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DENNIS
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WATCH OUT FOR RATTLERS
Seems to be a lot of Rattle Snake activity this year. Just heard my dog fussing about something and I looked out the door and she was staring down a
two footer.....right by the door. Worst part was, this guy didn't have a rattle.
NoNoNo....can't have that.
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Bob and Susan
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that was a gopher snake...safe as a chicken
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
that was a gopher snake...safe as a chicken |
Not this one. I know the difference.
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Bob and Susan
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i ran over this guy twice on monday and he STILL slithered away...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
that was a gopher snake...safe as a chicken |
Not this one. I know the difference. |
How do we know that you know?? 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
How do we know that you know?? |
C'mon over and slither around my yard for a few minutes and I'll show you. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
that was a gopher snake...safe as a chicken |
Not this one. I know the difference. |
Yea Yea Yada Yada..
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Mula
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There are rattle-less rattlers in Coyote. Manuel killed one at the Villa 2 or 3 weeks ago - so they are making their way off Isla Carmen and so it
might be.
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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I know for a fact they can swim a couple of kilometers, so how much more can they go by sea is anyone's guess.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
There are rattle-less rattlers in Coyote. Manuel killed one at the Villa 2 or 3 weeks ago - so they are making their way off Isla Carmen and so it
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where is the snake expert
i NEVER heard of a rattle-less rattler
thats why they call them rattle snakes...they HAVE a rattle
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Mula
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suL2qKo8phs
Sorry - had the island wrong. Santa Catalina not Carmen.
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Mula
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattleless_rattlesnake
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desertcpl
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well blow my over
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Mula
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Nice to learn something new every day.
Especially about an area you live in.
Keeps you young!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
i NEVER heard of a rattle-less rattler
thats why they call them rattle snakes...they HAVE a rattle
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"Can a rattlesnake lose its rattle?
Yes. The rattle is made up of rings of shed skin - when the snake sheds, part of the old skin is retained on the tip of the tail, forming another
section of the rattle. These are quite brittle, and can be broken off - this is one reason why you cannot accurately judge the age of a rattler by the
size of its rattle.
Source(s):
I used to be a zookeeper, where I looked after numerous snakes, and have kept and studied them for years."
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We were hiking around on Isla Catalina a number of years ago - really huge barrel cactus and other cool stuff there. I kept asking my wife - "did you
hear that?", and when she said "hear what?", I told her about the rattleless rattlesnakes that are endemic to the island. We ended the hike early.
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Bajamatic
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where's skeet? We need our resident authority on Darwinism and the delicate balance of nature.
[Edited on 5-24-2012 by Bajamatic]
yuletide
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Bob and Susan
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sooo...this is ONE snake on an island that is called a rattlesnake with out a rattle...
dennis... do you live on that island?
gopher snake!!!
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Mula
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Talking about rattlesnakes . . . got lots around the place in San Nicolas, but didn't figure to see many in Lopez - and just now one crawled out of a
dead palm and crossed the street!
Only scorpions we've seen here I think we brought with us from San Nic.
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" . . . to put a Hoe, a Shovel on it about 6 Inches from its Head and press aganist the Ground. Then With your left hand grip the Snake . . ."
With 6 inches, can't the snake turn its head back to your hand? :-)
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