Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Josh]

he just ate some worm

[enigma200316]

Man I've wanted to go look for a male Eastern for my female for the past couple days, but all its doing is raining all day every day.....:(
sorry everyone had to get that one off the chest, I feel a little better now thanks........:D

[Josh]

lol i know how ya feel.

[ssssnakeluvr]

rain....what's that????? dry out my way!!! Send us some of that rain!!!! :eek:

[Josh]

fedex overnight?

[ssssnakeluvr]

LOL!! any way you can!!! :D

[Elliot]

You can borrow one of our tropical storms.:rolleyes:

[Josh]

well im out, niteXl

[adamanteus]

8 months!!!!? You're kidding me! You can't disappear for that long! I'm missing you already!

[Stefan-A]

I won't disappear, I'll just be forced to use the school's computers for 5 days a week. :D Hopefully I'll be able to move to one of the newer apartments when somebody there moves out.

It's a long story, but about 1/3 of the student apartments in the city are no longer available.

[adamanteus]

Hopefully I'll be able to move to one of the newer apartments when somebody there moves out.

Show them your guns, then explain you want a more modern room. I'm sure they'll understand!:eek:

[Stefan-A]

Show them your guns, then explain you want a more modern room. I'm sure they'll understand!:eek:
"You can get more with a nice word and a gun than you can with a nice word." - Al Capone

[adamanteus]

Haha! Why am I not surprised that you have an Al Capone quote!?:rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

I saw that! I wondered why you added the others when you were obviously correct!
You don't want to know the logic I used. :D

[adamanteus]

Actually, I'm curious. I just presumed you doubted yourself on your first ID.

[Stefan-A]

I have lots of quotes. That one is legendary. :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

My favourite quote....."I refuse to be associated with any club that would accept me as a member"!

[Lee]

Hopefully if they breed I will be able to introduce vagarans into the european market, that would be if I got interest in them.

[adamanteus]

Or this one...."I've had a wonderful evening....but this wasn't it"!

[adamanteus]

Hopefully if they breed I will be able to introduce vagarans into the european market, that would be if I got interest in them.

I'm sure the interest is there, Lee. As you can see from earlier in your thread, Stefan is getting some, and I would certainly be interested.

[Stefan-A]

Saw the white in front of the eye, thought I remembered that some racer had that. Looked it up in a book, noticed that the image I had in my head was that of a whipsnake so I decided to add it, but I also decided to add the ribbon just because this is a garter forum. Then I remembered that juvenile Coluber constrictors look a lot different than the adults but I couldn't be arsed to change it back.

Are you happy now? :D

[adamanteus]

Thankyou. The workings of a derranged mind are always fascinating to me!:)

[Stefan-A]

I like to think of it as a superior mind rather than just deranged. ;)

[Stefan-A]

Groucho Marx?

[adamanteus]

I'm sure it is, Stefan!:D That's why I love you!

[adamanteus]

That's the man!

[Stefan-A]

I do have a friend that's trying to get me to take the Mensa test. :D

[adamanteus]

Don't do it!!! They might set their standards higher afterwards, then I'd never get in!

[Stefan-A]

I'm not going to do it, I know I won't get in. This guy's a member and he got all excited after I got encouraging results from the home test. :rolleyes:

And this is all off topic. :p

[adamanteus]

That's true....I'll move all this stuff to "It's Oh So Quiet"....

[Stefan-A]

Virtually unknown in this country, along with the rest of the Marx brothers.

[adamanteus]

I'm going to move this lot too, Stefan! We are very naughty...posting in the wrong threads!!!

[adamanteus]

Okay Stefan....while we're talking about intellect...who invented the IQ test?;)

[Stefan-A]

Which IQ test? ;)

Well, knowledge isn't the same as intelligence anyway. :D

[Stefan-A]

I think the local Mensa uses a Cattell & Cattell Culture Fair test, but I'm not sure.

[adamanteus]

Which IQ test? ;)

There's more than one?:confused:

[Josh]

13 more posts til your tri millineum

[adamanteus]

"The" IQ test was invented by a cousin of Charles Darwin...I don't have a name to go with that fact!

[adamanteus]

13 more posts til your tri millineum

Thanks for noticing, Josh! Will I get a prize?

[Stefan-A]

Lots of different ones. Some of the older ones don't even measure what we today would call intelligence and others require skills (math, reading) that make them unfair to people with different backgrounds and levels of education.

[adamanteus]

Did you read the news today! About the dyslexic devil worshipper..... he sold his soul to Santa!

[Josh]

yes 1000 dollars all you have to do is get here by only row boat:)

[Stefan-A]

Did you read the news today! About the dyslexic devil worshipper..... he sold his soul to Santa!
So it wasn't the one about the dyslexic elf that applied for a job as Satan's little helper?

[adamanteus]

I have to row the Atlantic? Again?:rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

So it wasn't the one about the dyslexic elf that applied for a job as Satan's little helper?

Brilliant!!

[adamanteus]

So, what do you get if you don't pay your exorcist promptly?

[Stefan-A]

Now I really need to get some sleep. Long day tomorrow.

James, I looked it up. :D

[adamanteus]

Okay, Stefan. Catch you tomorrow!

[Stefan-A]

I doubt it, unless you'll be here between 8:00 and 12:00 Finnish time. :) But I will be here on Sunday.

[adamanteus]

AM or PM, Stefan?

[Elliot]

James, you're gonna have 4000 posts before I have 1000!:rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

It's not a race though, Elliot... I write some nonsense sometimes!

