Other pets (pics and discussions)

[guidofatherof5]

I just had to post this early photo of Tank. As you can see his personality was already there. I believe this was just after he was treated for parasites.
This photo makes me smile. He looks so goofy.

[jwolfe152]

i have seen that pic somewhere before im thinking it is a few pages back when someone else was talking about uhhhhh....Panzer its a female

[mikem]

jwolfe, that's a northern water snake you got there (nerodia sipedon).

Panzer is enjoying a nice soak after a long nap over the weekend. I moved her water to a new location about 5ft. from the old spot while she was asleep. When she woke up, she went over to where the water used to be, stopped and looked around like "I swear it was hear just a few minutes ago!". Finally she spotted where I had moved it to and made her way there. It was pretty amazing seeing her figure out what had happened

[guidofatherof5]

jwolfe, that's a northern water snake you got there (nerodia sipedon).

Panzer is enjoying a nice soak after a long nap over the weekend. I moved her water to a new location about 5ft. from the old spot while she was asleep. When she woke up, she went over to where the water used to be, stopped and looked around like "I swear it was hear just a few minutes ago!". Finally she spotted where I had moved it to and made her way there. It was pretty amazing seeing her figure out what had happened

I'm telling you they are a lot smarter then most people give them credit for. Glad to hear Panzer is doing well.

[ConcinusMan]

jwolfe, that's a northern water snake you got there (nerodia sipedon).

First thing I did was check 2 different websites for snakes that occur in West Virginia. Nerodia doesn't appear on either list.

[mikem]

I just checked. They're there. The first two I clicked on has them listed as common watersnakes

[ConcinusMan]

Well if the WV Dept of natural resources doesn't have the list right... and they don't list them. Also checked another site. still not there. I give up. But those damn pictures. Pictures need light people. On the subject, not behind it, under it, etc. I get so aggravated when people post something like this and ask what kind of snake it is. Do they not have eyes or do they just not bother previewing before uploading? His isn't quite this bad but still, if there are water snakes there we need better pics and pics need better light than that.

[jwolfe152]

according to the Marshall University site they are in WV but not my county

[jwolfe152]

i will get better pics in the morning so i can be sure because i have read about both im leaning to water because of the tail(patterned) and the belly half of its creamy white and the bottom half is marked white and black so i will get more (and better) tomorrow

[guidofatherof5]

A tolerant snapping turtle.

Over the last week I've noticed a strange crack on the side of his upper left beak. Tonight, I figured out what was wrong. He has an over-growth that would usually break off if he where in the wild and in a natural environment. I knew he wouldn't like me using a pair of clippers so I decided to pull it off with my fingers.
So I cradled his head in my hand and peeled the extra beak piece off. Tank only resisted a little but never showed any signs of being angry or threatened. He did have every opportunity to bite me but chose not to. I'm glad for that. The other side will need done in a few week so I take care of it then.
Not to shabby for a big snapping turtle.