Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[anji1971]

I think its illegal to take them from the dens unless you have a permit to do so........

It is definitely illegal to take anything from the Narcisse Snake Dens!! As well as any other national or provincial park up here. But I am hoping to get to see the dens sometime before I get too old to walk around! I have a friend who grew up in Manitoba, and according to her, there are no shortage of these snakes even outside of the park.:cool:

[enigma200316]

It is definitely illegal to take anything from the Narcisse Snake Dens!! As well as any other national or provincial park up here. But I am hoping to get to see the dens sometime before I get too old to walk around! I have a friend who grew up in Manitoba, and according to her, there are no shortage of these snakes even outside of the park.:cool:



thanks Anji, for re-enforcing that for us.................;):D

[ssssnakeluvr]

It's been a dream of mine to go there since I read about it as a kid back in the 70's......:rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

It's been a dream of mine to go there since I read about it as a kid back in the 70's......:rolleyes:


Me too, Don..... one day.

[reptileparadise]

Woehoe, I had two days off and my postcount is up to 1.11 posts a day!

Okay, uhm...So whats going on?
I'm bored...I don't want to go into the snakeroom because all my geckos are (highly) gravid...Some of them digging...

Ow, remember me to take some updated pics of the reptileroom!
Ow...I just remembered I'd place an parietalisphoto in the library...
Man...I've got nothing to do, but still I'm busy...

[Snake lover 3-25]

:(:( i don't think i would be able to resist:(:(

time to clean my room............ yeah right!!!!!!.......... i have a few more days........... sigh......................i tried yesterday....... but i ended up playing w/ my cat.................... i spent 3 hrs up there and all i got done was some folding.........:(

my room is usually clean..... but when it gets dirty.......... it takes a few weeks to get it clean........:D

[reptileparadise]

Alright...The pic is added.

Yeah, isn't prosponing things great! I'm doing it with all my homework as well!

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah...... i usually start mine around 10:00pm or 7:00am.....:D

[anji1971]

Procrastination is my favourite pastime! I'm so good at it that I can even put off procrastinating............:D:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol i oficially have to clean my room tomarrow....:(:( we're leaving for maryland on fri and not coming back till mon night...... then relatives are coming for my brother's conformation on tuesday!!!:(

[anji1971]

I've officially had to bleach the bathroom floor for about a week now. I'll maybe do it tomorrow!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol we've had to clean our carpets for about 3!!!!!!!







YEARS!!!!!:D:D:D

[anji1971]

Shanley, don't even get me started on carpets!! When we bought this house three years ago, it had just been completely renovated, and the guy put in WHITE carpet. WHITE!!?!!:eek::eek:
I have two kids, they are now 11 and 13, and you can imagine what that carpet looks like!
We're going to just let them keep destroying it for another year and then it's all coming out and we're putting hardwood in.

[Snake lover 3-25]

LOLOL us too!!!!! but it was 5 yrs ago..... and we have 13, 15 (me) and 17 and a dog and a cat!!!!! & our dog is not spayed so she goes into heat and she had puppies who peed on the carpet multiple times!!!! and my brother also shut her tail in the door once causing it to bleed and of course she sprayed blood EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!

i swear if someone ever came to our house w/ a black lite they would call the cops and tell them that a murder had been commited!!!!!!:D

[reptileparadise]

Yeah!

Found two eggs from my Eurydactylodes agricolae yesterday! Both look fertile (for now). She made my gecko season.
All my gecko species have now laid eggs! And where am I? Stuck at school...Blegh...

[Snake lover 3-25]

man that SUCKS i so would have played sick!!!:D

[adamanteus]

Well, today my redundancy notice period ends. I am now officially unemployed.
I will instantly become fat, uncouth, unwashed and take to wearing tasteless clothes.

[Sid]

Good morning, James. Hope you find another job soon, would hate to see you get too shabby on us:).

[Snake lover 3-25]

Well, today my redundancy notice period ends. I am now officially unemployed.
I will instantly become fat, uncouth, unwashed and take to wearing tasteless clothes.

so this means that you are no longer "between jobs" you are really jobless????:(

that really sucks... hope you find one soon!!!!::)

[Lulu Bennett]

Well, today my redundancy notice period ends. I am now officially unemployed.
I will instantly become fat, uncouth, unwashed and take to wearing tasteless clothes.

whats new?? :eek:

[Elliot]

whats new?? :eek:

Beat me to it! :(

[drache]

will you be "hitting the sauce" as well, James?

[adamanteus]

will you be "hitting the sauce" as well, James?

Of course, I will continue to abuse alcohol.;)

[adamanteus]

whats new?? :eek:

Good one, Lou.... I should have seen that coming!:D

[drache]

"there's a difference between abuse and being on a mission" - Peter Rojas III

[Lori P]

James, you could take the time to write your memoirs. People always enjoy a short story. :D:D {Ducking and running}

[jeanette]

Well, today my redundancy notice period ends. I am now officially unemployed.
I will instantly become fat, uncouth, unwashed and take to wearing tasteless clothes.
hang in there James. my partner was made unemployed by nasty job cuts just before christmas, he got really down about being out of work. it wont last forever you will find something and it may be a better job than you had before.

[gregmonsta]

Fingers crossed for you mate ;) I'm sure you'll find something.