[Elliot]

And I don't?:rolleyes: lol

[adamanteus]

Sometimes though, nonsense is good (as long as it's in the right thread:rolleyes:).
I think I've got to know a lot of you guys a whole lot better through our idle chit-chat than I would ever have achieved through more serious posts. It would be a shame if the forum was just a place to come if you had husbandry problems. I love it as a way to get to know you guys in a more general sense. I've said it before but....love you all to bits!

[adamanteus]

Right, I've got work tomorrow, so I need to get to bed. This weekend is a bank holiday, which means I don't have to work Monday. So hopefully I can catch you all on line over the next few days. Night Guys!:D

[CrazyHedgehog]

. I've said it before but....love you all to bits!
oh dear....
has James been drinking?:p

[Lulu Bennett]

oh dear....
has James been drinking?:p
PMSL!!! When has james not been drinking.

OMG! there is 325 unread posts. what the hell have i missed lol just is the first thread i have opened and i have just been sat here 45mins just reading this lol now i have got another 275ish posts to make my way through lol

i agree with james i am sooo glad i started this thread because i have gotten to know sooo many people. and i am sooo glad i found the site otherwise i wouldn't have had the pleasure of meeting James, Sabine and Gijs :D (or got my tetras :D)

[drache]

I love this thread, Lu
it's like the place I come to hang out
the cafe spot of the garter lounge

btw
Jeff's dad packed the kitchen stuff
I just found the tea-pot & cozy
life's almost back to normal

[Lulu Bennett]

i am glad things are starting to settle down abit i think you desirve this time away lol
oh and mine is tea white with 2 sugers :D

[drache]

oh
I like mine steeped to mud and then white
- on my fourth cup now

[Lulu Bennett]

oh
I like mine steeped to mud and then white
- on my fourth cup now
ey?? lol i got the white bit lol but steeped to mud?? lol

[enigma200316]

coffee or tea, right......:confused:

[enigma200316]

Hey James maybe you should lay off the juice;) a little your getting pretty mushy.....:D

[drache]

ey?? lol i got the white bit lol but steeped to mud?? lol
I let my tea steep forever
it ends up looking like pre-coffee-craze American coffee

[Lulu Bennett]

eyywww!! lol my dad likes it like that its disgusting lol strong enough to blow your head off lol

[adamanteus]

oh dear....
has James been drinking?:p

No, I think I was sober on that occasion! I don't know where the idea came from that I'm a big drinker.:confused: ... hic

[enigma200316]

well guys and gals, I finally got to look for another Eastern today (Male for my Female) and what do I find but one little 8-10 inch Eastern under some ruble,but do you think one grown man can catch a little Eastern well hell no!!!:o had it so I thought and away it goes into a crack under some big slab of rock......the good news is that its a very ideal place for snakes and if I go back I may have another chance.......:rolleyes:

[Josh]

well ii should be expecting my radix any day now!

[Josh]

well i guys im out! nite!

[Stefan-A]

Oh this is just great. I went to pick up the keys to my student apartment on Friday. Turned out that while my room is reasonably okay, the rest of the apartment (3 or 4 people share bathroom, kitchen and "livingroom") is a complete effing dump. I can't believe they're allowed to rent out the place as people should almost get paid to live there. As usual the price was a bit of an indicator, as I suspected, but I didn't expect it to be quite that bad. :mad: No pictures yet, but I'll be taking plenty of them next week.

The only good thing about it is the location. It's a bit outside of town, almost in the middle of a forest and it's about 100 meters to the shore. Plus, I've been told there are plenty of snakes there. :D

No internet connection and it's a complete s***hole. Yeah, it's time to start looking for an aparment on the free market and forget about these school-owned ghettos.

Sorry for swearing, but I'm a tad disappointed.

[drache]

Stefan
so sorry
student housing can be the absolute pits and it sounds like yours is down there

[drache]

I'm too exhausted to start a new thread about anyting
but this is what we (Jeff's parents and I) did yesterday

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/1239156504_277c660caf_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/1239156504_277c660caf_b.jpg)

it's not anywhere near finished
so far it's only held up in the back and on the sides with metal brackets
I need to add some framing for the front
the space is 68" wide - just enough to put a 30G breeder and a 20G long next to each other, with only a virtual 1" to spare
it's gonna be very tight, which is why I had to anchor it to the wall, which is a mixture of plaster and lathe with unevenly spaced studs and - oh joy - sudden bits of brick and other masonry turning up in the most unexpected places
I still have to redo a couple of screws before going on to the next step

at the end of the day I realized that I didn't close the top on my indos' enclosure properly and one of the males got away
perhaps that's why my kings were so frisky yesterday
I sure hope he turns up

[drache]

what's the likelyhood of someone breaking into our house and taking just the electric screwdriver?
nil - right?
so it's gotta turn up
I know I've used it here . . .
Jeff's dad brought his yesterday, but now I need mine and I've already looked everywhere it could possibly be (hoping I'd come across the snake too)
I am not happy with the current level of disorganization
I feel like my life has spun out of control and I'm just kinda hanging on
it's probably true too

[zooplan]

don´t mind, a house don´t lose anythink.
You will find your srewdriver, maybe next year.;)

[drache]

it is my ambition to find it today
so I can work on that shelf thing some more

[adamanteus]

Stefan, your new apartment sounds terrible!:eek: Can't wait to see the pictures!:D

[adamanteus]

it is my ambition to find it today
so I can work on that shelf thing some more

Rhea, when you lose something around the house there's only one sure way of finding it quickly....... Buy a replacement, the original will then turn up immediately!:rolleyes:

[drache]

found the screw driver by deductive reasoning
thought I lost another snake, but he turned up in the substrate (care fresh)
I am so burned out from this moving crap
I launched an attack on the ivy eating the garden shed
now I'm thinking I shouldn't have put it in the compost bin
but perhaps all the grape sludge will suffocate it
I did find some rather vigourous nightcrawlers, quite a difference from those tired worms from the bait shop
anybody here into gardening/plant ID?

