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Hots from last nights adventure: Bandy Bandy, Death Adder... Also caught but not shown: Blue Tongue Skink, Sydney Funnel Web Spider, Diamond Python Juv. and others

Down to my last night...

Cheers!

Al

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Confidence is what you feel before you comprehend the situation.

Nice Al! Looks like you had quite a trip...have a safe trip back home.

>>Hots from last nights adventure: Bandy Bandy, Death Adder... Also caught but not shown: Blue Tongue Skink, Sydney Funnel Web Spider, Diamond Python Juv. and others
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>>Down to my last night...
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>>Cheers!
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>>Al
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>>Confidence is what you feel before you comprehend the situation.
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

Awesome Al! I look forward to the rest of the pics you've compiled. Incidently, the bandy bandy, that's a very little-known elapid in these parts. How hot are they? And how was it's attitude?
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Chance Duncan
www.rivervalleyexotics.com

Hi Chance:

I caught two Bandy Bandys they were both very spastic trying to get away. I was told by a local herper who was with me who said they "never bite" and they just grab them as "Harmless". I told him earlier in the day that "never say" they don't bite because they will. Sure enough while tailing the second one it was biting anything that got close to it's mouth. I HATE TO BE RIGHT sometimes. If they can't escape they do this "hooping" thing with their body. I have it on video because they just did not stay still enough to get a still photo of the behavior.

Last night I was rained out but I saw almost all I wanted to see except a Common Brown.

Heading back to Sydney and the airport for my 22 hour ride home.

Will post more when I get back.

Best,

Al

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Confidence is what you feel before you comprehend the situation.

Vermicella are harmless Ramphotyphlops eaters.
Shane
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Shane's Herp Lifelist
http://www.geocities.com/shane77@sbcglobal.net/my_page.html

I don't consider ANY Elapid harmless. They used to sell Keelbacks (Rhadophis) as "harmless" too until someone had a bad bite. Prevention is the best cure!

Al
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Confidence is what you feel before you comprehend the situation.

Thanks for the info, you're my mentor!
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Shane's Herp Lifelist
http://www.geocities.com/shane77@sbcglobal.net/my_page.html

That's some pretty good road cruzing for Florida this time of year