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04-16-2009, 10:30 PM
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SNAKE!!!
What the hell is that? lucky for him I found him already dead in the pool or he would have seen me get all....well you know, it's just lucky for him if you know what I mean.
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04-16-2009, 10:43 PM
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Team Afterhours Member
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Its either a Florida Scarlet or a Scarlet King, either way you would have been ok. If the under belly is pale or blank and the circles dont encompass the whole body its a Florida Scarlet.
If you see one with a black nose start running thats the Coral snake.
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04-16-2009, 10:51 PM
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Red to Black, venom lack, Red to yellow, kill a fellow...
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04-16-2009, 11:00 PM
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Bug Killer
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Too bad, it would have made a nice pet.
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04-17-2009, 02:25 AM
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From the pointed nose, it looks like a scarlet snake to me. Perfectly harmless. Pretty tough to keep as a pet though, because they are fossorial and have a specialized diet.
Yeah, it's normally "red touch yellow, kill a fellow", but don't rely on that 100 percent. Abnormal coloration and pattern is not all that unusual in any animal.... Make sure you KNOW what it is, not what you THINK it isn't..
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04-17-2009, 02:42 AM
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Red to Black, venom lack, Red to yellow, kill a fellow...
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Yeah, and old mother hubbard sat in her cubbard.....Like I'm gonna remember a nursery rhyme while I'm crapping myself and loading the gun
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If the under belly is pale or blank and the circles dont encompass the whole body
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Ok, you think I'm getting that close or staying long enough to see?
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Too bad, it would have made a nice pet.
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Well it's too small for boots or a belt and no fangs for a redneck belt buckle
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04-17-2009, 07:54 AM
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Well this is the first time I've come across a snake in the lanai. The occasional lizard or frog but even those have been one here and there.
I will try to remember the red touch yellow but I think I would go the other way and not try to get a closer look.
So, lets say you come across a snake in your house or lanai and suspect it's something dangerous, what are you supposed to do? broom, shovel, magnum? I had a damn lizard get in the house and I have no idea if he left. He went under the fridge, then dishwasher and there was no way I was going to start pulling appliances for a lizard. But a snake, that's another story. Is there something we can feed them that will render them....verwy verwy still?
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04-17-2009, 08:26 AM
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I found one of these that scared the crud out of me as-well, I'm not sure what I would rather see LOL. I tried to smash it but those things a super fast. I later learned it was a huntsman spider, and its a good thing i didnt smash it because if it was a pregnant female I could have released 1,000 babies in the house LOL. It was the size of my hand. You know you found a big spider when its eyes light up from the camera flash.
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04-17-2009, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RelentlessNiSMo
I found one of these that scared the crud out of me as-well, I'm not sure what I would rather see LOL. I tried to smash it but those things a super fast. I later learned it was a huntsman spider, and its a good thing i didnt smash it because if it was a pregnant female I could have released 1,000 babies in the house LOL. It was the size of my hand. You know you found a big spider when its eyes light up from the camera flash.
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mommy!
Kind of makes you long for those months of sub freezing temps to kill off those devil creatures.
OK, I'm done longing, time for a topless drive.
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04-17-2009, 09:58 AM
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truth seeker
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Looks like a GOOD (dead) snake to me!
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