[adamanteus]

anybody here into gardening/plant ID?

I do a bit, Rhea. I have an allotment. I'm no expert though.:rolleyes:

[enigma200316]

Vegitable gardens thats all I do, sorry....:(

[drache]

I know it's not a great shot, but does anybody know what this thing is?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1386/1243647888_d985a22337_b.jpg

and I've got weeds that put Jack's beanstalk to shame

[Josh]

its a.....plant:rolleyes:

[KITKAT]

POKE BERRY

Earth Caretaker - Pokeberry (http://earthcaretaker.com/nativeplants/SS70pokeberry.html)
Pokeweed or Pokeberry - Plant of the Week (http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/Pokeweed.htm)

Note the differing opinions on the toxic properties of the different parts of the plant.



I know it's not a great shot, but does anybody know what this thing is?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1386/1243647888_d985a22337_b.jpg

and I've got weeds that put Jack's beanstalk to shame

[adamanteus]

I'm guessing that's a native American species? I've never seen anything like it over here.

[drache]

well, after following the first link, I was in fear for my life
I touched that thing
I even touched the tip of tongue to one of the berries
the second link gave me hope again
well - I could tell that those berries weren't edible
maybe I'll try the shoots next spring

[KITKAT]

Another site I read, which had much less info, stated that all parts of the plant are very poisonous. So I don't know what to think about that, except that perhaps you must eat it only in the spring, when the development is at a certain immature stage... :confused:

[Josh]

well guys its getting quiet again lol

[Lulu Bennett]

josh i have just got in from work so i am here :D

[Josh]

lol lulu we missed you
you gettin anymore snakes?

[Josh]

One of my new baby T. s. tetrataenia.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/tetra_2.jpg


Beautiful colors. :)
aha i knew id find it.
proof the stefan likes tetra:D

[enigma200316]

no I think he was just being nice......:D

[Stefan-A]

aha i knew id find it.
proof the stefan likes tetra:D
No, I just said I like the colours on that one. :D

[enigma200316]

so what is your most favorite Garter than Stefan.....??

[Elliot]

No, I just said I like the colours on that one. :D

I think he caught you Stefan.:rolleyes:

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/images/green/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/garter-snake-lounge/1293-its-oh-so-quiet-shh-shh-84.html#post23808)
No, I just said I like the colours on that one. :D

I think he caught you Stefan.:rolleyes:

of course I did!!!!:D

[adamanteus]

Busy day tomorrow, guys...so I'm off to bed. Catch you tomorrow night.

[Elliot]

See ya James.

[Lulu Bennett]

sorry james went to look for iodine. sleep tight hun xxx

[Lulu Bennett]

elliot?! hellloooooo! hows the babies? hows school been? how long till you finish school?

[Elliot]

The babies are doing fine, I've got them eating pretty steady right now. School is ok, we're still going over all the procedures and rules, so it's been pretty slow. Plus I don't know anyone in some of my classes, which makes it even more boring. It doesn't end until June.:eek: For the first half, because of marching band, I have to get up at 5:50, and I don't get home until 5:30.:eek::eek:

[Josh]

my first day at a highschool is tommorow.
ill tell you guys how it went.

[Elliot]

Don't worry, freshman year is awesome.:rolleyes:

[Josh]

yea i guess
it is huge the school im goin to

[Elliot]

Mine school is huge. My school last year had 3000 people in it.

[Lulu Bennett]

bloody hell 3000. your schools are a lot bigger than mine lol ours are only like 1000 ish lol and we always know who was going to be in our class because we kept to the same classes most of the time only a few were you unsure about.
elliot 12hrs is alot to do 5 days in a row. and up at 5.30 wow i get up at about 10 lol

[Josh]

our school has two building.
a 6 floor and a four floor

[Lulu Bennett]

we had west block with 3 floors, east block with 2 floors, science block with just the one and the p.e department with 2 gym rooms lol a hell of a lot smaller.

[Lulu Bennett]

ohhh yeah i never mentioned lol Kia bit me yesterday lol
im quite chuffed. i didn't flinch or anything lol just sat there with her hanging from my left index finger p**sing myself laughing lol after a min she never let go so i had to lift her nose up and peel my finger out carefully lol she didnt draw blood or even leave a mark at all but her teath were bloody sharp like thorns. it was just a feeding incedent lol so i wont hold it against her lol

[Elliot]

bloody hell 3000. your schools are a lot bigger than mine lol ours are only like 1000 ish lol and we always know who was going to be in our class because we kept to the same classes most of the time only a few were you unsure about.
elliot 12hrs is alot to do 5 days in a row. and up at 5.30 wow i get up at about 10 lol

It sucks but I'll make it.:rolleyes:

[ssssnakeluvr]

hmmmmm......3000 people in your school...my home town in Idaho only had 950 when I graduated...in a large class of 27... :eek::D

[Stefan-A]

so what is your most favorite Garter than Stefan.....??
I have no idea, but I really like some of the duller species.

