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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Kind of like the "HornyToad" thing that if you kill one, your Cows will go Dry. |
Skeeter, "Horny Toad", isn't that another field of your expertise. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
A long line of naturalists Linnaes, Darwin, Lamarck, Skeet. |
I had no idea Skeet, or Darwin for that matter, was a nudist. |
Oh Yeah! I believe the proper term is nekked
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Van:
The Horny Toad is just about gone. Very few left up here in the Panhandle.
As a kid on the Farm we played with them all the time, never killing one, as the Folks back in those days really believed that if you killed one your
Cows would go Dry.
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"As a kid on the Farm we played with them all the time, never killing one, as the Folks back in those days really believed that if you killed one your
Cows would go Dry."
So let me get this straight, you never killed a frog because you believed an old wives tale, but you'll capture and maim a species from a protected
environment (or pay someone else to) that qualified professionals deem worthy of protection for the survival of the species?
Just when you thought it couldn't get better, it does.
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ursidae69
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This thread is like a train wreck, hard to not look. 
The book David quoted is a good handy herp book for Baja and you can get it for only 20.95 at http://www.bajabooksandmaps.com/ A great deal! It is always in my truck on Baja trips. They also sell the definitive guide for reptiles and
amphibians of Baja by Grismer, for all the hard-core naturalists out there.
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Oh, a new oxy marooon
Maybe they should be called rattleless snakes??
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Skeet/Loreto
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Matic:
I would never, never "Capture and Mame" a Specie>. What I did by removing and very carefully handling the snakes and putting them into another
place was to see if there would be any cnages over the years.
Matic you must learn that many of these so-called Specie Nuts only have Book-learning and do not ever go out and live with their Specie.
And it was not a "Protected Enviorment". There was no such Wording /rules/regulations., it was a time which people used "Common Sense" not Group Govt
Therpy.
However, if I could get a snake from the Island I could again plant it in my special place and my Grandson could observe and record to see any
changes.
Do you think any of these S'Species Nuts" would get out of their Office Chairs to Hold a Snake???
Ha! Ha!!!
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I once removed a very large pregnant red rattlesnake from my driveway by putting her in a trash can releasing her on a firebreak some distance away
from my home. After releasing her she gave me a big kiss on the smackeroo and took off. I have eaten rattlesnake which I cooked over the coals of a
fire when I was starving as a kid but since I am not in that situation anymore I don’t harm them.
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Skeet. OH! I totally got it wrong. For a second there I thought you meant that if you could go to that island, which is protected I think, that you
would take a snake from there, and relocate it to a completely different region. Clearly you didn't say that. Now I get it. you meant, If you could
go to that island and take a snake from there, you would do it, and relocate it to a completely different region so you and your grandson can see what
happens. Thanks for clarifying.
FYI - you should get out more. The naturalists who advise the suits to make the laws spend way more time outdoors than you - I promise you that.
They have degrees in these specialized fields and spend weeks at a time studying ecosystems. Do you know what a degree is, skeet? Or is that some
new-fangled nut-jobber liberal thingy, too?
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I forgot to add, despite you're claim that you would not maim anything, I refer to your offer of $25, complete with instructions on removing the
fangs. So other than that, ok, you're probably right. the capture part I'm just going to let go. Because you clearly captured these animals.
Unless you whistled a tune and they followed you north? Could be, I guess.
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skeet:
what is this nonsense about liberal scientists never leaving the office?
most of those liberal scientists chose their profession because they could look forward to government grants funding a career out in the field instead
of a career sitting behind a desk!
your tax dollars are paying for liberal scientists to spend their professional time in the out-of-doors, exploring/traveling/climbing/hiking/camping
all over the world!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
McFez"
Oh! You Poor Child.
Do you not know what is Normally contained in a Diaper?? Has nothing to do with India> If Fact I have an Indian{Hindu} Doctor who preformed a
Triple Bypass on me.
McFez Have you finished Hi Sxhool yet? |
You need to get out more often...the term Diaper head has change....around the 1970's. .......but you knew that already.
You assume your Dr is a Hindu......that's funny too. There are Christianity and Islam groups in that part of the world also. But....I am sure that
your Triple Bypass Doctor has a huge banner on his/her wall claiming his/hers religion 
Did I finish "Hi Sxhool"? Gods....hopefully not the one you attended! It's spelled.........."High School" .
Now...about them snakes that you are relocating......FOOLISH idea. In fact...plain ol stupid.
Guam, like Hawaii, has no native snake species. Its bird fauna had adapted to life without slithering predators. Then, in 1950's the US military
probably accidentally introduced this species on cargo from other Pacific islands. The result today is a massive invasion of these snakes. Densities
are around 13,000 snakes per square mile. Very few native bird species exist.
Wanna talk about what rats did once they were introduced (via ships) to the new World?
Rabbits. Cute little fellers (like Goat666). Australia installed a fence that stretched 2,021 miles to keeps em and other introduced critters out.
Congratulations Skeet....you most likely screwed up a natural habitat.
The real question here is this: did YOU finish High School?
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Skeet, Your kind of weird science is meant for a controlled environment, not the wild, natural habitat. You have no idea what repercussions your act
may have had on very sensitive habitat. That being said here's a picture I took of a baby Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) It's really
small, less than a 5" diameter coiled up. Quite beautiful I think.
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Yes, very beautiful... Thanks!
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goldhuntress, Great picture. Thanks.
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ursidae69
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Fantastic photo! I still have not found a C. enyo and I hope to run into one someday. Beautiful snake.
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This is a great topic.
Skeet, I do have one question. Are the rattlesnakes with rattles communists and the rattleless rattlesnakes socialists or is it the other way around?
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Skeet/Loreto
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Matic:
A Degree??
BS Degree in Criminology/Criminal Investigation
Who's Who among Students in American Colleges and Universitys 1957
How about you?
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Bajamatic
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I have a degree, yes.
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We digress.
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