CreamyGoodness
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Bummer! Were you just walking along being all Louisiana-like or were you messing with him?
Why are people afraid of snakes?
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Bummer! Were you just walking along being all Louisiana-like or were you messing with him?
BrewKnurd
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I was a kid, visiting my grandparents in Florida. Catching them and putting them in a little milk jug environment that I had made for them. When I went to let him go, he bit me.
So while I can't blame him for being peeved, as I was certain "messing with him", his timing was all wrong. I was letting him go!
CreamyGoodness
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My wife was a little afraid of the iguanas in cancun on our honeymoon for a little bit. Just watching them watch us she said "he's cute actually, he looks like Kermit when he disapproves of something!"
CreamyGoodness
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Did he break the skin? Actually... being bit by a lizard sounds like no fun at all.
tre9er
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I didn't think Anoles really had "teeth" per se, like a largemouth bass has "teeth" but you can stick your thumb in his mouth and it isn't going to hurt you.
Airplanedoc
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You sure it wasn't a insurance salesman?
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m_c_zero
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I got bit by a salamander once. I would relate it to if a clam were to close down on your finger.
BrewKnurd
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Yeah, they may have tiny little teeth, but I think the bass analogy is a good one. They may be there, but they're useless.
The anole certainly did not draw blood, he latched onto the pad of my finger and wouldn't let got for a few seconds. I will say it was more painful than when my snake bit me and DID draw blood. I didn't even know he actually bit me until i saw the little blood droplets. I thought he had just struck at me without opening his mouth, simply because of the fact that i didn't feel a bite.
Those are geckos. We have those all over around here, never been bit by one.
BrewKnurd
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See, that sounds painful. Clams strike me as pretty strong.
CreamyGoodness
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I think I'm going to stay in New York City where it is safe.
I have to say I am a huge gecko lover. Poor buggers always look scared and they dont do anything destructive... plus they eat bugs.
Both times I was in Mexico I shared a room with a gecko on the wall or ceiling and I didnt even insist they pay rent.
I have to say I am a huge gecko lover. Poor buggers always look scared and they dont do anything destructive... plus they eat bugs.
Both times I was in Mexico I shared a room with a gecko on the wall or ceiling and I didnt even insist they pay rent.
BrewKnurd
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I found a tree frog on the shower rod when I moved into my first apartment here in Louisiana.
CreamyGoodness
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Ok thats kind of cute actually.
BrewKnurd
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It was. I kept him. His name was smacky.
Airplanedoc
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Got this email today, since it applied I thought I would share.
GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS...
Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes. Here's why.
A couple in Sweetwater, Texas, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.
It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants. When it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream.
The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa.
He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, would not listen to his protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out.
About that time, the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor who volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch.. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that the snake had bitten him. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now, the police had arrived.
Breathe here...
They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little garden snake!
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife.
Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the sofa and one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over, the lamp on it shattered and, as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, neighbors saw the burning drapes and called in the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires, put out the power, and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car and all was right with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
And that's when he shot her.
GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS...
Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes. Here's why.
A couple in Sweetwater, Texas, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.
It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants. When it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream.
The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa.
He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, would not listen to his protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out.
About that time, the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor who volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch.. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa.
The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that the snake had bitten him. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now, the police had arrived.
Breathe here...
They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little garden snake!
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife.
Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the sofa and one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over, the lamp on it shattered and, as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the drapes.
The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, neighbors saw the burning drapes and called in the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires, put out the power, and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car and all was right with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
And that's when he shot her.
Shamrock01
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I think most are afraid of snakes simply because they do not know a lot about snakes. Most fears are unfounded, but there is nothing wrong with a healthy dose of respect and caution though.
I keep Cobras, Pythons and Vipers, and have never had any accidents, my wife is not even scared of them . . . anymore. And I just caught a monster Snouted Cobra about 5 mins ago, an absolutely crazy one! Will see if I can get some pics tomorrow.
I keep Cobras, Pythons and Vipers, and have never had any accidents, my wife is not even scared of them . . . anymore. And I just caught a monster Snouted Cobra about 5 mins ago, an absolutely crazy one! Will see if I can get some pics tomorrow.
Shamrock01
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Here he is, sorry for the poor quality pics, I'll take some better ones with the DSLR when I release him.
1GR8DA
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Oh hell no.
CreamyGoodness
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Pet snakes and sky diving are hobbies that I think are very cool... for other people to have.
CreamyGoodness
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What I dont care for much when it comes to non-mammals as pets is that they dont "bond" with you like a mammal might. Best you can get from a lizard or a snake is a shaky agreement to not bite in return for an environment and food. Forget to feed a lizard on time and he might very well bite you.
Mammals, even rats, if treated a certain way will be legitimately happy to see you over time.
Mammals, even rats, if treated a certain way will be legitimately happy to see you over time.
BrewKnurd
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Right, so if your desire for a pet is based on a need to be loved, then mammals are for you.
CreamyGoodness
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I can think of no other valid reason, personally
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Now that's a snake. Why is he in your possession?
Bedlam
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After frequenting this forum, I'm now afraid of mead...
Thanks, Creamy.
Thanks, Creamy.
CreamyGoodness
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IIIII'mmmmmm Soorrrrryyyyy
Shaky agreement not to bite. LOL!
We've tons of those screen lizards. Geckoes. There was a big Texas striped lizard making its home in our roses last summer. Not many anoles up here, but we used to clip them on our ears.
We've lots of Earth snakes too. They love the veggie garden.
We've tons of those screen lizards. Geckoes. There was a big Texas striped lizard making its home in our roses last summer. Not many anoles up here, but we used to clip them on our ears.
We've lots of Earth snakes too. They love the veggie garden.
CoalCracker
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I have two guinea pigs that make a ton of noise and look for you when you get home from work or come down the steps in the morning. Just in their cage, looking at you making noise. However, try and touch them and they run away. Dumb animals.
CreamyGoodness
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I'm told guinae pigs are tasty .
Funny story about how our brains get us in trouble, a few years back my wife and I went to a friend's apartment for dinner. They had two pet rats with very different personalities, one was lethargic and dumb and the other was hyper and hyper-smart.
My wife had no problem with the lethargic one that was snoozing in her lap, but the other guy who was running around on the couch? That was a RAT!
.Funny story about how our brains get us in trouble, a few years back my wife and I went to a friend's apartment for dinner. They had two pet rats with very different personalities, one was lethargic and dumb and the other was hyper and hyper-smart.
My wife had no problem with the lethargic one that was snoozing in her lap, but the other guy who was running around on the couch? That was a RAT!
CoalCracker
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I'm told guinae pigs are tasty
I've heard that too. If you do a google image search for Guinea pigs, you'll get pictures of them grilled and skewered lol.
Varmintman
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I have to say I am with Creamy on this one. Other than having a outdoor cat you can ignore and that kills mice If you are going to have a pet the pet should at least pretend to like you.
I told my kid the next pet we got though we are going to eat
I told my kid the next pet we got though we are going to eat