[Stefan-A]

bloody hell 3000. your schools are a lot bigger than mine lol ours are only like 1000 ish lol and we always know who was going to be in our class because we kept to the same classes most of the time only a few were you unsure about.
elliot 12hrs is alot to do 5 days in a row. and up at 5.30 wow i get up at about 10 lol
We're about 1900 in ours. 11 or 10 in our class. :)

[enigma200316]

I have no idea, but I really like some of the duller species.

I like them all duller ones included...I do tend to like the more colorful ones more probably,but I do like the ones with black backgrounds and the yellow stripes they just seem kool to me.........:D

[Lulu Bennett]

i bettergo clean out the big viv for sissle and kia. i text james a pic of sissle to james last night and he has confirmed my nightmare. sissle has scale rot. so need to make sure kia and the babies dont have it. :(

[enigma200316]

i bettergo clean out the big viv for sissle and kia. i text james a pic of sissle to james last night and he has confirmed my nightmare. sissle has scale rot. so need to make sure kia and the babies dont have it. :(

yeah you should get on that right away and everything should be fine...

[enigma200316]

Who is going to the Hamburg PA show on Sept. 8th?
I'm 85% sure I'm going, there isn't to much at this point thats going to
stop me....lol, so I was just woundering who all I would get to meet?:)

[drache]

Who is going to the Hamburg PA show on Sept. 8th?
I'm 85% sure I'm going, there isn't to much at this point thats going to
stop me....lol, so I was just woundering who all I would get to meet?:)


I'm considering it
I've never been and it's a bit of a haul to get to
I'd love to meet some of you though

[Lulu Bennett]

i cant afford to go but i am defo going next year lol. i recon we all go next year you all have a year to arrange it lol and i am planning on stopping over by getting there a day early just giving me a chance to meet up with everyone.

[drache]

we're at a motel and I'm cranky because the garbage truck made a racket at 5:30 and then I couldn't go back to sleep
so I had to keep myself busy in the dark 'til Jeff and Khaili got up
I just went tto get some tea and it was awful!
people don't get tea - like that it's not just supposed to be brown water
they put water from the coffee machine into and un-heated styrofoam cup, put the lid on it and then put a tea bag on top of the lid .. . .?????
the only milk they had was reduced fat
I'm not going to dwell on this
I berated Jeff the first day of the trip for not having packed any tea supplies, but one just cannot properly complain about delegated tasks
next time I'll take care of everything myself again - it's the only way to make certain all my comfort needs are met

[Lulu Bennett]

we're at a motel and I'm cranky because the garbage truck made a racket at 5:30 and then I couldn't go back to sleep
so I had to keep myself busy in the dark 'til Jeff and Khaili got up
I just went tto get some tea and it was awful!
people don't get tea - like that it's not just supposed to be brown water
they put water from the coffee machine into and un-heated styrofoam cup, put the lid on it and then put a tea bag on top of the lid .. . .?????
the only milk they had was reduced fat
I'm not going to dwell on this
I berated Jeff the first day of the trip for not having packed any tea supplies, but one just cannot properly complain about delegated tasks
next time I'll take care of everything myself again - it's the only way to make certain all my comfort needs are met

thats not right!! no decent tea! one cannot start the day with out a decent cup of tea! you cant take that out on Jeff though lol. just relax lol what about coffee that should wake you up lol or have a bar of choc. that always cheers me up lol

[enigma200316]

I'm considering it
I've never been and it's a bit of a haul to get to
I'd love to meet some of you though

you can do it...lol
its about the same amount of driving for you as it is me... 3-3 1/2 hours:)
well I hope you can go, but if not next time I'll hold ya to it....:D

[enigma200316]

WOW!!!! this place seems very dead today, I wounder if it has anything to do with school or maybe everyone has actually found something else to
do..........:rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

Yeah, I guess it's because all our younger members are back at school now.

[adamanteus]

Quite a scary day today!!..........All this week I've been on a training course for planning and managing on-site heavy lifting; ie tower cranes.

Today I had to climb up one to learn how to carry out a standard safety inspection. There's just a vertical steel ladder up through the centre, and these guys are tall! And exposed! It was about 150 foot vertical climb!
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/crane_3.jpg

I took a photo looking down from the first 'rest stage'.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/crane_2.jpg

And another one looking up and out along the jib.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/crane_1.jpg

I didn't take any photos higher up because I was too scared to let go!!

[enigma200316]

hahaha!!!!
yeah thats bit hi, better you than me James......:D
although I'm sure it was some what a nice veiw right?

[adamanteus]

The view was amazing, Justin!:D

[enigma200316]

The view was amazing, Justin!:D

I bet the climb back down was fun also?:D

I'm going to the show here in PA on the 8th of Sept. hope to meet some members and will post pics.....:) but no but squeezing..:rolleyes:

[Gijs & Sabine]

OMG that does look really scary :eek: James. I'm also glad it has to be you instead of me.
Didn't you go down by bungee :D:D

[adamanteus]

Why would anyone jump off a perfectly good crane? No, I climbed down...holding on very tightly!

[Elliot]

Femme shed today. I'll put up somne pics later today or tomorrow for you guys.:D

[CrazyHedgehog]

Didn't you go down by bungee :D:D

when in Florida I went on a reverse bungee catapult...
sling shot...
...
son: 'can we go on that?....'
me: looks up... 'no '
son: 'Please...'
me: 'not a chance!!!'

several glasses of wine later however......:eek:

I screamed like a horror movie....
I really screamed......
screamed so hard that I lost my voice for three days!!!! 450 feet in the air ....in a seat and nothing else....
OH my god!!! I still can't believe I did it... I mght even put the video on you tube...I am soooooooo scared its actually quite funny....

