Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[drache]

Can I borrow your donkey? All I need it for is to take my kids to school & pick them up!!! my truck is having issues to....
I would think Lori is probably the only one on this forum who's got one

[jitami]

Stephanie sorry to hear your truck is having issues. I'm very grateful right now that my son has his own car and can get him and his brother to school.

[drache]

Tami and Stephanie
I'm sorry about your automotive problems
I forget sometimes what it was like to be dependent on a car
it's easier here in some ways

[ssssnakeluvr]

when I was a little kid I saw a spiderman show, scared the crap out of me....I was scared of spiders for a few years. I used to play outside all day..one I went to smell a flower and found a yellow crab spider...didn't go outside the rest of the day..... I got over the fear too.....I raised little house spiders (steotoda boralis) in my room for years!!!! now I have lots of spiders....

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

wow theyre neat!!! They look... Crunchy!! :p

[jitami]

Thank you Rhea. There's a grocery and fast food within walking distance if I get desperate. I've just been walking Gizmo a bit more than usual. We usually hit the dog park everyday... now we're just cruising the neighborhood :)

[infernalis]

that's horrible

Also recently found out that watch bands on cheap imports are often made from lizard skins.

[drache]

grrr - I can't sleep
good thing it's a holiday today
we adopted another cat yesterday - pics later maybe
the little guy is very shy - been through a few homes - very sweet
I just hope our cats will get along
if not, Sean will take him back, but . . .
I'm kind of glad I woke up in the middle of the night, because I had them separated in different rooms, but now they're sort of hanging out together and it's a lot easier when there's not a bunch of humans around who get all excited about stuff

[reptile3]

wish I could adopt another cat... we do have a gray one, that lives with my neighbor across the street. But she feeds him Organic catfood, apparently he doesn't like. So he comes to my house to eat. & my hubby is getting mad.

he is so lovable, thinks he is a small little kitty, he will sit in your lap & purr for hours.


here is a pic of him this Sept 2008 when he came to adopt us:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/reptile3/reptile3-3/DSC01306.jpg

Here he is on my back porch, he is much much more fatter now.. of course he gets lots of food.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/reptile3/reptile3-3/DSC02962.jpg

[olive oil]

You remind me of myself:)
Any time an animal comes to my house I make sure it gets fed!
Cute cat.

[drache]

we had a visiting cat once
he got along with all of our cats and hung out at our house a lot
we called him "friend" and I felt really guilty when we moved away and couldn't take him because he did belong to someone else

[jitami]

LOL Rhea... I had someone else move away with my first cat :) I noticed he was spending a lot of time at their apartment, but figured what the heck, they obviously enjoyed him and he obviously didn't mind the extra food and attention... it all seemed harmless enough, until they moved and he disappeared. We even asked about forwarding addresses, etc and got nowhere. Hope they continued to love him and treat him well. Only indoor kitties for me from then on!

[adamanteus]

As some of you already know I built my very first web-site this week (a link is in my signature).... I just received this e-mail, I wonder if it's bull or genuine....

Dear User,

Congrats - Your site with username thamnophis-uk is in the Top 1% of all sites created this week!

Take advantage of your newfound popularity by branding your site with a personalized domain name like, www.thamnophis-uk.com (http://www.thamnophis-uk.com).

I know, I know... it's advertising BS!:rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

I'd call it bull, unless it's really been an exceptionally slow week. :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

Thank you, Stefan..... I can always rely on you to keep me grounded!:D

[infernalis]

I just registered that name for the sake of being a meanie.

[adamanteus]

Whatever. It's not the name I'm using.

[infernalis]

your no fun.

[adamanteus]

your no fun.

You know I'm grinding my teeth here!:D

[infernalis]

Not only are you no fun, your predictable....

[enigma200316]

Hello all, hows everyone? just wanted to stop by and say hi.....:D
I no longer have any snakes there are all gone, i have had a rough 2008, and hope to a better 2009, no snakes in the near future but will see, hope all is well with everyone else , and i'll stop by again......:)

[jitami]

Hey Justin! Hope to see you around more often :)

[adamanteus]

Justin!:) We've missed you! Sorry to hear you had a rough year.... I can relate.
Hope to see you around the forum some more.

[infernalis]

Ditto what James said.

(He's a mind reader you know)

[Snake lover 3-25]

today i went and painted our wellness ceter with my sister who had designed murials (sp???) to liven up the space...... and then i came home and i finally just finished reading all 5 pages of unread posts and cleaning both fish tanks, both snake cages, and the turtle cage to boot!!!!! whew what a day!!!!! i'm exausted!!!! and tomorrow i get to go paint from 9 till 3 again!!!! boy i love standing on the tops of 12 foot tall ladders for seven hours!!! lol JK naw but at least it makes it look nicer!!!! and it gets me community service hours too!!! (like i need any more! ha!)

[jitami]

Nice job Shanley!!! Kudos to you and your sister!

[Snake lover 3-25]

i'll make sure to put up some pics when we're done:);)

[Hornets23]

Nevermind, cant get it to work right now.

[guidofatherof5]

when I was a little kid I saw a spiderman show, scared the crap out of me....I was scared of spiders for a few years. I used to play outside all day..one I went to smell a flower and found a yellow crab spider...didn't go outside the rest of the day..... I got over the fear too.....I raised little house spiders (steotoda boralis) in my room for years!!!! now I have lots of spiders....

My kids and I feed the spider that build outside in the corners of our home. All spider found in the house during winter are taken to the basement. I don't have a bug problem down there.
Making me wish Spring would get here, soon. I miss the spiders and bats and Monarchs and.........

[ssssnakeluvr]

My kids and I feed the spider that build outside in the corners of our home. All spider found in the house during winter are taken to the basement. I don't have a bug problem down there.
Making me wish Spring would get here, soon. I miss the spiders and bats and Monarchs and.........
I have been feeding spiders outside and inside for years!!! I especially love cat spiders, araneus gemmoides!!!! gutsy fellas, will take out bees and wasps, along with large grasshoppers!!

[guidofatherof5]

Not familiar with those. Going to have to look them up. Thanks

[ssssnakeluvr]

they are very cool spiders, large orb webs....generally are orange here...but have seen black ones, gray ones, and even black and pink one in Idaho!!!!

[Hornets23]

Those sound rediculously cool.

[Hornets23]

Here's a cool one, if i do this right.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//623/medium/297.JPG

[Hornets23]

and another..
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//623/medium/rose_hair.jpg

[ssssnakeluvr]

here's a female gemmoides from my yard...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/large_female.jpg

and another female...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/female_gemmoides.jpg

and 2 males looking to hook up with her

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/female_and_2_males.jpg

[Loren]

Nice cage and beautiful tarrantula, I have just one t right now- from the mojave desert. She's a real sweetheart. I also have a couple scorpions- 1 giant desert hairy scorpion(not very sweet lol), and 1 unknown species also from the desert- very possibly the same as the other(its still very small).
The other pics are cool too. :)

[drache]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/female_gemmoides.jpg

that looks just like the one on our front stoop - hopefully coming back in spring
what do they do in the winter?