[adamanteus]

Actually... optimistic news.....
I had a preliminary interview last week, and today they invited me back for a second interview next Tuesday. Pretty good job, similar to what I've been doing, same salary, nice car/package etc. So fingers crossed for that!

[jeanette]

got my fnigres nda teos rcossde ofr oyu .......cant you tell with the bad typing :D :D

[adamanteus]

Asbolultey Eajnetet.

[count dewclaw]

Hope your second interview is a success!

[Sid]

Best of luck to you, James.

[enigma200316]

Good luck James....................:)

[drache]

good luck with that James
I'll make a note to keep my fingers crossed on Tuesday
I do believe that if there's any effectiveness to it, it's probably much better on the actual day of the event

[Lori P]

Crossing fingers, toes, and boobies for you James!!! :D:D

[adamanteus]

You can do that?:eek:

[Lori P]

Well... hold on a minute... (fiddling around) Yeah, almost! LOLOLOL

[drache]

Well... hold on a minute... (fiddling around) Yeah, almost! LOLOLOL
just wait a few years . . .

[Lulu Bennett]

lol lori

It seems i missed one hell of a conversation tonight lol

I did want to ask about one thing,
When i was feeding the three babies that are left, 2 ate pinky pieces (very enthousiasticly [sp?]) afterwards they started striking at me but today i went into the tank to check on them and they coiled, flattened their heads and lept forward with mouths wide open. quite like a viper
i tried to take pics but were far to quick lol
has anybody else seen this before?

[adamanteus]

It's good that they have such spirit, Lulu!

[Lulu Bennett]

james, i couldn't stop laughing. It looked sooooooooo cute lol have yours ever done this?

[adamanteus]

Not recently..... my tetras did it a couple of times when they were tiny last year, one of the Florida Blues used to do it too. Bless!

[Sid]

lol lori

It seems i missed one hell of a conversation tonight lol

I did want to ask about one thing,
When i was feeding the three babies that are left, 2 ate pinky pieces (very enthousiasticly [sp?]) afterwards they started striking at me but today i went into the tank to check on them and they coiled, flattened their heads and lept forward with mouths wide open. quite like a viper
i tried to take pics but were far to quick lol
has anybody else seen this before?
Lulu, I have only one that takes periodic spells the that behavior. Rather comical really, she's a late '07 birth and not big enough to hardly break the skin.

[enigma200316]

my '07 baby similis use to do that, but it only lasted until they were settled in...................:)

[Zephyr]

I usually see that in wild caught snakes when they thoroughly recognize you as a threat.
It's more of a stand-your-ground position.

[reptileparadise]

Garters are soooooooo pretty when flattend out! And their triangulair heads look really mean as well!

....why do I keep typing a s s well...Dammit, stupid dutch typing accent...:D

[drache]

well
this is what Mikhaila and I (plus family and friends) did yesterday
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/
we ate a lot and collected some
there was chickweed, burdock, wood sorrel, black locust tree blossoms, wild garlic, lambs quarters (my favourite), honeysuckle bush berries, sassafras root and a few other things
we were also warned of the white snake root plant (poisonous and abundant)
and - ha - we got the recipe for turning poke weed into an edible vegetable - can't wait to try it
it was a pretty long day - 4.5 hrs of foraging
I learned a lot
I'd wanted to find out more about wild plants I could feed to my lizards, but I think I may end up eating a lot of this stuff myself

[Josh]

hey whats up?

[anji1971]

Josh!!!
Where the heck have you been hiding?:D

[Josh]

lol been working on a couple of projects tried coming back a wile ago but ive been workin pretty hard.

[anji1971]

Well it's good to see you back again!
Are you gonna be able to stick around a bit now, or are you still swamped with stuff to do?
Boy, you must have thousands of posts to catch up on!!:eek:

[Josh]

like 9k lol
well ill be one regularly but im starting a new project :D

[anji1971]

What kind of projects are you doing?
For school, or just stuff you've been wanting to tackle?

[Josh]

half and half
Ive been makin websites
the one i just sold was moodzu.com


but i cant wait too get some new snakes my t radix is still doin great

[anji1971]

Well, I'm glad to hear everything is going well.
Just remember to keep stopping in to say hi to us all once in a while! :)

[Josh]

how are your garters doing?

[adamanteus]

like 9k lol:D

Make sure you read all 9,000 very carefully... I will be asking questions later!;)

[Josh]

*tries to undo mark as read feature

crap!

[anji1971]

You know, it's amazing how fast this forum is growing. I remember when I first joined, only 7 months ago, and if I missed a day, there were just a handful of posts to catch up on. Now if I miss even half a day there's usually over a hundred waiting for me!
Happy reading Josh...............let us know when (or if) you ever finish!!:D

[jeanette]

You know, it's amazing how fast this forum is growing. I remember when I first joined, only 7 months ago, and if I missed a day, there were just a handful of posts to catch up on. Now if I miss even half a day there's usually over a hundred waiting for me!
Happy reading Josh...............let us know when (or if) you ever finish!!:D
I know what you mean :) this is one of the busiest forums ive joined :)

[anji1971]

Speaking of finishing things,
I just put the last of 4 cakes in the oven.
My mom is retiring next week after 45 :eek: years, and we're throwing her a party. I'm the baker, so I get to make a slab cake to feed 35 people. YAY!
One solid day of baking, and another full one to fill, frost and decorate it. Should keep me out of trouble for a while!;)