[Gijs & Sabine]

Yes yes, do that Inge :D We'd love to see you having fun upthere !! :D

[adamanteus]

Night guys, catch you tomorrow!

[enigma200316]

Femme shed today. I'll put up somne pics later today or tomorrow for you guys.:D

well Get-R-Done Elliot.....lol!!


Yes we would love to see that video Inge.......:D

[adamanteus]

Goodnight Guys. XX

[Josh]

*clears throat* i have to get this off my chest.....RADIX TOMMOROW

[Lulu Bennett]

sleep tight hun but dont get too comfey lol i'll be ringing you in about an hour lol

[Lulu Bennett]

*clears throat* i have to get this off my chest.....RADIX TOMMOROW

pmsl josh you better post pics lol

[enigma200316]

night James....

[enigma200316]

*clears throat* i have to get this off my chest.....RADIX TOMMOROW

yes we require pics Josh.....:D

[Josh]

nite:)........

[Stefan-A]

I know I promised pictures of my own personal limbo, so here they come.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/ekehome1.jpg

Left: The view you get when you come through the front door. The toilet/bathroom is the door on the left. Notice all the dead insects inside the lamp.
Right: The toilets. What you don't see is the shower to the right.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/ekehome2.jpg

Left: The wonderfully clean toilet seat and the absolute abundance of toilet paper.
Right: A sort of drying room/corner. Those are floats and fish nets in those tubs.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/ekehome3.jpg

The "kitchen" and the crap nobody had the energy to throw out. That is, before I moved in. Smells like That Yellow *******.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/ekehome4.jpg

The "Living room".

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/ekehome5.jpg

The view from my window and Conan O'Brien's forehead.

[Stefan-A]

And a couple of picture from today's visit to an agricultural center.

Can anybody identify these plants for me?

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/shameonyou1.jpg

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/shameonyou2.jpg

[adamanteus]

Stefan, your new home looks...................crap!:D The best bit is Conan O'Briens' forehead!:)

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, your new home looks...................crap!:D The best bit is Conan O'Briens' forehead!:)
I told you. :D If I didn't have 500GB of videos, I'd probaby go on a killing spree. ;) Or bat watching, like we did on Monday or Tuesday.

[adamanteus]

The view from the window looks promising though.

[Stefan-A]

Well, you do see squirrels jumping from tree to tree every now and then. :D

[adamanteus]

Well, you do see squirrels jumping from tree to tree every now and then. :D

.......and Stefan has a gun. You'll never get bored!;)

[Stefan-A]

Not much to eat on a squirrel and the pelt isn't worth that much.. ;)

[adamanteus]

Not much to eat on a squirrel and the pelt isn't worth that much.. ;)

But the 'sport' would be priceless!:D

[Stefan-A]

It's just that the "sport" part of it seems a bit pointless to me.

Any luck with those plants yet? ;)

[adamanteus]

You do realize that I'm kidding, right? I don't really expect you to hang out of your window with a hunting rifle!:eek:

[Stefan-A]

You do realize that I'm kidding, right? I don't really expect you to hang out of your window with a hunting rifle!:eek:
Of course. :rolleyes: Why do you think I didn't mention possible legal repercussions? :D

[drache]

that plant looks an awful lot like a controlled substance to me
they look quite tall and those seem like gigantic buds
unless I'm totally off here and it's something like false aurelia
I'm a total amateur when it comes to plant ID

oh
and I'm so sorry about your housing situation
nobody should have to live like that
though many do

[Stefan-A]

that plant looks an awful lot like a controlled substance to me
they look quite tall and those seem like gigantic buds
unless I'm totally off here and it's something like false aurelia
I'm a total amateur when it comes to plant ID
No, you're absolutely right. :D
Although that is the industrial stuff with the low THC levels.


oh
and I'm so sorry about your housing situation
nobody should have to live like that
though many do
Yeah, but I'm quickly getting used to it. It's not all bad, but it's not great either. What can I say, an apartment that size on the free market would cost maybe 3-4 times as much to rent.

[drache]

What can I say, an apartment that size on the free market would cost maybe 3-4 times as much to rent.

hence the saying
"you get what you pay for"

[Stefan-A]

Sort of seems like you get what you wouldn't pay for. ;)

[drache]

Sort of seems like you get what you wouldn't pay for. ;)

that's often true

[drache]

I've decided to simply not pay my Sprint bill any more
or maybe to just return to the old-fashioned by snail mail way
every month their web-site drives me to the point where i want to smash the computer
at times I end up crying and being hateful to my family
yes, they've got great coverage and generally pretty good phones, but their customer service is almost as bad as that of the local post office
it's not fricking worth it

[adamanteus]

Picked up six new Garters today;:)

1.1 T. s. sirtalis (melanistic).
1.1 T. s. concinnus.
1.1 T. cyrtopsis ocellatus.

Photos to follow in a new thread very soon!:D

[Elliot]

All of those are high up on my want list.:rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

Don't you think you have enough garters already? ;) T. c. ocellatus, by the way. :D

I don't know how high I would place them on my list. Concinnus is definitely pretty low, probably just above infernalis and tetrataenia. Melanistic easterns somewhere in the middle and cyrtopsis slightly above it.

[adamanteus]

;) T. c. ocellatus, by the way. :D

Ooops! I knew that! Just testing!:rolleyes:

[Elliot]

Don't you think you have enough garters already? ;) T. c. ocellatus, by the way. :D

I don't know how high I would place them on my list. Concinnus is definitely pretty low, probably just above infernalis and tetrataenia. Melanistic easterns somewhere in the middle and cyrtopsis slightly above it.

