Herping in Ianville

[guidofatherof5]

It was a great day at Ian's this morning. Knowing his red radix is secure and safe was a priority.
After that we did some herping.
This little female was under that bark you see in the background. She was a musk slinger. That's not mud on my hand.:eek: What you don't see is the poop up my arm. When she started slinging it my daughter Gabby said "I'm out of here" What a wimp.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/nice_female_1.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/nice_female.jpg

This young male had a few cactus needles that needed removed. One was in his right eye socket.
I think I will develope a computer facial recognition program to aid in sexing radixes. Look at this males face. Typical male attitude look.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/nice_male_ian.jpg

[gregmonsta]

She does look grumpy :D ... good save on cactus boy ;)

[Didymus20X6]

Well, if you had cactus needles in your eye, wouldn't you be grumpy too?

[Mommy2many]

Glad I don't have cactus here, only nettles and pricker bushes. Oh yeah, my personal favorite, poison ivy.

[MasSalvaje]

Glad I don't have cactus here, only nettles and pricker bushes. Oh yeah, my personal favorite, poison ivy.

I would take cactus any day over that list! Luckily poison ivy and oak don't affect me but boy do I hate nettle!

-Thomas

[MasSalvaje]

I love the forks on that tongue Steve! They look like they are as wide as the head.

-Thomas

[Mommy2many]

I guess it's all in what we're used to. Cactus is alien to me but I know what the nettle and prickers feel like. I really HATE poison ivy though. Good remedy for nettle is rhubarb and aloe, whatever you have handy. Poison ivy, I just take a hairbrush too. I can't stand that stuff. Or my Mom used to have lye soap.:p

[guidofatherof5]

I love the forks on that tongue Steve! They look like they are as wide as the head.

-Thomas

I didn't notice that. Maybe it was the musk in my eyes.:D

[MasSalvaje]

I guess it's all in what we're used to. Cactus is alien to me but I know what the nettle and prickers feel like. I really HATE poison ivy though. Good remedy for nettle is rhubarb and aloe, whatever you have handy. Poison ivy, I just take a hairbrush too. I can't stand that stuff. Or my Mom used to have lye soap.:p

I will have to try the rhubarb!

-Thomas

[MasSalvaje]

I didn't notice that. Maybe it was the musk in my eyes.:D

Sure blame it on the poop! It always gets the shaft......., I should probably stop there.

-Thomas

[Didymus20X6]

Steve, if I ever meet you face-to-face, I'm not shaking your hand until I've seen you wash it.

[Steve 88]

plenty of nettles, thorns, and prickly bushes here too haha no poison ivy luckily. British retptiles are rare endangered critters :(. must be great to find snakes in your backyard no less!

alos great pics, i love the black tip of garters tounges :D

[guidofatherof5]

Steve, if I ever meet you face-to-face, I'm not shaking your hand until I've seen you wash it.

I never wash. That's why my radixes love me so much and I have no friends.:D
When people come to the door and I want them to go away. I grab a couple dozen radixes, stuff them in my pocket and go to the door. Before I shake their hand, I shift the pinkies and fuzzies to the other hand. Then at just the right moment I have the kids grab my big girls. They ask the people if they want to hold them. At this point the house clears and we get a good laugh.:D Life is good!

[Mommy2many]

I would be at the door saying, "Can I?"
Couple dozen bad %$#$ radix's won't scare me nun. No Sir. I'm a yankee and I can take ya! All kidding aside, they are soooo cuuute!!!!

[guidofatherof5]

plenty of nettles, thorns, and prickly bushes here too haha no poison ivy luckily. British retptiles are rare endangered critters :(. must be great to find snakes in your backyard no less!

alos great pics, i love the black tip of garters tounges :D

I released a few males back into the yard a week ago(not easy to do) Last night I went to go out the back door. Before I opened the patio door I saw a radix looking in. It was one of my men that had been released. I opened the door and he came into the dining room. I reached down and picked him up. You may find this hard to believe but he looked relieved. I sat down on the couch and we talked.
My heart sank when he said "Don't you love me? what did I do wrong?" He promised to never poop in the water dish and never steal pinkies out of the food dish when I wasn't looking. I didn't have the heart to tell him I knew nothing about those incidents. His final word did me in, "Daddy, I promise to be good, please let me stay" With those words I fed him 4 pinkies and put him in with his brothers.
I just can't say no to those eyes. I'm a sucker for those radix eyes.

Okay, not all of that story was true..........:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

I would be at the door saying, "Can I?"
Couple dozen bad %$#$ radix's won't scare me nun. No Sir. I'm a yankee and I can take ya! All kidding aside, they are soooo cuuute!!!!

I don't dare let them see your post. For if they did, they will have but 2 words for me "Road Trip":D

[Mommy2many]

The story was good all the same. I can envision him at the door, almost knocking...
The conversation taking place, the peace offering. The happy radix, with a full belly curling up to sleep it off for the night; safe & sound.

Happy Snake:D

Steve, By the way, did you free up that duplex for our friend here? I've heard he needs space for the ladies;)

[guidofatherof5]

I'm not allowing any jiggytime at the Ranch right now. I've got too many on the injured reserve list(unrelated to the jiggytime).

[Steve 88]

I released a few males back into the yard a week ago(not easy to do) Last night I went to go out the back door. Before I opened the patio door I saw a radix looking in. It was one of my men that had been released. I opened the door and he came into the dining room. I reached down and picked him up. You may find this hard to believe but he looked relieved. I sat down on the couch and we talked.
My heart sank when he said "Don't you love me? what did I do wrong?" He promised to never poop in the water dish and never steal pinkies out of the food dish when I wasn't looking. I didn't have the heart to tell him I knew nothing about those incidents. His final word did me in, "Daddy, I promise to be good, please let me stay" With those words I fed him 4 pinkies and put him in with his brothers.
I just can't say no to those eyes. I'm a sucker for those radix eyes.

Okay, not all of that story was true..........:rolleyes:

Haha, he luffs you too much to leave clearly!

[guidofatherof5]

I was able to hand feed Ian's red 2 nightcrawler this afternoon. She's settling in.:)