[jeanette]

Speaking of finishing things,
I just put the last of 4 cakes in the oven.
My mom is retiring next week after 45 :eek: years, and we're throwing her a party. I'm the baker, so I get to make a slab cake to feed 35 people. YAY!
One solid day of baking, and another full one to fill, frost and decorate it. Should keep me out of trouble for a while!;)
oooooh cake :p i like cake. Tell your mom Congrats on her retirement. :)

[anji1971]

I can't believe my mom is 65! She has more energy than I do.
And I don't think she's planning on sitting around after retirement either. Last I heard she was thinking of working from home as a receptionist for my brother-in-law's landscaping company.
She sure isn't one of those 'bake cookies and sit in a rocker knitting' type grandmas!!:D

[jeanette]

I can't believe my mom is 65! She has more energy than I do.
And I don't think she's planning on sitting around after retirement either. Last I heard she was thinking of working from home as a receptionist for my brother-in-law's landscaping company.
She sure isn't one of those 'bake cookies and sit in a rocker knitting' type grandmas!!:D
Thats something special to have that much energy, kinda makes me wonder where my "get up and go" is, but i already know that it "got up and went". my hubby's Gran is 73 and shes the same doesnt want to slow down for a second, shes already had 4 major heart operations. but im glad she does bake cookies and cake, especially when i cant be bothered to lol. :D

[reptileparadise]

Oeh, send some cake over to Europe! We all like cake!

Congrats with you're moms retirement. She deserved it!

[Snake lover 3-25]

tell your mom that we all give her congrats on her retirement!!!!:D

lol my grand parents are over for my brothers conformation today....:D

[Zephyr]

tell your mom that we all give her congrats on her retirement!!!!:D

lol my grand parents are over for my brothers conformation today....:D
lol
Is that a typo or a bold statement? XD

[Snake lover 3-25]

oops..... typo!!!!:D:D:D

[adamanteus]

Yesterday I had a second interview for the new job I'm chasing. Good sign that I got a second interview, and it seemed to go pretty well. They're going to let me know in the next four or five days whether I got it or not. That'll be a long wait!

If I get it, I have to go through twelve weeks of training. The first two of which are in Southern Ireland (County Cork), so during those two weeks I won't be around very much, unless I can get on-line in a local library or 'internet cafe' in the evenings.

I'll keep you informed.

[Sid]

Best of luck, James. Hope that you get the job and that it does not interfere with your presents here too much.

[Zephyr]

Yesterday I had a second interview for the new job I'm chasing. Good sign that I got a second interview, and it seemed to go pretty well. They're going to let me know in the next four or five days whether I got it or not. That'll be a long wait!

If I get it, I have to go through twelve weeks of training. The first two of which are in Southern Ireland (County Cork), so during those two weeks I won't be around very much, unless I can get on-line in a local library or 'internet cafe' in the evenings.

I'll keep you informed.
FOR THE WIN JAMES!!! D<
You can do eet! ^^
Good luck, remember, eye contact and foot massages are an important part of working your way into a new business environ. :)

[adamanteus]

foot massages are an important part of working your way into a new business environ. :)

I knew that... so I asked him for a foot massage... it was about then that the interview terminated.:D

[adamanteus]

Best of luck, James. Hope that the job does not interfere with your presents here too much.

It will only be during the training... once I start the actual work, I'll be based locally, so it will be the same as ever.:)

[Snake lover 3-25]

:D:D:D hope you get it!!!!!! :D:D:D

[Stefan-A]

Good morning, folks. :D

[adamanteus]

Hi Stefan.:) Have you started tomorrow already?;)

[Stefan-A]

Indeed I have. Went to bed about 5 hours ago, just woke up. :D

[CrazyHedgehog]

The first two of which are in Southern Ireland (County Cork),
I'll keep you informed.
No snakes in Ireland!! my sister lives near cork, very pretty there..

[adamanteus]

No snakes in Ireland!! my sister lives near cork, very pretty there..

Does she have the internet?;)

[Josh]

I could not live with out interenet for a week!

[anji1971]

James, I really hope you get that job.
Even though you don't realise it, I worry about you ( and everyone on this forum when things are tough for them) and I say a little prayer now and then for everything to work out well.:) So GOOD LUCK!!

Speaking of jobs, everyone has to pray that my husband's job stays secure for the next 6 years:D, because tonight we went and bought a new car! Aside from the fact that our old piece of crap was really getting rough, we couldn't really beat the financing deals they have going on right now, and it fits into the budget, so we went for it.
It's a 2008 Pontiac G5, black, and I love it (even though I'm only a passenger!)
We get it Saturday afternoon.............WHOO-HOO!!

[adamanteus]

I hope you'll post photos of the new car, Anji.:)
And thanks for the well-wishes. X

[Stefan-A]

What sort of job would it be?

[Snaky]

2 thumbs up from me too that you get the job:)

[Lori P]

James, I'm really hoping for you to get the job!!!

Anji, congrats on the new car! Don't envy you the payments, lol...

[count dewclaw]

Here's wishing you the best, James! Hope things work out for this job if it is what you want. :D

[adamanteus]

What sort of job would it be?

It's still in construction management, but only dealing with the joinery aspect, rather than a whole construction process.
I would have 40-50 sites across North West England, for which I would be responsible for scheduling the manufacture, delivery and installation of joinery products (stairs, windows, doors).