[jitami]

Christa, I love the second pic! Very cool. Don, yours not so much.... I can appreciate the colors... but they give me the chills... what's odd is I deal with the first two, close-up pictures way better than the last one in the web... ugh...

[drache]

Mikhaila has been off school this week, and I'm starting to wish I could get some more important work done - all this partying and playing is getting to me
I now remember why we got the Settlers of Catan extensions last year - after about twenty games or so the basic one gets a bit boring

who was it that asked how I get my snakes to shed together?
well, they're doing it again - weird
two a couple of days ago, yesterday three plus the legless lizard, today three, and a bunch of them have varying shades of blue eyes

today there was some TV station from the UK filming a little news story at Sean's - supposed to be aired on some breakfast program
it's about some people finding a boa in their couch - nice looking animal too
here's the story in a more local news venue
Boy, oh, boa! Boys find snake hiding in the couch (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/02/17/2009-02-17_boy_oh_boa_boys_find_snake_hiding_in_the.html)

oh - and Chloe, my maritime garter, bit me today
she's never ever done that before and I know that it's just that she's so very hungry, but it totally took me by surprise
I am very much hoping that her phenomenal appetite is an indication of future offspring
she's the smallest adult female I have - and she scarfed down three rat pinks and two fuzzy mice last feeding
some of that was meant for the other two snakes in the enclosure, and so I offered them some of the trout jelly, and she grabbed a large piece of that as well

[Hornets23]

Thanks Tami! I was amazed at how big she was after she molted lol. And i just now FINALLY figured out how to post pictures. How sad is that?

[anji1971]

Hey all!
Just popping in to let everyone know that even though I'm not going to be around much in the next 2 or 3 weeks, DO NOT panic. I'm fine, just ridiculously overburdened with other projects.
The salon is closing in less than two weeks, so I'm helping Nikki clean the place out, and I've just begun the work in my corner of the basement here. I'll put before and after pics up when I get back to regular posting.
I'm planning to get my little 'basement salon' done in the next week, so I can get to the baking, dress alterations, manicures/pedicures and favours & decorations for my sister's wedding on March 7.
After that, I should be able to spend a couple of days at the computer catching up with all of you, if I'm still reasonably sane that is!!:eek:
If anyone feels like stopping by to clean my house (God knows I'm not going to have time for stuff like that!) please feel free............:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol bye anji!!:D good luck with that:)

wierd article rhea! my snakes all seem to shed at the same time to..... lol i hope your maritime has lots and lots of babies for you!:D

[ssssnakeluvr]

that looks just like the one on our front stoop - hopefully coming back in spring
what do they do in the winter?
unfortunately they die...have never seen one hibernate..

[drache]

i hope your maritime has lots and lots of babies for you!:D
yeah - I hope she's not just getting fat on my wishful thinking

[drache]

unfortunately they die...have never seen one hibernate..
but there's a good chance that there's offspring in spring?
I really really liked that spider - it made a fantastic six foot web on the side of the front stoop and I want more of them

[Lori P]

Oh wow! I'm going to go check my sofa cushions-- maybe I'll find a blackneck or an albino checkered... LOL!!

[drache]

pretty funny that one of the boys thought it was a surprise birthday gift

[ssssnakeluvr]

yea, they will breed in the late summer and fall and leave large egg sacs.....probably the size of a quarter. you should hopefully see babies next spring....I find a few babies, but have rarely found adults......I keep looking for adults to transplant to my yard to increase the population...haven't had a lot of luck so far. they can build large webs too!!! these webs are very strong, able to hold large wasps and grasshoppers!!!

[prattypus]

While I was in Korea, there were some pretty good monsters. I think they were a type of orb weaver- we called them banana spiders. Yellow and black striped abdomens. They would build their webs between the military trucks everyday! If you weren't watching out, you were bound for a surprise.

On a side note about bug hibernation- has anyone heard this? The flies that collect in the window sills aren't dead, they are really hibernating. I have never checked the validity of the claim, I like to think that it's true.

[ssssnakeluvr]

I believe those were argiopes, large spiders! some insects do hibernate...not sure on flies in the windowsill, generally appear dead to me. I am sure lots of species do hibernate, ants in particular, bees, termites.......

[drache]

oh gosh I'm really not functioning well today - probabbly due to having to hiss and growl at a raccoon in the middle of the night, and being painfully tired as result
it's feeding day and I've finally decided that I better stop because I'm not sufficiently clear-headed
this is after I just came back into the room to find that not only had I not secured the screen tops on two tanks
I had also left open the sliding door on my big females' tank a good 8"
thankfully Whizzy wasn't in there; I'd taken her out to feed her separately after she'd gone for Thing's rat fuzzy and given her a bloody nose - also something I ordinarily do not let happen
so it was just Sammy and Thing sitting in the tank with the sliding door open
oh right - earlier I'd done the same thing with Drache; fed him and walked away leaving the sliding door open
it's a good thing I fed the complacent ones first, or I'd be really upset now
as it is, I feel bad about Thing's bloody nose and the fact that she didn't want to eat after that
they're snakes - they can go another day; it's clearly safer for them that I turn my attentions to other matters

[Snake lover 3-25]

i'd say you made a good choice.... hope you get a good long nights sleep:)

it's quiet......................

[drache]

so the NY Post wants to do an article on people with weird pets as a follow-up to the chimp attack in New Jersey
now I personally find that there is a vast difference between chimps and snakes, and I do believe that snakes are a bit more common as pets, but I digress
they were looking for someone to interview and Sean referred them to me
so there may be a photo of Mikhaila, Drache, Sammy, Thing, Whizzy, and me in front of some of our enclosures in the Post's sunday edition
I forget how clueless people are
what the guy wanted was all of our snakes all over us at the same time - yeah right
I felt nervous just having Drache this close to my favourite big girls, but since he'd downed two rat pups just the day before, they were more interested in him than he in them, which I thought was weird; nevertheless of course we made sure his head was kept well away from them at all times
so this being the NY Post, I'm expecting an inane comment (I probably made some), pulled out of context, to make the story more interesting, and I hope they won't go overboard
I was totally drooling over the photo equipment and very gratified with the photographer's frustration with getting a snake's face in focus, when it's coming toward the camera
he said he'd email me some of the photos and doesn't mind me posting them here; he took around a hundred and of course they'll only use one, but I think he also took a few for fun - just of the snakes

[drache]

guys
I'm a bit upset with myself because I feel I was unkind about the NY Post's often somewhat amped presentation, when everyone I personally dealt with was so very nice and I genuinely liked them
so I just wanted to clarify that

[Stefan-A]

Personally, I would decline, especially in the wake of something like that chimp attack. It's can so easily be turned into a fear mongering story.

[drache]

I guess it never occurs to me that any of my snakes could be scary
and then I thought that Mikhaila and myself could put a friendly face on the story
let's face it - they could have found someone with a much weirder presentation (or am I just in denial?)
I mean, we're like a nice Brooklyn almost-yuppie family

[Stefan-A]

The way they can twist it, it wouldn't surprise me if they turned it into a "These types could be livning next door to you!" type of story. Especially if there's a child involved. Most people hate snakes and couldn't care less if there are harmless species, they just don't want to be exposed to them under any circumstances.

