn with thin sections fairly safely.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 11, 2014 20:22:05 GMT -5
why is this NOT fire agate?? Yeah, it's coral origin. But like like fire agate to me!! It lacks all those colors. Some fire agate is that color, but may not bring the price of the colored ones I suppose.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 12, 2014 10:52:43 GMT -5
Damn fellas.. That stuff is really nice. jamesp Looks like you've got yourself a fine honey hole of coral there. Awesome of you to share it with friends Consider me officially jealous.Me, too, Brandon, me too. I am so jelly-ous of the motley crew that I could just spit!
You guys brought home some seriously nice stuff, looks like you had a really great time.
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 12, 2014 11:04:51 GMT -5
I was curious if they get ferocious in the wild. In fairness to the snakes, ferocity is the standard and the derived form, in captivity, is super tame. They are really smart. You can even get a large wild specimen to except you. It may take a few years but it happens. Came home form the trip with JamesP and found a small (~3 1/2 - 4 foot) king snake in the brooder with my week old turkeys. Shoulda snapped a picture but was preoccupied with unpacking my goodies while my husband was relocating the little snot. The dang thing had three distinct bulges and we were short 3 babies. Week old turkeys are quite large and I find it amazing that the snake was even able to get its mouth open far enough to get it around the babies. This snakes head was about the size of a quarter and the turkeys were the size of small apples. Just would not have thought that possible.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 11:21:48 GMT -5
Came home form the trip with JamesP and found a small (~3 1/2 - 4 foot) king snake in the brooder with my week old turkeys. Shoulda snapped a picture but was preoccupied with unpacking my goodies while my husband was relocating the little snot. The dang thing had three distinct bulges and we were short 3 babies. Week old turkeys are quite large and I find it amazing that the snake was even able to get its mouth open far enough to get it around the babies. This snakes head was about the size of a quarter and the turkeys were the size of small apples. Just would not have thought that possible. The bulges could also be mice. I cannot visualize anything but a very large kingsnake eating a hatchling turkey and then only one. Maybe your snake was working hard for you! What state are you in?
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Post by jamesp on Aug 12, 2014 12:31:59 GMT -5
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 12, 2014 13:40:19 GMT -5
Came home form the trip with JamesP and found a small (~3 1/2 - 4 foot) king snake in the brooder with my week old turkeys. Shoulda snapped a picture but was preoccupied with unpacking my goodies while my husband was relocating the little snot. The dang thing had three distinct bulges and we were short 3 babies. Week old turkeys are quite large and I find it amazing that the snake was even able to get its mouth open far enough to get it around the babies. This snakes head was about the size of a quarter and the turkeys were the size of small apples. Just would not have thought that possible. The bulges could also be mice. I cannot visualize anything but a very large kingsnake eating a hatchling turkey and then only one. Maybe your snake was working hard for you! What state are you in? I'm just outside of Chattanooga Tennessee. We put 15 baby turkeys in an enclosed brooder and when we found the snake there were three buldges and only 12 babies. A fourth baby is clearly injured but alive. Several years ago we had a similar situation with a black snake in our quail hutch. But this was a much larger snake, a little over 6 feet long.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 14:37:42 GMT -5
a 6ft kingsnake in Tennessee!!! That is huge. Like this?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 12, 2014 14:59:00 GMT -5
RTH'ers in the water's of South Georgia. What could they be doing ? And quickly back to the salt mine Oooh, James, the second time was even better for me! Maybe we can go for a three-fer? (Okay, you can stop teasing, already!)
Was going to apologize for the times I teased you with the trips you've missed out on, but it's just not in me. Paybacks are a bitch, ya know?
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Post by jamesp on Aug 12, 2014 15:10:34 GMT -5
These trips were in the best interest of science Jean. Mandatory for the good of mankind.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 12, 2014 15:12:36 GMT -5
Hahaha! I about fell off my chair laughing. That statement reminded me of Scott's favorite song, the one where he sings, "we can save the world!"
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