Not a bad job, same salary as before, company car, laptop, mobile phone, blah blah blah.

[enigma200316]

James,James,James,James,James.........we're keeping them fingures crossed for ya......;):)

[Thamnophis]

Hope it will come through for you, James.

[drache]

hope you get that job, James
Jeff's in the same situation right now
he's had his second interview and is waiting on word from the company

[Snake lover 3-25]

Good luck to you both!!!!!!!:D:D:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

2day my parent's let us(me and my bro) go out to breakfast w/ them meaning missing 2.5 hrs of school:D bc we didn't get to bed till 2 and my relatives were leaving:(:(:D:D:D so here i am in english....... working on a project (cough cough) and i only have 1 hr left till the end of the day!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[adamanteus]

Okay guys. From tomorrow I'm going to be away for a few days. I'm going camping in Wales, where I hope to find and photograph Adders (Vipera berus).
With any luck I should have some photos to post when I get back.
Catch you all next week! XX

[Zephyr]

2day my parent's let us(me and my bro) go out to breakfast w/ them meaning missing 2.5 hrs of school:D bc we didn't get to bed till 2 and my relatives were leaving:(:(:D:D:D so here i am in english....... working on a project (cough cough) and i only have 1 hr left till the end of the day!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!I was on here earlier in English class "working." Our teacher is ridiculously lazy, but I've learned more in that class than in any of my others. XD

[jeanette]

Okay guys. From tomorrow I'm going to be away for a few days. I'm going camping in Wales, where I hope to find and photograph Adders (Vipera berus).
With any luck I should have some photos to post when I get back.
Catch you all next week! XX
Looking forward to those pictures, have fun :)

[Sid]

Go and enjoy yourself, James. You deserve it.

[Snake lover 3-25]

here are some cute pics of my puppies!!!

Lilly
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/DOGSSSS_212.jpg

Corona
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/DOGSSSS_194.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/dogs_in_the_snow_005.jpg

Delilah
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/aaaa31.jpg

Puppies at halloween
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/Aaaa11.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/DOGSSSS_0471.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

with their mom, Maya
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/dogs_in_the_snow_0071.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/dogs_in_the_snow_131.jpg

outside
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/dogs_in_the_snow_0381.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//607/medium/dogs_in_the_snow_152.jpg

[jeanette]

awww cute puppies snakelover :D they are so sweet i love them xxx

[Snake lover 3-25]

we alomst kept corona......... but my mom said that we'd keep one from the next litter......... but now....... we don't know if we can have a second litter.....:(:(:(

[enigma200316]

cute little fur balls, nice pics, thanks for sharing.......................:)

[jeanette]

awww is the mum a risk case if she has any more?

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah.... they were cute....... i taught each one to sit and corona to lay down, sit, shake, slead, and stay!!!!!!! all b4 they were 8 wks old!!!!!!!

yeah...... we think she may have thyroid..... and we're not sure if she has to get spayed b4 she goes on the medication....... but we're hoping that she's just fat bc we over feed her!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

[jeanette]

hyperthyroidism? thats not too bad an issue, its not usually passed down to the young though. oops i meant hypothryroidism, shes larger than she should be right? well its usually not a congenital defect

[enigma200316]

best of luck and best wishes to you with that, its always hard when are animals have problems,but its part of life...............:)

[Zephyr]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data/607/medium/DOGSSSS_0471.jpg

LOL

[jeanette]

oh Zephyr ....OH MY!!! lol they are just so sweet, i want to snuggle them :D

[Zephyr]

oh Zephyr ....OH MY!!! lol they are just so sweet, i want to snuggle them :D
They are rather cute. XD
The one looks like he's ticked.

[Snake lover 3-25]

but yes.... it has a pill a day cure..... but they are trying to stop it from continuying in the breed's bloodline........:(:(

LOL yup that would be Lilly........ she was the runt and the MONSTER!!!!!!!!!! she is gonna grow up to be an attack dog!!!!!!!!!:D:p JK:D

[jitami]

hyperthyroidism? thats not too bad an issue, its not usually passed down to the young though. oops i meant hypothryroidism, shes larger than she should be right? well its usually not a congenital defect

Awwwww beautiful berner babies Shanley!!! Sooo snuggle-able!!!

Actually, thyroid disease in dogs is hereditary. They can test adults and young adults to see if they will develop thyroid disease later in life. They usually do this right around 2 years old, the same time they check for hip/elbow dysplasia, heart problems, eye problems, etc. My male Great Dane is TgAA positive. TgAA is an antibody that shows the dog's system isn't processing thyroid hormones correctly. That said, he's now 8, and has tested low-normal, but hasn't needed medications and shows no symptoms of thyroid disease. All of his other health tests were excellent, so we did breed him to a female that was TgAA negative and clear of thyroid disease 4 years ago. He's a champion show dog and his breeder and I thought long and hard about whether to breed him at all. He's gorgeous, but new information is suggesting that thyroid disease is linked to other auto-immune issues, which are on the rise in dogs. I think we made an ok decision, and wouldn't criticize anyone either way, but it's easy to see why someone would chose to not use dogs with any sort of health issues when there are healthy specimens available.