Stefan, what garters do you like? :rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, what garters do you like? :rolleyes:
I have no idea. The duller ones. :D Some of the sirtalis I've seen on the net have been real beauties, as have most atratus and a few ordinoides. There's one in Strumpfbandnattern that's bloody perfect. :D Page 157.

[Elliot]

Maybe you'd like my maritimes and easterns then. They're dull colored but they have a nice pattern (does that disqualify them?):D

[adamanteus]

Don't you think you have enough garters already? ;).

Just two more coming, 1.1 T. s. pickeringii red-phase, then I'm done. At least for this year!:rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

And in a few years you'll have a few hundred on your hands. :D I assume you're going to breed them all. ;)


edit: Really frustrating. I've been searching the forum all day looking for a certain set of pictures of a (in my humble opinion) god-awful looking garter. I think it was a T. elegans. Very bright colours and a gigantic head. Or did I see it on kingsnake..

[enigma200316]

hey guys just got a Ringneck(Diadophis punctatus edwarsi) today......:D
just wanted to let ya all know and I'll post pics soon......:D

[drache]

hey guys just got a Ringneck(Diadophis punctatus edwarsi) today......:D
just wanted to let ya all know and I'll post pics soon......:D

those are beautiful
I had one that escaped during the move and then turned up dead
it was so upsetting that didn't even want to post about it
I really liked that snake and will want one again some day
can't wait to see pics of yours

[Lulu Bennett]

i am sooo jelous. they are real beauties lol cant wait to see pics xxx

[drache]

I am so lazy
I know I should work on switching that red-spot to rodents, but I managed to get Jeff to run an errand near the pet-shop, so he could stop by there as well and pick up minnows, which I know she'll eat
it's been a bit dry and worms are scarce too
the damn beast won't take trout pieces either
I am feeling very reluctant to get live mice, but I feel I ought to, just to see whether it's rodent or dead meat she objects to
well right now I wouldn't be up for getting live mice anyway, so minnows it is . . .

[drache]

I ended up with all this unprinted newsprint wrapping paper the movers supplied as padding
whenever I get too burned out and numb-skulled to do anything more challenging, I shred the paper
the shredder hates the stuff
it's a bit soft and if I'm not careful, it clogs
the motor often sounds kind of tortured and I have to make certain I it feed that stuff in a particular way
it's a bit of a pain, but worth it, because it makes fantastic free baby bedding
I'd accumulated a whole bucket and the shredder full and came home today to find the whole lot sitting in a recycling bag on the sidewalk . . .
I was very good
I didn't screech or anything
he did sort it back out of the recycling for me
he is a very nice person

[ScimitarX]

Feeding live mice is a real pain, we have a young burmese python that will only eat live, weve tried everything to convert him. Wet mouse, dry mouse, guts exposed, scenting, none of it works, and the shop we buy mice from is getting a bit suspicious. its so frustrating.

[adamanteus]

I had the same thing with a young Burmese male, years ago. In the end I starved him for a full two months, after which he accepted pre-killed.....I think he would have accepted macaroni cheese by that time! Not at all relevant, but his name was Ramjamfull Prajapatti!!

[ScimitarX]

we have tried not feeding him for a few weeks several times and still no interest, i think its the person who we got him from fault, he started him on live for his first meals.

[adamanteus]

Have you tried rolling a dead mouse across the floor in front of him?

[ScimitarX]

yes, he doesnt even look at it, its even hard to get make him have by making him angry, he just moves away tongue flicking looking at other things, we know hes hungry though, he takes live instantly. We dont like to keep doing it but at this point at least its food, he hasnt grown much and is a bit on thin side so we just want to build him up a bit. We know other people who had burms of the same person and they all have similar problems.

[enigma200316]

here's pics of my Ringneck, if you can sex them the same as Garters here's my best pic......:)http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Ringneck_2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Ringneck.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Ringneck_3.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Northern_Ringneck1.jpg

[Lulu Bennett]

they are beautiful pics. i have wanted to get one of them for a while lol i am sooooooo jelous.

[enigma200316]

they are beautiful pics. i have wanted to get one of them for a while lol i am sooooooo jelous.

they are found very often around here and if it wasn't for the POND
and all the crap you have to go through to send them I would send one or two for ya..........:)

[Lulu Bennett]

they are found very often around here and if it wasn't for the POND
and all the crap you have to go through to send them I would send one or two for ya..........:)

lol awww bless. i have been keeping my eye out but they are suposed to be really hard to keep and a pain to feed. :( still want one though lol

[enigma200316]

lol awww bless. i have been keeping my eye out but they are suposed to be really hard to keep and a pain to feed. :( still want one though lol

well they are actually stubborn, I had one about a year or two ago, but couldn't get it to eat....it would drink, but wouldn't eat, so will
see how this one does, its drinking already so its looking good so far....:)
(the other one I had I let go when it wouldn't eat)

[drache]

my vet told me that they will take blackworms, which most decent petshops carry
I never did see mine eat, but I had it for long enough with no apparent weight loss that I am certain it must have
the lump of worms in the water dish did seem to thin out as well, but I could never be sure that I wasn't just imagining things
good luck with yours, Justin
the one I had was a western variety, which are supposedly easier to feed

[Lulu Bennett]

hi guys why is everyone so quiet?

[Elliot]

Has it been a slow day?