Then again, I have a strong dislike for the media in general. A bunch of people making a living off stories about subjects they know absolutely nothing about but still have opinions on.

[infernalis]

I have to agree with Stefan, Newspapers have a way of twisting it around.

Media loves to sensationalize stories, it sells.........

[drache]

hm, yeah, except . . .
here in the big apple there is a critical mass of people who take pride in living next to "unusual" people
also, in general the Post tends to be hard on big wigs, crooks, and politicians; and for the most part really rather kind toward us "regular" folk

[jitami]

Looking forward to seeing the article and pictures Rhea. I'm sure you did a fine job representing snake owners and I'll keep my hopes up that the reporter doesn't sensationalize things too much.

[drache]

here it is
nothing big - more like a grab bag
and an odd choice of words from me
they got something wrong there, but it's not a big deal
I do like the photo, although I'm surprised that they picked that one
NYC'S BEASTY 'JOYS' - New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/seven/02222009/news/regionalnews/nycs_beasty_joys_156379.htm)

[infernalis]

Nice Rhea, But somehow I just knew they would have to throw in that chimp somewhere.

Good to see you.

[Stefan-A]

Big Apple animal lovers go just as wild over exotic pets as Connecticut woman Sandra Herold did over her chimp.
Yeah, I can read between the lines.

[drache]

to be expected - in fact I expected worse
they could have totally butchered exotic pet owners in the wake of that chimp thing
and when they're out to butcher someone, they're not that subtle about it
in another article they posted pics of the chimp as a baby that would make most main-stream people more understanding, even if most of us might find it inappropriate or worse to treat a chimpanzee like a human baby

[jitami]

The article wasn't too bad. Cute pic of you and Mikhaila :)

I think the below quote is funny... he's trying to sensationalize the number of prohibited animals, but 11 code violations in a city the size of NY? LOL I'm sure there were more code violations for just about everything else you can imagine!

"Last year, the city issued 53 code violations, including 11 for wild or prohibited animals...."

[Charlet_2007]

Snake Eyes...

A old snake goes to see his Doctor.

"Doc, I need something for my eyes...can't see well these days." The Doc fixes him up with a pair of glasses and tells him to return in 2 weeks.

The snake comes back in 2 weeks and tells the doctor he's very depressed.

Doc says, "What's the problem...didn't the glasses help you?"

"The glasses are fine doc, I just discovered I've been living with a water hose the past 2 years!"

[Snake lover 3-25]

LOL!!!!! thanks:)

[Stefan-A]

"The glasses are fine doc, I just discovered I've been living with a water hose the past 2 years!"
The word "slang", which means "snake" in Dutch, means "hose" in Swedish. Just a bit of useless trivia. ;)

[sschind]

cool!!! I really want a goliath bird eater...but my wife says no... :(

Its a nice spider to be sure but I would recommend saving yourself the grief and go with a Lasiodora parahybana instead. Almost as big, much, much easier to care for and much less expensive. Readily available as CBB (many larger goliaths are imports) and over all just a much easier spider to deal with. The only drawback is their utricating hairs are pretty irritating and they are more than willing to fling them.

[ssssnakeluvr]

Its a nice spider to be sure but I would recommend saving yourself the grief and go with a Lasiodora parahybana instead. Almost as big, much, much easier to care for and much less expensive. Readily available as CBB (many larger goliaths are imports) and over all just a much easier spider to deal with. The only drawback is their utricating hairs are pretty irritating and they are more than willing to fling them.
interesting....looked them up on google...sound like nice tarantulas. I currently have a white striped birdeater, nhandu chromatis (formerly Lasiodora cristata...copied that from google on a page on these spiders) it was captive bred, possibly a female, not quite adult size yet...thats the one in the photos here.

[drache]

so weird
I sent two snakes to the Hamburg show with the rescue people, and I know that Shannon did pick them up, and now I'm worried because she hasn't posted yet
that little infernalis is a spit-fire and I hope nobody opened the bag in the wrong place . . .

[guidofatherof5]

so weird
I sent two snakes to the Hamburg show with the rescue people, and I know that Shannon did pick them up, and now I'm worried because she hasn't posted yet
that little infernalis is a spit-fire and I hope nobody opened the bag in the wrong place . . .

Rhea,

Maybe, the little bugger broke out and is holding Shannon for ransom.
1000 pinkies for her safe return.:eek::D

I'm hoping everthing is okay, too. If you hear anything let us know.

[Snake lover 3-25]

i hope he's ok!

[drache]

everybody's fine
and Shannon's happy with them

[Charlet_2007]

Well we've moved in!!! Slowly but surely.. Everyone that said that would help us didn't show up or even call so me, Aaron and the kids all had to moved by our selves...:mad::mad::mad:

I am sooooo tired it's not even funny.. Good news is I was dreading moving that HUGE fish tank we have because of the baby fish the other fish had.. Good news we didn't lose anyone!!!

The smallest baby fish we have is about 2 cm long.. Talk about nervous Nelly!!! I was soo nervous!! That tank is 8 ft long 4 ft high and 4 ft wide.. I don't even know how much it weighs just glass..

On another note I fell about 20 times.. My loving husband decided to move in the rain, sleet, snow and ice.. NICE right!! So not only did we not have help the weather was against us!!

Snow and sleet was falling on us the first day.. 2nd day the snow melted off but it was sooo cold it would freeze over again by 5 mins.. and it just so happened to land on the ramp that we had to go up to the u haul..

I slipped and fell going up the ramp to put a 10g tank in the truck hit my head and back about dropped the 10g but in mid air cought it so it wouldn't brake.. All this happened and no one saw it.. My finest moment and no one was there to see it lol..

Yeah MOVING SUCKS lol.. When your by your self.. But we're all moved in now.. Just hope we stay here for like 10 to 20 more years lmao..

[drache]

wow - I'm impressed
congrats on getting that over with
now it'll take a couple of years to find everything

[Stefan-A]

That's why I don't own anything I can't move alone.

[Charlet_2007]

wow - I'm impressed
congrats on getting that over with
now it'll take a couple of years to find everything

we spent like 30.00 bucks at the U haul for this tape that colored and says what is what on it.. theres like 10 diffrent tapes.. like open this first, kitchen, bedroom, bath room, and so on.. its pritty easy to find stuff lol

[Snake lover 3-25]

i've only moved once.... but i thought it was great lol i got my own room.... much more space..... an awesome backyard..... for all of that i'll gladly sleep on the floor for a few nights lol:)

[drache]

hm - I must be doing something wrong
we moved in august 2007, and I'm still not done moving in
to be fair we've moved three times this century already, without ever having fully unpacked the stuff I'd gotten shipped from germany after my parents died
some boxes are like archaeology

I did have a good thing happen today
a couple of days ago I was informed by a PTA member that she couldn't find my collage stuff that had gotten locked in the PTA closet last year after art day, and that I'd been told would be safe
to elucidate - I'd done a collage workshop for the event and brought in my own supply of images, since all the contributions they managed to solicit beforehand consisted of entertainment and news mags
my supply consisted of piles of already deboned (reduced to image material) national geographic, geo, photo, and art mags - some really amazing images that took some sacrifice to offer up in the first place, since kids will cut up a magnificent landscape for a tiny bird in the middle; but there's a lot, and a little letting go is good practice
but no way was I ready to donate that stuff, so when I was told it had disappeared, I had a melt-down and lost it - like three emails worth; I was so upset, my hands were shaking and I could barely type
then I found Oliver and the entire thing was completely replaced in my mind by this much worse loss
so when I got the email from this other PTA member, saying she sorted through everything in the closet and thought she found my stuff, it took a moment to sink in
I went and looked this morning and yes - it's there, and even though it in no way makes up for the other loss - I am really happy to have that pile back

[jitami]

Glad you got your collage materials back Rhea. I've spent many many hours cutting images out of magazines! It's a very time consuming process and i can see why you were upset!