Hope no one minds the doggie ramblings! As opposed to garters it's something I actually know a little something about :rolleyes:;):)

[Snake lover 3-25]

maya was tested low-normal....... but didn't show any real signs till after her babies...... unf the male that she was bred to showed signs shortly after the puppies were born...... sometimes they will have no signs and then suddenly they just appear out of nowhere..... but it is sooooo common in the breed that it is almost imposible to find dogs that either do not have it or are not carriers of it.....:(:( so idk what we will do........ if we can find an older male that still shows no signs we may breed her to him....... but the chances are pretty slim.......:(:( we should have kept Corona!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad:

[jitami]

I LOVED Corona just from the pics! He seemed to have such a presence about him! But I always love big tank-like boys! lol I hear ya Shanley, we went through all the same concerns your mom is having. It sucks having everything else be perfect and then there's "just this one little thing." I don't know if I truly trust the TgAA thing, but it's all we've got to test young animals. It's included in the OFA thyroid panel, and it should at least give you an idea of whether the dog is a carrier or not. My dog's sire did have some thyroid issues later in life, but the sire is from an old school breeder who never tested for it and kept it pretty quiet. You just make the best decisions you can based on the info you have...

[Snake lover 3-25]

Corona's a girl:p:p but yes she was deff the cutest and the smartest!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

[jitami]

ooppss! sorry! Guess I'm drawn to tank-like GIRLS, too!

[Snake lover 3-25]

:p:p i can see how you got confuesd though...... she did whear the spider suit XD XD and she was riding the sled and killing the toy cat.......... :D:D she was sooooooo cute:(:(

[Zephyr]

Hooray! After 2 days of convincing my parents, I'm finally getting 2.2 red sideds! :D
They should be here on Tuesday. (Shipping on Monday.)
I can't wait! These'll be my fourth garter species! The leetle dewds/dewdettes. XD

[reptileparadise]

Awesome! We love pictures :D

[Zephyr]

I'm such a sucker...
Today, I decided to pop into a pet store while my dad was at K-mart. I haven't been to a store with "buying" intentions in months mind you, and the last time I was it was when I was looking for new garter species.
So anyways, I was looking around and noticed a tank of coastal ribbon snakes (Species name please?). I noticed that one of the females was EXTREMELY gravid, and the caging conditions were okay but not brilliant. Then I realized I'd seen this same batch of snakes 3 months ago! I felt so sorry for her... So...
I bought her. After checking her out on the car ride home. *My dad ran into Target after I told him not to...* I found one tick, which I disposed of. She has an odd injury on her lower spine, and the very beginnings of scale rot on her belly *The cage material looked a little damp,* but she was actively, alert, and showed no other ill signs. So I have her set up in a quarantine tank at the moment. She's a good 3 feet long, 2/3 of which is MASSIVE. However, although she's huge, I'm not sure if it's a "I just ate" huge or gravid huge. Pics soon. Please don't be hatin. D:

[Lumpy]

How often are ticks found on snakes?

Lump

[Zephyr]

How often are ticks found on snakes?

Lump
I've never seen them en masse, usually just one per snake.
This was once on a corn, and once on this ribbon, and actually they weren't attached to the snakes but crawling near them.

[Zephyr]

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9093/img0504yt1.jpg

[jeanette]

ticks are nasty if they get on a snake, and you need to be careful that they dont damage the scales when you pull them off.

[Zephyr]

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6301/img0505qy0.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

WOW she's really huge!!!!!!!! is that her "old injury" right by the bottom of the pic????

wow that is a nasty scar......... wonder how that happened.....

[Zephyr]

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3054/img0506za9.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

can you get a pic of her under side so we can assess her scale rot????

[Zephyr]

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/905/img0507zm7.jpg

[Zephyr]

can you get a pic of her under side so we can assess her scale rot????
She doesn't really want to cooperate, but it's scattered in small amounts throughout her under body. I'm keeping her on paper towel; it'll be gone with her next shed.

[Zephyr]

Also, on another note, I'm going herping today. XD
Wow, could possibly be 6 new pet snakes in one day. XD

[drache]

wpw
she is big
are you sure she's a ribbon though?

[Zephyr]

No luck at herping... Only a few cockroaches and snails, couple of easterns and a dekay's, but no butlers. D:
And Rhea, I'm 100% she's a ribbon, but does she look gravid?

[ssssnakeluvr]

yes, that's a ribbon, and looks gravid :eek:

[Elliot]

Nice ribbon, she looks kind of like my female gulf coast ribbon. :) Their scientific name is thamnophis proximus orarius.

[drache]

okay
if she is a ribbon, I'd say she's gravid

on another note
I've been busy and wiped out and I'm about 3000 posts behind
I know there are people who don't read all the posts, but I'm so used to doing that, it's taken me a while to realize that I'm allowed to post, even if I haven't welcomed everyone new and responded to at least questions I know the answer to
it's hard though
I feel like I'm loosing track . . .
people here will forget who I am
I miss you guys already
I'll see if there are any new people to greet and questions to answer and then I'll tell you about Sammy

[Zephyr]

okay
if she is a ribbon, I'd say she's gravid

on another note
I've been busy and wiped out and I'm about 3000 posts behind
I know there are people who don't read all the posts, but I'm so used to doing that, it's taken me a while to realize that I'm allowed to post, even if I haven't welcomed everyone new and responded to at least questions I know the answer to
it's hard though
I feel like I'm loosing track . . .
people here will forget who I am
I miss you guys already
I'll see if there are any new people to greet and questions to answer and then I'll tell you about SammyOh, don't get all stressed out Rhea!
I meet the newbies as I see them post. :P
As long as you know who the roach king is, you're fine.

