|
Post by aDave on May 24, 2017 20:21:07 GMT -5
Beautiful turtle and lavic. Trade the turtle and lavic for pet wood? Grin.. Cliff
Federally threatened species. Lol Good thing you did the (grin)...😎 I deleted my initial post as I realized it was you @shotgunner. This guy is the result of domestic breeding. Not taken out of the desert. Not sure why you would go there with the Federal stuff. Dave
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 20:34:32 GMT -5
Federally threatened species. Lol Good thing you did the (grin)...😎 I deleted my initial post as I realized it was you @shotgunner. This guy is the result of domestic breeding.  Not taken out of the desert.  Not sure why you would go there with the Federal stuff. Dave To.keep cliff from offering money. No law against owning. Put your photos back!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 20:37:16 GMT -5
OK, my turn. Our tortoise checking out some Lavic material. Homesick? Dave Love that you protect them!! Eta Damned autocorrect
|
|
|
Post by vegasjames on May 24, 2017 20:38:21 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Pat on May 24, 2017 20:41:26 GMT -5
@shotgunner said: Pat there aren't likely anything venomous in your yard. And if it was there, the only thing venomous in your area is a rattlesnake.
Northern Pacific is your local rattler.
RATTLESNAKE is enough to get my attention!! There is no such thing as just or only a rattlesnake!
Is backing up slowly the preferred method of survival?
|
|
|
Post by aDave on May 24, 2017 20:45:05 GMT -5
I deleted my initial post as I realized it was you @shotgunner . This guy is the result of domestic breeding. Not taken out of the desert. Not sure why you would go there with the Federal stuff. Dave To.keep cliff from offering money. No law against owning. Put your photos back! Thanks for clarifying. You caught me off guard and wondering what the heck you were referring to, especially since I know your background, and we are on the "up and up." We are keeping the guy, and we understand the sale issue. Photo is still there. I'll calm down now. Dave
|
|
|
Post by vegasjames on May 24, 2017 20:46:13 GMT -5
Most rattlers don't want anything to do with you and are just looking to be left alone or a way to escape. They tend to only attack when feeling threatened such as being cornered. So backing up is a good idea unless there is another one behind you.
|
|
|
Post by aDave on May 24, 2017 20:46:47 GMT -5
I'm no expert, but I'd be thinking a King snake of some variety. Scott?
|
|
|
Post by aDave on May 24, 2017 20:50:50 GMT -5
I take that back. Maybe this? link@shotgunner
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,471
|
Post by Sabre52 on May 24, 2017 20:51:30 GMT -5
Wow, never seen that color variation before but is that a long nosed snake? Never even seen one in hand, only as road kill far as I can remember....Mel
|
|
|
Post by aDave on May 24, 2017 20:53:44 GMT -5
Wow, never seen that color variation before but is that a long nosed snake? Never even seen one in hand, only as road kill far as I can remember....Mel Mel, that's what i just linked above. Glad you counted in with your guess. Makes me feel a bit better. Dave
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 20:58:16 GMT -5
Sonora semiannulataThe common ground snake. And a very bad ass example indeed!!! ETA highly variable in color and pattern. Sabre52You kick my bunz with rocks, birds and insects. And go toe to toe with me on reptiles. Finally, I get a tiny little win with a tiny little snake. Lol
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 21:03:40 GMT -5
@shotgunner said: Pat there aren't likely anything venomous in your yard. And if it was there, the only thing venomous in your area is a rattlesnake.
Northern Pacific is your local rattler.RATTLESNAKE is enough to get my attention!! There is no such thing as just or only a rattlesnake! Is backing up slowly the preferred method of survival? That works. Unless you have wild habitat next door, they don't live there
|
|
|
Post by vegasjames on May 24, 2017 21:07:55 GMT -5
I take that back. Maybe this? link@shotgunner Great link, thanks.
|
|
|
Post by vegasjames on May 24, 2017 21:11:22 GMT -5
Sonora semiannulataThe common ground snake. And a very bad ass example indeed!!! ETA highly variable in color and pattern. Sabre52 You kick my bunz with rocks, birds and insects. And go toe to toe with me on reptiles. Finally, I get a tiny little win with a tiny little snake. Lol Thanks Scott. Found the identical markings online: wildsonora.com/image-content/sonora-semiannulata-groundsnake
|
|
|
Post by Pat on May 24, 2017 21:29:18 GMT -5
@shotgunner. Neighbors are not too wild! Lol
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 22:19:14 GMT -5
I take that back. Maybe this? Â link@shotgunner Thanks for the mention.
|
|
|
Post by coloradocliff on May 24, 2017 23:03:00 GMT -5
Beautiful turtle and lavic. Trade the turtle and lavic for pet wood? Grin.. Cliff
Federally threatened species. Lol Good thing you did the (grin)...😎 Yeah wouldn't want the wonderful government employees showing up at my door and telling me how to live. Probably wound't go well. Yep like everyone on here, I like all of our wild friends. Even snakes and mother in laws when I had one. grin.. HAd a nursery down in Mexico and the woman who tended it had desert tortoises. Mexicans are death on eating all their wildlife and she always had a heart and took in the desert ones. Had a pile of them, fed them well and they slept under the house in winter. No one ate her friends.
|
|
|
Post by coloradocliff on May 24, 2017 23:05:16 GMT -5
The fastest turtle Yeah really streamlined turtle. The grey hounds of the turtle tribe. Almost like an armadillo. grin They don't outrun a lot of trucks though. All over the road in parts of Texas. Kinda crunch when you go over one.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,182
|
Post by jamesp on May 25, 2017 6:04:00 GMT -5
Federally threatened species. Lol Good thing you did the (grin)...😎 Yeah wouldn't want the wonderful government employees showing up at my door and telling me how to live. Probably wound't go well. Yep like everyone on here, I like all of our wild friends. Even snakes and mother in laws when I had one. grin.. HAd a nursery down in Mexico and the woman who tended it had desert tortoises. Mexicans are death on eating all their wildlife and she always had a heart and took in the desert ones. Had a pile of them, fed them well and they slept under the house in winter. No one ate her friends.
The Natives in east Peru living along tributaries to the Amazon with no electrical power and moving only by hollowed out tree kayaks and by foot had a cruel practice. Tortoise hanging live on the wall of the kitchen with a stick threaded with vine tied to the the front legs. Waiting for the oven. Those people raped the wildlife. Hike through those forests and see little wildlife. Must tip hat to the strict Florida DNA. Hike through St. John's riverine forest and see reptiles in troves. Hard working forest wily DNA officers that will prosecute wildlife offenders to the max. Do a land tortoise in Florida and expect serious prison time.
|
|