[Snake lover 3-25]

congrats on finding them!:) sorry to hear about oliver...:(

[infernalis]

Good things happen to good people:D

[drache]

wow - those poor snakes
too many out there that need rescuing

we had a bit of a traumatic experience today
Mikhaila and I began watching a documentary about a guy who rescued turtles and ended up living with over 1200 of them in his manhattan apartment
unfortunately I'd gone to get something in the kitchen when they showed some footage of what motivated this man
I won't go into what Mikhaila described - it's quite gruesome, and I am deeply sorry that I wasn't there with the remote in my hand
if you want to see the documentary, it's called "the chances of the world changing", and it's about Richard Ogust
we did however see another documentary that I highly recommend for viewing with or without children - might be a bit slow paced for some, but Mikhaila loved it
it's called "rivers and tides" and is about the artist Andy Goldsworthy

[gregmonsta]

Psssst ... :rolleyes: shouldn't the feb contest pic be on the home page?

[adamanteus]

It should Greg..... but only Boots has that power!

[gregmonsta]

Ahh, ok :)

[drache]

you know - i miss you guys
and my snakes too
and i hate this ongoing war between the cats

[gregmonsta]

Cats can be so weird ... :) it's funny how they sometimes just won't accept each other.

[drache]

any cat help appreciated
Mikhaila is upstairs sobbing because I've finally decided Tundra is just not going to work out and we have to find another home for him
he's beautiful and a great cat in every way, except he has no cat social skills and apparently he is intimidating to cats twice his size
both of our other cats have been holed up in the bathroom and they got sick because of depressed immune functioning from the stress - I really want them back on the couch where they belong
it is really upsetting and I never thought that it could be so bad that I'd have to give up on an animal, but I've not been well and Mikhaila is going through changes that are making her more prone to emotional outbursts, and frankly early this morning I briefly thought that death seems kind of peaceful - at least one does not have to get up in the morning and do all this work - man am I tired
and if there's anyone here that has ideas as to how we can make this cat situation still work, please do come forward and do your magic

[count dewclaw]

That is a tough decision Rhea. I think that it may indeed be wise to find Tundra a new home. You tried your best to make things work. It sounds like the whole situation is very stressful and not just for the cats. You are going to need your strength for helping Mikhaila through this stage of life and that can be tough when you are not feeling well, let alone dealing with pet issues. I pray that everything works out well for you.

[gregmonsta]

It's a tough one ... we had a similar problem when we took on an extra cat last year ... our old cat didn't take to her at all and was avoiding us etc ... in the end the new cat had to go ... it was worth it just to get Phoebe back to normal!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

had a similar situation....brought in a new cat....started attacking my other cat Tripod....she was a highly stressed cat anyway, didn't like other cats or dogs. tolerated them at best. but when the other one got to attacking her, she wouldn't go downstairs to use the litter box. ended up finding the new cat a new home. not an easy thing to do....real easy to get attached to cats (yes, I am a cat person!!) but better for the other cats in the long run. there will be more cats later if you want another, and quite possibly one that will get along great with your cats!!!!

[anji1971]

Rhea, sounds like you're pretty overwhelmed right now. Sorry to hear about all the stress and aggravation. It's a really hard decision to make, but I know you'll pull through. Best wishes to you and Mikhaila. I'll be thinking of you.

[drache]

thanks guys
at this time it looks like Tundra will stay after all
I had a long talk today with a cat behaviourist
it was free too - she's a volunteer for an organization that helps with cat problems
anyway - she said the situation wasn't that bad (not much blood) and that it could normalize pretty soon, if we follow certain guidelines
first of all - the Tundra is indisputably the alpha cat and the sooner we get used to it and treat him accordingly, the sooner he can quit asserting himself
and a few other things . . .
she assured me that we'd be surprised how fast things would turn around
let's hope so

[Snake lover 3-25]

i hope he turns around:)

[snakems]

and I STILL cannot get the scene with the snake out of my head.
I want to vomit!
I have no doubt in my mind that they ACTUALLY killed that snake for that scene. I am BEYOND disgusted and annoyed.
Not that in ANY case it would ever be alright BUT what makes it WORSE is that they COMPLETELY DID NOT need that scene in the movie WHATSOEVER, as it did not pertain to ANYTHING important or plot forming.
Its like they just threw that in there just to kill a snake on film.

Has anyone else seen this movie and been revolted by this?
Ive been looking for info on it to see if it actually had to happen for them to film it. Im almost positive it was real.

....just venting lol and feel that little snake deserves a thread made about him because clearly no one cared at all about it's life whatsoever.
Its a shame they could do that back then without having problems :(

Rest in peace black snakey! :mad::(

[guidofatherof5]

Haven't seen the movie and doubt they actually killed a snake. The producers know that would only hurt the movie. Groups out there would cause such a stink. Those groups don't want any animals killed or emotionally disturbed.
With all the digital magic they don't need to actually do it.

Check the movie credits. It is probably PETA approved!

[Stefan-A]

I watched the whole movie on fast-forward, so I guess I missed that scene.

[Stefan-A]

Haven't seen the movie and doubt they actually killed a snake. The producers know that would only hurt the movie. Groups out there would cause such a stink. Those groups don't want any animals killed or emotionally disturbed.
With all the digital magic they don't need to actually do it.

Check the movie credits. It is probably PETA approved!
It appears that they actually did kill a snake for real.

Anyway, Cannibal Holocaust is much, much worse. They kill several animals in that movie.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Animal_cruelty)

[snakems]

Haven't seen the movie and doubt they actually killed a snake. The producers know that would only hurt the movie. Groups out there would cause such a stink. Those groups don't want any animals killed or emotionally disturbed.
With all the digital magic they don't need to actually do it.

Check the movie credits. It is probably PETA approved!

yes but this was before they had all the digital magic that they have now.
and so far what I can find through google is that they did actually kill the snake :(

[snakems]

I watched the whole movie on fast-forward, so I guess I missed that scene.

GOOOD!!:( lol

[snakems]

It appears that they actually did kill a snake for real.

Anyway, Cannibal Holocaust is much, much worse. They kill several animals for real in that movie.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Animal_cruelty)

so I've heard. :(

from watching this scene it just looking way too real to BE fake.
very lifelike.