[Josh]

yea i thought people would have forgot about me

[Snake lover 3-25]

the carnival was in town yesterday and i won some fish............ do you think 10 was going a little overboard???? :D:D:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

WOW LOOK i've hit 1000 and i didn't even notice!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Zephyr]

WOW LOOK i've hit 1000 and i didn't even notice!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D*Claps.*
Huzzah.
Now where's your complementary fruit basket? :P

[Josh]

lol i was soo excited to 1k but i mistoke 989 as 999 so i wrote a thread saying i got a thousand at 990 lol quite embarasing

[drache]

thanks guys
I've been catching up a bit this morning
flaking on my other important stuff
I have many water bowls to change
and I'm supposed to design some kind of support structure for 2 4'x2' tanks, a 6'x2' tank and a bunch of stuff to go in that 2' space
the longer tank is going to go on top

congrats on your 1000, Shanley
have you thought about your custom title?

[Zephyr]

have you thought about your custom title?
Thamnophis hyperus.
lol

[Josh]

i love my custom title
didnt think it up myself though
heard it in a post somewhere

[Zephyr]

I'm thinking Thamnophis inspectus for mine. :P

[Snake lover 3-25]

i don't understand this whole custom title thing..........:o:o

[Josh]

Thamnophis Collectus Like that saying under my username

[Snake lover 3-25]

but how do you choose????? what does it have to be related to?????:confused:

[Zephyr]

but how do you choose????? what does it have to be related to?????:confused:Tis the title you wish to be known by.
It doesn't have to sound scientific or anything. :P

[Josh]

"PM Boots For Custom Title" lol

[reptileparadise]

Congrats on the 1000 posts!

[adamanteus]

Hi guys, I'm back from my Adder hunt.... bad news.... didn't see a single one!:mad:
More bad news... I'm really badly sun-burned!:o:rolleyes:
Good news... I got that job I was chasing!:D

[reptileparadise]

Congrats James! thats defenitly good news!

how was it? to see some sunshine again? :p

[Snake lover 3-25]

AWWWWW that stinks...... happy that you got the job though!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D

[adamanteus]

how was it? to see some sunshine again? :p

The hot weather was rather unexpected.... 12 hours herping Yesterday in nothing but shorts..... I'm fried to a crisp!:rolleyes:

[enigma200316]

Hi guys, I'm back from my Adder hunt.... bad news.... didn't see a single one!:mad:
More bad news... I'm really badly sun-burned!:o:rolleyes:
Good news... I got that job I was chasing!:D

sorry bout the burn and no herps James, and CONGRATS ON THE JOB...:D

I also had a bad weekend, I am also burn pretty good, and took a good chunk of skin off 2 of my fingure tips........:(

[Snake lover 3-25]

ouch!!! howd that happen?????:eek:

[enigma200316]

ouch!!! howd that happen?????:eek:


its a long story,but it basicly comes down to me being a dumb sh*t..:o

[Stefan-A]

Hi guys, I'm back from my Adder hunt.... bad news.... didn't see a single one!:mad:
More bad news... I'm really badly sun-burned!:o:rolleyes:
Good news... I got that job I was chasing!:D
Congratulations! :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

that sucks........

so james ever heard of a thing called SUNSCREEN??????:p:p:p

[enigma200316]

yeah I did,but they were all out when I went to the window place....:D;)

[drache]

congrats on getting the job, James - that's great news
use lots of aloe vera on the sunburn
slabs of raw meat supposedly also work, but I've not tried that

[adamanteus]

I hate sunburn! Right now I'm using the heat from my leg to boil the kettle!

[reptileparadise]

...first you're complaining that you never get to see any sun in the UK and now about the sunburn...Come on man! :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

Rofl :D:D:D:D:D:D

[drache]

Scottish
that explains it then

[adamanteus]

...first you're complaining that you never get to see any sun in the UK and now about the sunburn...Come on man! :D

Complaining about the weather is the 'British Disease'.:rolleyes:

[Sid]

James, sorry you had no luck on the Adder search, but a big congratulations on the new job:D. When will you be starting?

[Josh]

Congratz on the job.
I just applied for a new job for the upcoming "garter season"

[adamanteus]

James, sorry you had no luck on the Adder search, but a big congratulations on the new job:D. When will you be starting?

Actually Sid, I have a bit of a wait... my start date is July 7th... over a month away!
Still, at least that means I might get another chance to go looking for those Adders, I know they're there!

[Josh]

lol I am still looking for water snakes I could have swore i saw one last summer

[adamanteus]

It's so frustrating... you know they're there but they just won't show themselves. Don't give up, Josh.

[Josh]

lol I wont i just dont know where to look really the place i saw them was a creek that is always flooded but on that day it was dry because of construction or somethin

[adamanteus]

Sometimes the places to look aren't necessarily the most obvious. Local knowledge is a good startring point... ask the locals (especially gardeners, groundsmen etc) where they see snakes.
This weekend I searched some really wild countryside in Wales, but found nothing. Then I got talking to an old woman who regularly walks her dog along a public footpath with a board-walk across a marsh land. She told me there are so many Adders there, lying out on the cut reeds, that she has to pick her dog up and carry it for fear of it getting bitten. Unfortunately, by the time I got there it was 4pm and about a million degrees C. The point is I would never have found the place without her local knowledge.

