Catching Tadpoles?

[RedSidedSPR]

But he was serious. It really ticks me off.

"I need to catch 100 tads", I get HAMMERED. And I didn't even do it.

"caught 500, and am now up to 1000"! , and they just say he's weird.

I'm over it. Whatever. Sorry.

[ConcinusMan]

Like Steve said, Joe saw the way we reacted and was just joking, or rather "Trolling"

Now C'mon. You really think he was serious?

not as big as the bulldozer i use to fill in the ponds after i collect everything out of it

i just collected the whole United States tadpole population...all by myself

but my snakes are hungry...what should i give them...oh how about carrots? would that be eco friendly?

Only if they were organic carrots, Joe.

[RedSidedSPR]

But had I been joking when I first mentioned it...

[ConcinusMan]

...then you probably would have let us off the hook fairly quickly, I would think.

[infernalis]

Taken directly from the North Carolina Government web site....



" no person may take, possess, buy, sell or transport any wildlife, whether dead or alive in whole or in part. Nor may any person take, possess, buy, sell or transport any nests or eggs of wild birds except as so permitted. No person may take, possess, buy, sell or transport any wildlife resource in violation of the rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission."

So you are breaking the law in your state.

[ConcinusMan]

If you know for sure you are dealing with a non-native species that has established itself in your area, that wouldn't apply. At least, it doesn't in my State since non-native birds aren't considered "wild birds" and bullfrogs are an invasive species that are having a direct negative effect on our native frogs. Even opposums aren't "wildlife" here. Perfectly legal to do with them, what you wish. You can kill, collect, keep them as pets, etc.

Anyway, it's pretty easy around here because bullfrogs are so recognizable, even their larvae are. No way to mistake natives for bullfrogs around here and anywhere you go where frogs occur, bullfrogs dominate. It's no coincidence that those same areas are also saturated with big garter snakes.

Get caught collecting bullfrogs or their tadpoles around here, and you're likely to get a pat on the back and a nod from fish and game.

[Didymus20X6]

Generally speaking, the term "trolling" is typically regarded with a much more negative, mean-spirited connotation. It's less about amusing people and more about deliberately trying to annoy people. Most forums highly discourage it.

As to whether what Joe was doing can be considered "trolling" or was merely joking, that's a different matter.

[Sonya610]

Generally speaking, the term "trolling" is typically regarded with a much more negative, mean-spirited connotation. It's less about amusing people and more about deliberately trying to annoy people. Most forums highly discourage it.

Technically trolling is saying things to bait a group into some sort of excited, angry, or offtopic response i.e. trolling for sharks by throwing chum in the water.

I agree he was joking, not trolling. If he pretended to be serious and got everyone all upset THEN it would be trolling, but it was obviously a joke.

[infernalis]

If you know for sure you are dealing with a non-native species that has established itself in your area, that wouldn't apply. At least, it doesn't in my State since non-native birds aren't considered "wild birds" and bullfrogs are an invasive species that are having a direct negative effect on our native frogs. Even opposums aren't "wildlife" here. Perfectly legal to do with them, what you wish. You can kill, collect, keep them as pets, etc.

Anyway, it's pretty easy around here because bullfrogs are so recognizable, even their larvae are. No way to mistake natives for bullfrogs around here and anywhere you go where frogs occur, bullfrogs dominate. It's no coincidence that those same areas are also saturated with big garter snakes.

Get caught collecting bullfrogs or their tadpoles around here, and you're likely to get a pat on the back and a nod from fish and game.

The law in his state does not differentiate invasive or native, if he Environmental police don't even need warrants, and more than one snake collection has been seized due to violations.

He would get in less trouble getting pulled over with drugs than having wildlife in his car.

[d_virginiana]

bullfrogs are an invasive species that are having a direct negative effect on our native frogs. Even opposums aren't "wildlife" here. Perfectly legal to do with them, what you wish. You can kill, collect, keep them as pets, etc.

Our wildlife is very good at invading other states.