[guidofatherof5]

yes but this was before they had all the digital magic that they have now.
and so far what I can find through google is that they did actually kill the snake :(

Sorry, I didn't know which one you were talking about.:confused:
There's been so many. Haven't watched any of them.

[snakems]

Sorry, I didn't know which one you were talking about.:confused:
There's been so many. Haven't watched any of them.

haha.... yeah i actually never did see ANY of them either until the other night. I decided to watch the very first one. Kind of wish I didnt =/

[snakems]

It appears that they actually did kill a snake for real.

Anyway, Cannibal Holocaust is much, much worse. They kill several animals in that movie.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust#Animal_cruelty)
did you actually see that movie?

[Stefan-A]

did you actually see that movie?
Yeah, I've seen it a few times.

[snakems]

Yeah, I've seen it a few times.

I cannot imagine ever watching.
Even if the message is something amazing I cant handle graphic violence and even more so toward animals lol
not to mention if i know beforehand that its all REAL slaughtering! :(
oh man.

[Snake lover 3-25]

what movie is this?

[snakems]

what movie is this?

cannibal holocaust I guess.
I have yet to see it. But I dont think that I ever will either lol

[adamanteus]

I must be honest... I deplore gratuituos violence in films. I have seen very few 'nasties'. My favourite film is (don't laugh) 'The Little Mermaid'.

[snakems]

I must be honest... I deplore gratuituos violence in films. I have seen very few 'nasties'. My favourite film is (don't laugh) 'The Little Mermaid'.
so do IIIIIII!!!:mad::eek::mad:
lol it makes me want to explode!

the violence I hear of in this film is beyond my comprehension. I think i might be TRULY and LITERALLY scarred for LIFE mentally if I watched it.

haha... TLM used to be mine when I was little! wootwoot!

[adamanteus]

Yes. I feel scarred by the really extreme films. I really don't want to see it anymore.

[Stefan-A]

I don't have a problem with violence in general, but torture porn (like the "Saw" movies) is definitely not my thing. I like horror movies, but gore isn't horror.

[infernalis]

Yep, Gory stuff with no plot is a waste of time.

A good horror movie does not have to be gross to make an impact.

I like thought provoking "Xfiles" sort of plots.

[gregmonsta]

I quite like saw lol ... not so much the violence but the relationship dynamic in the vigilante ethic it has. The plot and the gratuitus images are quite well married in this series I think.

[infernalis]

I could watch Hannibal movies all day, Stephen King, Joy Ride, Final Destination type stuff all day.

I just look away when it gets gross:D

[snakems]

Yep, Gory stuff with no plot is a waste of time.

A good horror movie does not have to be gross to make an impact.

I like thought provoking "Xfiles" sort of plots.

hahaa i LOVE X FILLLLLEESS!!!:D

[snakems]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3352336497_d75447395a_o.jpg

and so does snakemmmss lol
looking at the pics i have of her when i first had her she looks soooo much better nowadays. Im glad I've made her beautiful again lol:D

[snakems]

the above picture being when I first had her lol
bcuz now of course she looks so much shinier and fresh w/ way less visible scarring and no more bruising :)

[drache]

well, my favourite movie . . .
i guess it's still Harold And Maude

[drache]

anybody here ever gone to this kind of oyster fry?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/us/18oyster.html?th&emc=th

[Sputnik]

I just wouldn't have the balls to go there. ;)




snakems, I think you should turn your Dvds the right way round, they're messing with my OCD, lol.

[Stefan-A]

Why not just call them what they are? Are people really that sensitive about eating testicles?

[drache]

Why not just call them what they are? Are people really that sensitive about eating testicles?
some people for sure
but there is also a locality where they call it the Testicle Festival - i bet they make great t-shirts
they do - I just looked - will have to browse for birthday gifts to special people later

[jitami]

snakems, I think you should turn your Dvds the right way round, they're messing with my OCD, lol.

Oh, good, it's not just me. I wasn't going to say anything, tho :)

[Sputnik]

Which shows that you are far more polite than me! Now I have guilt! ;)

[snakems]

I just wouldn't have the balls to go there. ;)




snakems, I think you should turn your Dvds the right way round, they're messing with my OCD, lol.

haahaaaa OH MAN i TOTALLY hear you on that!
theyre my brothers! I totally would not have had them facing that way lol

[drache]

took Stumps the tortoise out into the backyard today to get some sun
he got to munch on some clover and sorrel also
he really needs to be outside - I've got to work on a safe movable enclosure for him
next time I'll take photos too, but this time I just needed to hang out and watch

[count dewclaw]

Heard the spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) for the first time of this year!

[Hornets23]

Me tooo....and some chorus frogs.

[drache]

oh, somebody help me make a decision - it's so hard sometimes
i want to make some more space for garters and i am considering selling my tri-colour hognose (lystrophis pulcher)
there was somebody on faunaclassifieds looking for one - twice
apparently there aren't many available
she's so beautiful and sweet though - it's really tough to let her go, don't really want to, but originally I'd gotten her to breed and now i don't want to spend the money to replace the male
i'm thinking of just pricing her at the high end and letting fate decide
if i get the high end price, i can possibly get a high-end something I've wanted from Scott . . .

[Stefan-A]

Flip a coin or think about it until you reach a decision. :D

[drache]

Flip a coin or think about it until you reach a decision. :Dit'll probably be the latter

[Stefan-A]

it'll probably be the latter
That's how I tend to decide things. Which is why I never get anything done. ;) And I miss a lot of opportunities.

[drache]

That's how I tend to decide things. Which is why I never get anything done. ;) And I miss a lot of opportunities.
same here
i guess i'll cast about how much they sell for these days
if it's a good enough chunk of money, it may help me decide

[drache]

somebody contacted me about price and I told them $300 shipped
let's see whether they go for it
i've cast about and haven't found anyone who sells them
but last year they went for $175 to $250
part of me does really not want to sell her - its tough

[Stefan-A]

I hope it works out.

[drache]

thanks Stefan - me too
letting go is no fun sometimes

[adamanteus]

Anybody have any good April Fools tricks today? I got into wotk to find my computer screen upside down and the cursor moving in the opposite direction from what I intended!:D

[Stefan-A]

Haven't seen any good ones. Many have tried, though.

[drache]

yuck
i just cleaned out a chest freezer that had accidentally gotten plugged into the wrong outlet and turned off
for once i was glad to be running low on rodents and fish - just one bloated bag of rat pups was enough to permeate the air of two rooms and the stairwell

[Stefan-A]

Sounds absolutely wonderful.

[adamanteus]

I love the smell of bloated rodent in the morning!:D

[drache]

thanks to chlorhexidine and japanese incense, it's only a faint whiff this morning

[drache]

a fun little article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/science/14angi.html?th&emc=th

[Snake lover 3-25]

hmmmm interesting thatks for posting that!

[gregmonsta]

James :rolleyes: did you get the message I sent you a couple of days ago?

[adamanteus]

No. I don't think so????