[drache]

I have to work extra this week, to make up some of the time I missed
I'm really tired
and still no minnows

[enigma200316]

[quote=LushLulu85;25016]hi guys why is everyone so quiet?[/quote

I was at my kids soccer game and just got back......:)

[Lulu Bennett]

lol i rarely get much of a chance to get on anymore as i am working at 2 diff pubs 6 days a week so when i do get online there is never anyone online :( lol

[enigma200316]

lol i rarely get much of a chance to get on anymore as i am working at 2 diff pubs 6 days a week so when i do get online there is never anyone online :( lol

awww......thats a total drag Lulu.....

[Lulu Bennett]

gets th money and the experience in though. i want my own pub one day so it all helps lol

[enigma200316]

gets th money and the experience in though. i want my own pub one day so it all helps lol

well good luck with that and hope you get to do it someday........:)

[Lulu Bennett]

lol its a while away yet but i cant wait. too uch stress waiting and training lol

[drache]

having your own business is even more stressful, believe me
there's always heaps of paperwork
government stuff and insurance for every bloody mishap you can imagine
in the pub business it's probably worse, with health inspections and board of commerce stuff added in
not to put you off, or anything
I just hate the amount of paperwork that comes even with being self-underemployed
I wish someone would employ me and take care of all I consider dirty work

[enigma200316]

well ain't that the truth, I know how all that is........:eek:

[enigma200316]

well I talk to Felzer today and he's got a good deal on T. similis two pair
for like $80(us) so I'm getting some, and he has one pair of red-sideds
I'm getting also.......I'll keep you all informed.......................:)

[Josh]

congrats!!!!

[Snaky]

Great news on your similis, they are beautiful snakes :)

This is my 2nd week that I'm doing days of more than 12 hours a day... and I'll be doing the same next week... (I just needed to write it somewhere, it's making me go nuts and zombie at the same time:()

[Gijs & Sabine]

I feel sorry for you, Snaky :( I'd say you just have to think of Hamm, that's just a little bit more than a week away ;) Hopefully that'll make you feel better!!

[adamanteus]

I often have to work 12 hour days, 10 hours is usual. It can be very difficult as it leaves you so little time for yourself or your other commitments. What job do you do, Hans?

[Snaky]

I'm an ict-consultant. I do the development and testing of the billing system of a big gsm operator... 9-10 hours is fine for me, I don't consider is over hours although I strictly only need to work 8 hours a day. But we're close to a delivery now, so today it were 12 hours, yesterday 14,5, the day before 13, ... And all testing of a program. It has to work flawlessly of course, it's for the billing system;) Days of > 12 hours are mindbreaking for me, I feel completely empty when I get home...

edit: enironment is Tru 64 Unix, C and korn-shell scripting for the programs, vi as programming environment... We're called "the matrix guys", because we all have little green screens and when we're compiling and linking, letters go down the screen very fast :D

And I'm looking forward to Hamm Sabine&Gijs, very, very much:)

edit: Well, guess it's bedtime, see you later

[adamanteus]

Goodnight, Hans. This thread seems to feature a lot of "goodnights". Maybe we should re-name it "The Waltons Thread"!!

[drache]

well I'm here to say good morning
forget about the Waltons
I am happy to say I finally saved up enough Amazon reward points to get the Rossi book
can't wait

[adamanteus]

This week I caught a young guy breaking into a house locally. I got his photo (although he pulled his shirt over his head) Then I caught him and handed him over to the police.

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

[adamanteus]

Two days later I found this on my car.

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

I'm not a happy bunny!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

I be a little po'd also!! good job catching the punk!!

[adamanteus]

I've been trying all week to resist the temptation to go get him and rip his heart out of his *******!

[Stefan-A]

Damn, that sucks. :mad: Although that is what you can expect after doing the right thing. I know I'd be very tempted not to hand him over the police (read between the lines).


I ended up with a set of teeth marks on my arm on wednesday. A drunk-ish guy tried to tackle me and somehow my forearm ended up in his face. Didn't notice the marks until today, hope he didn't have any diseases.

[adamanteus]

I hate this kind of low-life scum-bag, and I refuse to 'turn a blind eye' and let it pass. Maybe next time I'll accidentally damage him a little before I turn him in. Why should I be the one branded with any kind of title? He's the one who broke the rules, not me. He got caught and he should take his punishment like a man. The little sh1t!

[adamanteus]

There were two of them, but the second one got away.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//537/medium/Theif2.JPG

I know who he is though. I think I'll smack him in the mouth so hard he'll need an enima to clean his teeth!

[ssssnakeluvr]

I think I'll smack him in the mouth so hard he'll need an enima to clean his teeth!




that's a good one!!!!! LOL!!! I'm gonna have to remember that!!!!!

[Serpentine99]

I know I would rough him up. Is this the first time this has happened in your neighborhood?

[Stefan-A]

I meant teaching him a lesson without involving the police. An acquaintance of mine (more like a friend of a friend) caught some guy stealing the motor from his boat. Broke both his arms and sent him on his way. The same person also followed a guy home after he was given the finger in traffic, dared him to do it again and then proceeded to dislocate both his middle fingers.

Well, if they had any kind of honour, they wouldn't be doing things like that in the first place.

[adamanteus]

Is this the first time this has happened in your neighborhood?

No. It's kinda grim where I live sometimes!