[Josh]

Thats a good idea
Ill ask a buddy of mine who lives up there

[Gijs & Sabine]

Congratulations on your new job, James http://www.forum.sursumcorda-aalsmeer.nl/Smileys/classic/occasion14.gif (javascript:void(0);) http://www.forum.sursumcorda-aalsmeer.nl/Smileys/classic/occasion18.gif (javascript:void(0);) I'm very happy for you.

Bad luck with the adders. But is it not kind of late to do herping? Here in Holland is the best time around april (not if it is freezing ofcourse :p)

[Josh]

I herp all summer long with usually even results

[adamanteus]

Ill ask a buddy of mine who lives up there

I ask complete strangers! They might think I'm weird, but hey, so what?
I spoke to one very nice young lady, who's garden backed onto rough ground overgrown with bracken.... she was very helpful, she said she's seen Adders and let me search through her garden and the neighbouring land.
Then later we spent a couple of hours sitting out on her patio, chatting and drinking beer. She was very nice to me.;)

[Snake lover 3-25]

mmmmmmmmm maruchan noodles!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Stefan-A]

mmmmmmm fingernails... :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

don't you love instant meals!!!!!:D:D:D
BTW i have never tried finger nails how do they taste???:p

[Stefan-A]

Depends on what you've been doing lately. ;) And how thoroughly you wash your hands. :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

EWWWWWW :eek::eek:

i caught my brother eating his toenails once.......:eek:
Ever tried that?????:p

[adamanteus]

Stefan, you're one sick puppy!:eek:

[Snake lover 3-25]

not even puppies eat their nails!!!!!!!!:D:D:p

[gregmonsta]

Scottish
that explains it then

:eek: Are you saying we're all big and hairy?!?!?!?!?!?!?
.... ahem, checks self :o

[Stefan-A]

You all know it, I'm just the only one who has the guts to say it out loud. :D

[drache]

no
I meant that it looks "urig"
don't know that there's an english word for that
applied to animals it means an older less domesticated form

[gregmonsta]

'Prehistoric' wie die Dinosaurier? ... oder ein Urmel?

[Stefan-A]

:eek: Are you saying we're all big and hairy?!?!?!?!?!?!?
.... ahem, checks self :o
Don't forget "horny". :D

[gregmonsta]

Don't forget "horny". :D
That's just a bi-product of excessive whisky consumption ;)

[Stefan-A]

I thought it was the purpose of excessive whisky consumption. ;) :D

[Zephyr]

I thought it was the purpose of excessive whisky consumption. ;) :Dlol
I'm glad I'm on this side of the world. It would cost too much money for some one to get their can over here to fight me over country discrepancies. XD

[ssssnakeluvr]

:eek: Are you saying we're all big and hairy?!?!?!?!?!?!?
.... ahem, checks self :o
I resemble that remark!!!!! :D well, except for my head!!!!:eek:

[Snake lover 3-25]

I'm glad I'm on this side of the world.


Exactly my thought!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

nope NOT ME!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:p:p

[drache]

'Prehistoric' wie die Dinosaurier? ... oder ein Urmel?
does the Urmel exist in Scottland?
why does that not surprise me
when you look at the movie versions, the Urmel aus dem Eis is urig
the Urmel voll in Fahrt isn't

[Lulu Bennett]

...first you're complaining that you never get to see any sun in the UK and now about the sunburn...Come on man! :D

Hahaha, its what we do best lol


Hi guys, I'm back from my Adder hunt.... bad news.... didn't see a single one!:mad:
More bad news... I'm really badly sun-burned!:o:rolleyes:
Good news... I got that job I was chasing!:D

James, haha on the sunburn (i had to work through all the good weather so i feel better hearing your pain lol :eek:)
Congratulations on the job (your no longer a jobless bum lol)
sorry to hear you didn't see a single adder, i was really looking forward to seeing some pics of our native beauties.

[adamanteus]

sorry to hear you didn't see a single adder, i was really looking forward to seeing some pics of our native beauties.

I'm going to try again on Wednesday..... very early start to drive to the Adder 'hot-spot' in time for sun rise. Then a couple of hours hunting. I'm not going to camp this time... just give it a morning and see what turns up.

[Sid]

Good luck on Adder hunt 2, James.

[count dewclaw]

Congrats on the new job, James! I, too, hope you find some adders on your next hunt. I enjoy seeing pictures of venomous snakes, but that is about as close as I like to get.

[reptileparadise]

Good luck on the next trip James! I hope its not raining...Or that the sun doesn't shine! That its not to cold...or to hot!

[adamanteus]

Good luck on the next trip James! I hope its not raining...Or that the sun doesn't shine! That its not to cold...or to hot!

Oh, haha bloody ha... that is just so funny, Sjoerd!:rolleyes::D

[Zephyr]

Just to make sure...
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3054/img0506za9.jpg
She DOES look gravid, right? Not just loaded with fish?