[gregmonsta]

Strange ... will send another :)

[drache]

life is too weird sometimes
Shocked Russian surgeons open up man who thought he had a tumour... to find a FIR TREE inside his lung | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1169861/Shocked-Russian-surgeons-open-man-thought-tumour--FIR-TREE-inside-lung.html)

[adamanteus]

I heard a similar story of an old woman who had a tomato seed embed itself into the soft palate in the roof of her mouth, under her denture. Of course it couldn't produce leaves, but the story has it that roots grew into her sinuses and required minor surgery to remove them. Probably rubbish, but might be true.

[gregmonsta]

Wow :) I'm staying away from all vegetation from now on! ;)

[adamanteus]

I know my brain is a cabbage.... but no idea how it happened.

[gregmonsta]

In my case it was caused by sauerkraut!!!

[adamanteus]

I just watched 'Blade' again..... great fun!
I wanna fight some vampires now!:D

[SerpentGirl]

Is anyone else here sick? Because I have the worst cold/flu ever.. and what really sucks is that today is my b-day, and I'm too sick to do anything. I'm just laying in bed, feeling terrible. :(

[Snake lover 3-25]

oooo that sucks!! get well soon!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!:eek::D

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Is anyone else here sick? Because I have the worst cold/flu ever.. and what really sucks is that today is my b-day, and I'm too sick to do anything. I'm just laying in bed, feeling terrible. :(

go to the doctor, get medicine... there's a new strain of swine flu beginning to circulate that is especially dangerous because it combines the genetic material of swine, avian, and human flu virus. Happy birthday though, feel better!

[drache]

Happy Birthday, and get well soon

[reptileparadise]

Yup, be carefull with the new form of flu thats out...Especially if you´ve been to mexico!

Congrats by the way...:D

[gregmonsta]

Happy birthday :D ... eat lots of cake to get those antibodies going!!!

[Stefan-A]

Happy Birthday. :)

[poissonguppy]

Happy Birthday too!

But, yea, there's been the flu going around my school, but I don't know if it's swine. Probably not, but I know the local hospital has been warned about making people with the flu wear masks.

[jitami]

Happy Belated Birthday! Hopefully you can celebrate when you feel better! Just had my son at the Dr's last week with a diagnosis of good ole fashioned, human variety, flu. He ran a high temp for two days that we couldn't get under control with meds. As soon as we headed toward the Dr's office his temp dropped and stayed down after that <gg> Never fails :) Hope you feel better soon! He's back at school today, still achey, but much better!

[SerpentGirl]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I have not been to, or around Mexico, nor has anyone I know.. so I doubt it is swine flu. I am feeling better, lots of meds & sleep do the trick pretty well! I hope that everyone else that is sick, or knows someone who is, feels better as well.

And yes, I will just have to celebrate my 23rd birthday whenever I feel better. I still can't quite believe I'm 23... I still feel that same as I did at 18. Lol.

[anji1971]

Hi, everyone!
Just checking in to let you all know I'm still alive..........:rolleyes:
Been crazy busy in the last few weeks, not really an end in sight, either, at least until May is over. Home redecorating, landscaping, confirmations, graduations, birthday parties, school events............it never, ever seems to stop!:eek:
I'm going to try to check in for at least a few minutes each day. I feel very out of touch with all my forum friends lately. :(

[Stefan-A]

We've missed you, Anji. :)

[adamanteus]

Indeed we have missed you Anji, good to hear from you.

[gregmonsta]

Welcome back :D

[drache]

hi Anji
it's so good to see you

[Stefan-A]

So, tonight is one of the biggest celebrations in Finnish society.

Walpurgis Night - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night)
Walpurgis Night - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night#Finland)

And what am I doing tonight? Jack ****.

[reptileparadise]

So, tonight is one of the biggest celebrations in Finnish society.

Walpurgis Night - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night)
Walpurgis Night - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night#Finland)

And what am I doing tonight? Jack ****.


Sounds like a plan!

[Quibble]

And yes, I will just have to celebrate my 23rd birthday whenever I feel better.

So perhaps its not too late to wish ya a happy birthday? ...Happy Birthday!:D


I still can't quite believe I'm 23... I still feel that same as I did at 18. Lol.

That makes me feel like I have nothing to look forward to in the next 5 years... well, that, or times gonna fly by fast.

The joys of getting old....

[anji1971]

Checking in again.............
Remember how busy I was a couple weeks ago?? Well, that was nothing!:eek::D
Life just got a whole lot busier -- my brother-in-law has me working with him for his landscaping business. Now I get to spend all day making other peoples' gardens look great, while mine only gets a few spare moments here and there. The housework is piling up, I'm not home to cook dinner like usual, and I have sore muscles that I didn't even know existed!
AND.........I absolutely LOVE it!! I haven't stopped in days, but I feel like a million bucks, just being outside doing what I love.
So, once again, if you don't hear from me much.........well, I'm out in a garden, somewhere!http://www.thamfriends.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

***Maybe I'll even find me some snakes out there..............

[Stefan-A]

That's great, Anji. :)

[drache]

I ought never to have allowed all these furry creatures into our house
they don't shed properly - in one piece
seriously contemplating a roomba, but balking at the wastefulness

[Snake lover 3-25]

ha ha if you have a really really neat house with no carpets with those fuzzy things or curtains that reach the ground or any other kind of fabric on the ground... a roomba would work wonderfully... but if you do have any thing like that it'll get stuck every time it goes over it.....

but i soooo know what you mean with the fur! my dog used to shed like crazy!!!! not so much since she was spayed tho.....

[drache]

we went to the botanical garden yesterday
since the flowers there are rather domesticated, I don't want to post the pics in nature photography, but some of them turned out nice, so if you want to look, I put a little slide show together - it has some non-flowers also
I hope you enjoy
botanical garden (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8137072@N04/sets/72157618635234439/show/)

[count dewclaw]

So do they (Mustela vison) have an open season for being hunted since they are (presumably) an introduced species in Finland?

[Stefan-A]

So do they (Mustela vison) have an open season for being hunted since they are (presumably) an introduced species in Finland?
Yes and no. The law is oddly formulated, I don't know if it's intended to provide a loophole, but in a way it seems that they wanted to allow it to be hunted as intensely as possible, while still taking some animal protection aspects into consideration. A female, that is followed by offspring born this year, is protected until the end of July. If you follow the letter of the law, you could hunt males, kits (whether or not they're following a female) and females that aren't followed by its kits.

However, this one seems to be a fairly large male, so it's fair game whether or not the spirit of the law says that you can't hunt females that have offspring.

[count dewclaw]

"He" does look rather large. Happy hunting!

[guidofatherof5]

Remember Stefan,
Exhale then squeeze the trigger don't pull it;) Sorry, the old firearms instructor coming out in me.

Of course, depending on what you're using you could always just BLAST AWAY:eek:

[Stefan-A]

Remember Stefan,
Exhale then squeeze the trigger don't pull it;) Sorry, the old firearms instructor coming out in me.
I've been squeezing triggers since I was six, Steve. :D


Of course, depending on what you're using you could always just BLAST AWAY:eek:
This:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/nature/haditcoming2b.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

I've been squeezing triggers since I was six, Steve. :D


This:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/nature/haditcoming2b.jpg

I've got to come party with you. Your noise suppression device would bring down the Feds. here in the USA.
Please don't tell me fully automatic weapons are legal in Finland.

