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coluberking25
at Thu May 24 15:42:22 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by coluberking25 ]
...well kinda. I saw her on a dock basking and she slipped into the water but was still hanging near the shore. This is still the water snake I'm talking about....not Monstra lol. I was able to sneak up and grab her by her tail. She started thrashing and appeared to cut herself as a result because there was some blood coming out from her tail...not the cloaca but between scales. amazing how close she got to biting my hand holding her tail(she's about 2 feet long). It was a funny display....puffing up and flattening her head, she looked almost exactly like a cottonmouth lol. I was eventually able to pin her head with my snake stick(a small putter i used when I was a tiny lad lol) and pick her up. Unfortunately, that's when the musk started squirting out(they always seem to time their musk at the worst times for us handling them lol) and got on my wrists. She eventually calmed down somewhat.
I'm still trying to find someone to hold her while I photograph her underside...not many people are willing to do it. I don't get why lol.
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Scott
Reptiles
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1 Colombian Rainbow Boa (Rocky)
1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)
Other
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1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
1.0 Hooded Rat* (Clubber, R.I.P.)
0.1 Albino Rat (Isis)
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Yea it wasn't fun catching her... - coluberking25, Thu May 24 15:42:22 2007