[Snake lover 3-25]

don't think that food will go all the way to her cloca

[ssssnakeluvr]

yes, she looks gravid!! :D

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

definatly gravid, the problem is you might never know what mated with it, in pet stores they keep all different sexes and species of commons garters and ribbons together,

[Zephyr]

definatly gravid, the problem is you might never know what mated with it, in pet stores they keep all different sexes and species of commons garters and ribbons together,The tank she was in, and had been in for the past few months, is all one species; whatever coast ribbon I've heard people call it.

[Zephyr]

Hooray! My red sideds came in today!
Pics after they (And I) eat. :P

[adamanteus]

Okay, so after 48 hours of anointing my charred dermis with multi-various lotions and potions, I feel ready to tackle 'Adder Hunt Part II'. I'll be off really early in the morning, and back on-line Thursday evening (my time).
This time I'll keep my clothes on!:D

[Stefan-A]

Good luck and watch out for those fangs. ;)

[adamanteus]

Good luck and watch out for those fangs. ;)

I'm sure I've had this same 'Deja vu' before!:D

[Stefan-A]

I'm sure I've had this same 'Deja vu' before!:D
Almost. :D Last time I said: "Good luck and look out for those fangs. :)"

Yes, I still save all my private messages. :D

[adamanteus]

Hopefully this time I'll come back with pictures!

[Stefan-A]

You better, or we'll break your legs. ;)

[adamanteus]

Hey, I've had sun-burn... broken legs are nothing!:D

[adamanteus]

Actually, my sun-burn has now turned into a rather impressive tan....
I'm a sun bronzed Adonis!

[adamanteus]

Sorry, wrong God...
I meant Buddha!

[Stefan-A]

Actually, my sun-burn has now turned into a rather impressive tan....
I'm a sun bronzed Adonis!
That'll go great with your chrome dome. :D

[adamanteus]

That'll go great with your chrome dome. :D

Actually, I've not shaved for a week... tonight I have hair!:eek:

[Snake lover 3-25]

oooooooo pics!!!!! i want to see how bald you Really are!!!!!!!:D:D:D

[Stefan-A]

Oh somebody's god! Pics! :D

[adamanteus]

I'm not bald, Shanley... I'm a 15 year old black girl from Georgia.... with dread locks.

[Stefan-A]

I'm not bald, Shanley... I'm a 15 year old black girl from Georgia.... with dread locks.
Fake or natural dreads?

[adamanteus]

Actually, I must go shave... it's bugging me... back in five!

[Snake lover 3-25]

NOOOOOO PICS FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:p

[adamanteus]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//541/medium/hair.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

:(:(:( i thaught you were supposed to be a BLACK GIRL with dreadlocks!!!!!!:p:p:p!!!!!!!

[adamanteus]

i thaught you were supposed to be a BLACK GIRL with dreadlocks!!!!!!:p:p:p!!!!!!!

I've not been well.:(

[Snake lover 3-25]

so your sickness has turned you into a white man??????????? I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!:p:p:p

[Stefan-A]

Remember this one, James? :D

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/brainslug7.jpg

[Snake lover 3-25]

?????????????:confused:

[adamanteus]

Honestly..my hair! I can't do a thing with it!:rolleyes:

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow...... now i'm REALLY LOST!!!!!!!!:confused:

[adamanteus]

Ahh, I love this forum... to be the object of everyone's ridicule....
You guys are so kind to me.:D

[Stefan-A]

Ahh, I love this forum... to be the object of everyone's ridicule....
You guys are so kind to me.:D
Okay, I'll leave you alone. No more ridiculing. :)

[adamanteus]

Okay, enough of this hairy nonsense.. I have a really early start so I have to get some sleep.
I'll try really hard to get some great pictures to show you... everything crossed for a successful search!
See you all on Thursday evening. X

[Zephyr]

Ahh, I love this forum... to be the object of everyone's ridicule....
You guys are so kind to me.:D
World meeting's gonna be interesting.
More like free stand-up comedy. XD

[enigma200316]

I almost ran this little guy over today!!!!!!

c.s.serpentina (common snapper)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_302.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_303.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_305.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_306.jpg

[jeanette]

awwww sweet, watch those fingers :D

[enigma200316]

its just a younging, only 3 maybe 4 inches long including tail........:)

[jeanette]

ok i just woke up stuck to my mousemat.....yes i fell asleep at the desk,
im feeling like a wet weekend and i have an interesting pattern on my forehead thanks to the texture of the mousemat.
Has anyone else ever done that?
its cute, do you get them near you a lot

[Snake lover 3-25]

awww just like mine!!!!:D:D:D

[enigma200316]

its cute, do you get them near you a lot


yeah their very common in this area and most of the eastern U.S.

[enigma200316]

I'm just gonna keep him for a few days, feed'em once or twice and release him.........:D

[adamanteus]

Snappers are a nightmare! I once had four adults dumped on me for a while. I kept them outside (summertime) in a 6'X4' plasic pool. Feeding time was chaos!:D

[enigma200316]

Snappers are a nightmare! I once had four adults dumped on me for a while. I kept them outside (summertime) in a 6'X4' plasic pool. Feeding time was chaos!:D



yeah they make a mess of things, but its short term for this one so its not bad, and he's little..........:D

[adamanteus]

It wasn't meant as criticism, Justin, merely an observation! You enjoy him while you have him!

[adamanteus]

I finally found Molly a job... about time she learned to pay her way!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/bus2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/bus3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/bus1.jpg

[count dewclaw]

Looks like she's ready to start! She even matches the bus color-wise.