[count dewclaw]

Good shooting. What kind of scope is that? I haven't seen one like it before, but then again, I haven't been looking through any hunting equipment catalogs lately.

[Stefan-A]

Good shooting. What kind of scope is that? I haven't seen one like it before, but then again, I haven't been looking through any hunting equipment catalogs lately.
It's a cheap discontinued BSA red dot scope. The distances involved are usually less than 10 meters, so I'd rather use iron sights if the rifle still had them.

edit: the scope is a BSA PD30.

[Stefan-A]

I've got to come party with you. Your noise suppression device would bring down the Feds. here in the USA.
I know. ;)


Please don't tell me fully automatic weapons are legal in Finland.They are legal, but you can't get a permit for one unless you're a serious collector and even then, whoever issues the permit might still order the weapon to be deactivated or he might forbid you from using it.

[Stefan-A]

I moved the mink hunting/firearms discussion over here. :)

[Stefan-A]

Got bit by a dog today.

I think. It was a miniature pinscher.

[gregmonsta]

Did you bite him back? :rolleyes: .... Eye for an eye and all that!

[Stefan-A]

Nah, couldn't be arsed.

[gregmonsta]

ROFL :D good use of English there ;) ... log - Couldnae be aersed - as the appropriate Scottish jibe.

[Stefan-A]

Wouldn't know about Scottish jibe, I learnt it on teh internets. ;)

[adamanteus]

So, tomorrow I fly out to spend a few days in The Netherlands with Gijs & Sabine!:D

[gregmonsta]

You lucky bar steward!!! :) say hello from me :D

[adamanteus]

Will do Greg. Many photos will follow!

[Stefan-A]

Will do Greg. Many photos will follow!
There better be photos, or I'll make you go back there and take some. :D

[adamanteus]

That's if I can make my gallery work! I just managed to upload three pics onto the Nature thread, but now it won't let me upload anymore. Guess I'll have to use photobucket.

[drache]

this is the first time in forever that I actually have time to just "hang out" for a little while
my life has been one damn thing after another
tons of hassles, some of which aren't entirely done with - some good stuff too though
for one thing - I'm making cheese. seriously. so far I've made four and the third one was the best
we also adopted a dog, something Jeff was never going to agree to
he made an exception for this one, and I can't even show you guys a photo yet, but he's an American Eskimo dog
he was picked up as a stray, so there's no exact info, but he's three to five years old and has epilepsy
apparently he was well cared for by previous owners, because his liver values were elevated, which indicates that he'd been on meds; and he's obviously had some training.
he's got a very nice personality and is quite polite with the cats

my other animals are all doing well
there are a couple of female garters who may be gravid after all - or maybe not
this coming week I'll probably end up with some babies from Scott - really looking forward to it
and some day soon I hope to pick up my camera again

[Snake lover 3-25]

sounds like all is well:) hope the snakes give you lots of healthy babies and your new pup does great:)

[count dewclaw]

Lightning struck our chimney! It blew a side out of the chimney and fried our cable modem (no internet or phone for 5 days!). Fortunately, no one was hurt! The storm caused widespread cable outages, it was very active, with lots of lightning strikes.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/chimney.JPG

[Stefan-A]

Ouch.

Well, it could have been worse. :)

[drache]

wow - were you inside the house when it was happening?
and what was that like?

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow very scary!!

[jitami]

Rhea, congrats on the new dog! I bet Mikhaela (sp?sorry!) is in heaven!

[drache]

thanks
Mikhaila has been in heaven
not just the dog, but also two rats
she has earned this by diligently taking care of the cat litter, the gecko, as well as three garter snakes
she's off school now and has spent the past two days at the rescue, cleaning animal cages and doing whatever else needs to be done
she enjoys the work and the people, so that's probably how she'll spend much of the summer
here's a photo of the Nakita

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3661237846_fa8bac9d0b_b.jpg

there's been something weird going on with my eyesight recently and I think this photo is probably blurry

[jitami]

Sorry for getting Mikhaila's name wrong! Sounds like she's having a fantastic summer! Nakita is gorgeous! Are his seizures easily controlled?

[drache]

most people get Mikhaila's name wrong; it was going to be Michaela, but I'm not sure that was going to be any easier

Nakita is taking phenobarbitol and so far I've witnessed two major seizures. he was off his meds for a while when he came to the rescue, because they weren't sure whether he had epilepsy or liver disease, which can also cause seizures. he had high liver values which phenobarbitol does cause, so they had to wait until any meds he had been on previously had cleared out of his system and redo the liver panels. apparently it's one of those meds that don't kick in to full strength instantly

[Snake lover 3-25]

michaela is how my sister spells it!! adorable dog!!!

[gregmonsta]

:D I just joined the club!!!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Rosssssssssman.JPG

lol :D .... Big thanks to Steve and James for the set-up :p .... I can see myself not getting any sleep tonight!!!

[Stefan-A]

Congratulations. :D

[bkhuff1s]

I should get a copy of that....

[Stefan-A]

I should get a copy of that....
Those who don't have it, should buy it and those who can't buy it, should borrow it. ;)

[gregmonsta]

:rolleyes: I second that ... :) it's been a brilliant read so far :D

[gregmonsta]

Finished :D ... interesting stuff indeed ;) ... now to read it another 50 times or so :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

The 'sister' publication 'North American Watersnakes' by Gibbons and Dorcas, is worth getting too, for those of us with an interest in Nerodia.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/2008_1225book0006.jpg

[drache]

that's on my wish list

[Stefan-A]

SAsgarters
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[drache]

is that good?
it sure seems a lot, but I don't know what to compare it to
I like your videos

[Stefan-A]

I don't know if it's good, but I reached three milestones: 60,000 videos watched (there must be something wrong with the counter), 30,000 views on my own videos and 100 subscribers.

[jamromhem]

I have been looking for copies of the suggesting reading books. they are a bit more difficult to come by without paying extra.

Any suggestions?? I am going to start ravaging the local used book stores to see if there are any that happened to slip through.

[drache]

milestones are always cool, and three at once especially
Jeff, my . . . well, that guy I got married to recently, he works in the internet world and throws around terms like search engine optimization, but I am so clueless, I don't even have a web-site for my business, though Jeff did just register a really cool URL for me

[Sputnik]

As we speak- my two newest additions to my snakey family are travelling across to the UK on a boat... :) Sabine and Gijs are delivering a little tetrataenia and a melanistic garter to our lovely James, who gets to babysit for a week! Lets hope my son's cold isn't the swine flu or our camping trip might have to be cancelled!
Has anyone else been affected by the virus? It's been spreading quite dramatically here in this part of England but people aren't really freaking out. It's a pain and unpleasant, as flu generally is, but appears to be less of a problem than "real" flu. Our local primary school has a couple of cases, one of my children's teachers has been at home for 10 days and every day we hear of more people around us. Symptoms seem generally mild but differ from the normal flu by the affect on the digestive system.

In other news...I think my cat fell into the river tonight! He came home completely soaked!