[adamanteus]

Good night guys, I have to work right through the weekend, so I'll only be around in the evenings. Great!:rolleyes:

[CrazyHedgehog]

I know the guy caught inside my car at 3 am in the morning kindy recieved a broken nose for his cheek!!:D

[drache]

Gosh
and I thought Brooklyn is bad (reputation)
yet it seems that the worst I've had to deal with in ages, aren't thieves or burglars, but that damn preacher on the subway
I'd like to throttle him every time I see him - preferably crush his vocal chords
I believe all that free speech stuff is bunk, if I'm not free to leave
I understand that he is inspired by faith and that I'm a renegade heathen lost sheep and prime candidate for saving (not just me either)
but I've reported him, because I feel harassed
my subway rides are sacred
it's the only time I get totally to myself and I don't want to be jack-hammered with the love of Christ (that guy is loud and eloquent)
I'll see that I can get get pics next time (lighting's not good on the trains)
I wonder what he'll do when I start snapping away with my phone (haven't tried that one yet)

see - this is the trivial stuff, I get worked up about
haven't been mugged or burgled in a long while
Jeff got bonked over the head with a gun a few years back
but they ran when he yelled

[Elliot]

Sorry James, that really sucks. I think Stefan has the right idea.

[enigma200316]

Just a little update, I'm expecting my Garters from Scott on Wednesday, I'll post pics as soon as I can........:)

[Elliot]

Cool, looking forward to them.

[drache]

two of my babies (well, my snake's, to be precise) left home today
they moved to Staten Island
I got to meet John, who breeds leopard geckos
he picked out the male and female who had just shed and looked stunning
I think he was surprised that I didn't hold these back
I do need to pick out my own now
several are going into shed and I'll make my choice
I've been too busy to pick up the camera
I apologize

[enigma200316]

My Ringneck shed today maybe it will eat now.....:)http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Ringneck_Shed_9-10-07.jpg

[Josh]

My favorite radix pretty yes?
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/josh2993/100_1221_edited.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Pretty, yes. :D

[Odie]

NO, fricking beautiful :D

[enigma200316]

Sweet looking Radix Josh, I want it......lol well I know I'd deff. have to fight James for it.....hahaha Just a Joke:) but it is truely a very nice Radix
congrats!!!!!

[drache]

very pretty radix, yes

[adamanteus]

Nice radix, Josh! Give it to me...now :D

[Josh]

wow thanks guys
James...no llol

[enigma200316]

today is the big day, I get my snakes.........:)

[drache]

you know
I don't even talk about snakes any more until I'm positive I can produce pictures within an hour at the most
sometimes I feel sorry for the unwary newcomer
I know I felt a bit harassed before I got the picture thing down
now I just know
take pics first, then post while they're loading
in the case of snakes bought - get the seller to email pictures, so you can post them before you ever get them

hey
I did get my new book and I will not post a picture
I am so stoked
it's
Snakes of the United States and Canada: Natural History and Care in Captivity
by Rossi & Rossi
too bad it's too heavy to carry on the subway
I would have taken it to work, but I have to run errands after

[enigma200316]

well they should be here in the next few hours and then I'll get the pics
up, and congrats on the book, but I want to see pics of it anyway...lol:rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

Is it an illustrated book, Rhea? We want to see pics of the pics!!!

[adamanteus]

Woohoo!! I'm off work until Thursday 20th Sept!:D

[enigma200316]

Woohoo!! I'm off work until Thursday 20th Sept!:D

wow well I hope you enjoy your little vacation James.......:)

[enigma200316]

well here they are my blue stripes, red-sideds....

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_127.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_126.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_1251.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Picture_129.jpg

pics aren't the best but thats what they let me get, once they relax more I'll get better ones, and they have a bit more color than the pics show as well.......

[adamanteus]

Nice looking snakes, Justin.:)

[adamanteus]

wow well I hope you enjoy your little vacation James.......:)

It's not really a vacation, I'm not going anywhere. It's just a few days off work!:)

[enigma200316]

well I hope its good anyway..........:) and thanks about the snake
there only about 10 inches, so just babies,but Scott said they were on
pinkie parts already so thats kool.......

[Snaky]

They look nice, hopefully they'll settle in fast :)

I don't know if people already now this site...it's truly amazing:eek: We can still learn a lot of taking macro shots:
Photos by Igor Siwanowicz - photo.net (http://photo.net/photos/siwanowicz)

[adamanteus]

Wow! Those pictures are just unbelievable! He certainly likes his mantids!

[Josh]

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! justin!!!!!

[enigma200316]

wish I had that good of a camera........very nice pics!!!!!

[drache]

totally amazing photographs
I'll have to take me time with them a bit more

[ssssnakeluvr]

WOW!!! some awesome pics there!!!!

[GarterGuy]

Very cool pics.....I love mantids!:D He's got some pics of some REALLY rare ones too....wonder if they're his??

[Stefan-A]

They look nice, hopefully they'll settle in fast :)

I don't know if people already now this site...it's truly amazing:eek: We can still learn a lot of taking macro shots:
Photos by Igor Siwanowicz - photo.net (http://photo.net/photos/siwanowicz)
..and that's why I don't pretend to be a good photographer. :D

[drache]

..and that's why I don't pretend to be a good photographer. :D

Stefan
that guy has a professional lighting set-up that takes up more space than your student housing will allow for - and more funds than your average student budget as well
knowing you and your attention to detail, you could probably do at least as well, given the proper equipment

[Elliot]

Thanks for the link.:)

[Stefan-A]

Stefan
that guy has a professional lighting set-up that takes up more space than your student housing will allow for - and more funds than your average student budget as well
knowing you and your attention to detail, you could probably do at least as well, given the proper equipment
Thanks, but the equipment is just a part of the equation. :) It takes a lot of experience and training to be able to use it that efficiently. I could probably do as well, but it would take more than just the right equipment. ;)