[adamanteus]

As we speak- my two newest additions to my snakey family are travelling across to the UK on a boat... :) Sabine and Gijs are delivering a little tetrataenia and a melanistic garter to our lovely James, who gets to babysit for a week!

Alas! Due to unforeseen circumstances Gijs & Sabine are delayed by two weeks! So it will be the weekend of the 25th when the snakes arrive here.
I'm looking forward to it too..... I will be receiving 1.2 of Sjoerds amazing high red parietalis, 1.1 sirtalis melanistic and an adult female red phase pickeringii from Steven Bol, to replace my poor unfortunate girl who got cooked in the damaged light fitting. http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/5596-puget-girl-dead.html?highlight=puget+girl+dead

[guidofatherof5]

You're putting those snakes in good hands.(mine would be better) :D
I hope your son recovers soon. Sick kids are a bummer. Hope the rest of the family stays healthy.

[Sputnik]

I just heard it's going to be a different weekend, but that's ok- more time to get excited! :D

Yes, he's fine, he has no more than a sore throat and a stuffy nose so far. We all have a few symptoms, but nothing too dramatic as yet- so could just be normal colds. We're off to a big music festival in a couple of weeks so I'd rather be ill this week than next. Get it out of the way, lol.

[guidofatherof5]

Took my kids Kayaking this afternoon. It was a great day. A lot of clouds and light winds. Here's my 3 youngest daughters. Molly up front, Hailee and Gabby farthest away.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kayak.jpg

Then there's my one and only son, Kale(I don't need another since he's the best)
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kayak_1.jpg

Last, but not least. My oldest,Emmyjo. She's such a wonderful young lady.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/kayak_2.jpg

[adamanteus]

Looks like a fun day, Steve. I love kayaking.

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like a fun day, Steve. I love kayaking.

It's great getting the whole family out on the lake. We get a lot of strange looks when all 6 of us go paddling by. It took a couple of years to aquire all of them.
I converted a 19 foot boat trailer so it would hold all the kayaks, bicycles, cooler,etc. Thought about getting a personalized plate for the trailer. Here's my ideas: YAKERS......... YAKYAK........ PEDYAK........ and of course RADIX. I wonder which is my favorite:rolleyes:

[Snake lover 3-25]

looks like fun!!

[guidofatherof5]

Today was the first time we were able to use the bicycle trailers I built last fall. 16 miles round trip and they performed great. We got a lot of strange looks as we made our way to the lake. Had a few people stop us and ask about the trailers and their design. I designed each trailer with a different axle and tongue configuration. Wasn'r sure which would work the best. PVC is cheap, so building 2 wasn't a big deal.
Once at the lake we secured bikes and trailers to a pole and enjoyed the water. It was just my son and I. We had a great time.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bike1.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bike2.jpg

[drache]

cool; so which design do you like better?

I spent my life primarily on trains today, due to the fact that I was in such a rush to get out of the house to get the earlier train to White Plains, where I was to meet the vet at the expo, to hand over Drache yet again . . . where was I? oh yes - in such a hurry that I forgot the snake and didn't realize it until we were settled in on the commuter train - over an hour into the journey
this was my one chance to get Drache to the vet without having to rent a car and do a two+ hour trip into pennsylvania (and back), and I felt it was kind of urgent that he go asap
his damn abscess has come back suddenly; noticed a tiny maybe-swelling about a week ago, and have watched it grow steadily - really wanted him to get to the vet while it was still fairly localized, so he could make out something
having camera issues right now, so no pics, but truthfully - he's so shiny, it's really hard to capture the lump on his mandible anyway
in any case - perhaps you can make out from above ramblings that something's not quite right with my brain today - it's a bit disorganized; this was a major goof-up
thankfully the commuter train stops in Harlem before leaving the city, just a block away from a subway station, and so with merely another two hours spent on the train, and a few calls made to cajole the vet to stay longer at the expo, I did get my boy to his doc, whew!

[count dewclaw]

Sounds like a rather hectic day, Rhea. I'm glad things worked out and you got your snake to the vet. It's too bad the abcess returned.

[mustang]

go do some fishing on them kayaks!!! go to TKF .com for info on that its really fun!

[guidofatherof5]

go do some fishing on them kayaks!!! go to TKF .com for info on that its really fun!

Sounds like fun but I worry too much about my kids when they're out on the lake. I have to stay focused on them. My youngest is only 8 and is still new to kayaking. Maybe someday I'll be able to relax and get a line wet.

[mustang]

Sounds like fun but I worry too much about my kids when they're out on the lake. I have to stay focused on them. My youngest is only 8 and is still new to kayaking. Maybe someday I'll be able to relax and get a line wet.

tie ur kayaks to eachother and leave about a 5-10 ft. of rope between eachother!!!!

[guidofatherof5]

tie ur kayaks to eachother and leave about a 5-10 ft. of rope between eachother!!!!

No way, then I would look like one of the parents who has their kids on a leash at Walmart.:D

I just worry about them flipping. So far, everyone is doing great. I guess I'll always worry.

[drache]

you could always tie something to your pole, so you can retrieve it, should you have to drop it in a hurry

[guidofatherof5]

you could always tie something to your pole, so you can retrieve it, should you have to drop it in a hurry

I can only multi-task on the computer.:D

[mustang]

you could always tie something to your pole, so you can retrieve it, should you have to drop it in a hurry
u dnt know a lot about fishing do u??? never tie somth to ur pole EVER instead tie ur paddles if u should get a big fish depeing on where u tie it on pole it could break

[guidofatherof5]

Look what I caught in one of my traps. Looks like a couple of bird brains. Hope they don't eat too much. Could also be a couple of magpies.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bird_brains.jpg

At least one of them were in a good mood.(Gabby on the right and Hailee on the left)
Come to find out later my son Kale talked them into this little stunt. Then he put a padlock on the cage door and called me out. He's such a good boy!
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bird_brains_1.jpg

[drache]

oh - I would have thought they came up with this on their own
Mikhaila and her friends seem to be like cats in that respect - see a box, sit in it
Mikhaila got herself locked in a locker at the dojo for the length of an entire class, and her friend cracked the bottom of a brand-new 4'x18" tank they'd just gotten for her snake - because without even thinking for an instant, she just had to sit in it the moment she saw it
it has taken all my powers of persuation to keep Mikhaila out of various large tanks we've gotten in the past; now I see - we need some cages

[mustang]

wow that looks like good eatn...big @$$ crab trap

[ianrambell]

I found this Dark phase while I was herping with Steve. It was found suning its self on the side of the road.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/ianrambell/phonnewildcaught001.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/ianrambell/phonnewildcaught002.jpg

[adamanteus]

Looks gravid... let it go!

[ianrambell]

I want too see her babies. Ill post pics when she pops.

[gregmonsta]

Has anyone else seen the funniest movie on this planet? ... It's called 'Stanley' ... it's about a guy that lives with snakes for a family ... Stanley is the name of his pet rattlesnake .... he makes wooden beds for them and everything ... it's soooo terrible it becomes the most gutwrenchingly hilarious experience of your life!!!

[reptileparadise]

I did see Brüno last week... :D