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Latinandgreek · 01-05-2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

A case of the poops.

I am not trying to be gross or anything BUT it is a fact that diarrhea will get you out of most work, responsibilities, and issues in life. This is how I survived my first year of marriage...stayed in the bathroom.

I'll keep that in mind, good advice.

TheKindleWorm · 01-05-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

A case of the poops.

I am not trying to be gross or anything BUT it is a fact that diarrhea will get you out of most work, responsibilities, and issues in life. This is how I survived my first year of marriage...stayed in the bathroom.

Unbelievable - I'm just tucking into my lunch and then this

WT Sharpe · 01-05-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

I'm curious -- living as you guys do with so many venemous snakes around you, how do you deal with it when you find one near the house? Around here, most people kill copperheads/rattlers found near their homes, but leave them alone in more remote areas. Or at least I hope they leave them alone in remote areas. Unfortunately I've met a lot of people who think the only good snake is a dead one. (I've never had one in my own yard -- it's pretty urban right around me.)

If I found a venomous snake in my back yard, I'd capture it and relocate it to a less populated area. I've had some experience with them, and their reputation for aggressiveness is overblown. Even the canebrake rattler I found tried to escape from me until I blocked her path (she was later released). And once I lifted a large rock under which I had seen a water moccasin slither. Under the rock I found it and one other water moccasin. I realized then I'd made a mistake, for I couldn't replace the heavy rock without possibly causing harm to them. Fortunately, they solved the problem by slithering into a nearby lake. According to every story I've ever heard from those who fear snakes, they should have attacked me right then and there.

pilotbob · 01-05-2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by carld

Drinking coffee and waiting for Round 7 of the Reggio Emilia chess tournament in Italy to start. I'm watching via the internet, not playing

Watching a chess match? That sounds about as exciting (to me) as watching grass grow, pain dry, or a baseball game.

BOb

bjones6416 · 01-05-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

If I found a venomous snake in my back yard, I'd capture it and relocate it to a less populated area. I've had some experience with them, and their reputation for aggressiveness is overblown. Even the canebrake rattler I found tried to escape from me, until I blocked her path (she was later released). And once I lifted a large rock under which I had seen a water moccasin slither. Under the rock I found it and one other water moccasin. I realized then I'd made a mistake, for I couldn't replace the heavy rock without possibly causing harm to them. Fortunately, they solved the problem by slithering into a nearby lake. According to every story I've ever heard from those who fear snakes, they should have attacked me right then and there.

I agree, although I wouldn't relocate it myself. I'd probably hire "critter catchers" to do it for me, because I'd probably get me or the snake injured! My nephew has relocated a couple of rattlers, though. He lives in a county west of me and there are more wooded areas and more snakes.

I had a friend a few years ago who lived near the base of Stone Mountain. He had lots of rock formations in his yard, and much to his discomfort, lots of copperheads in those rocks. He had to be pretty vigilant when his kids were young...

kennyc · 01-05-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

If I found a venomous snake in my back yard, I'd capture it and relocate it to a less populated area. I've had some experience with them, and their reputation for aggressiveness is overblown. Even the canebrake rattler I found tried to escape from me until I blocked her path (she was later released). And once I lifted a large rock under which I had seen a water moccasin slither. Under the rock I found it and one other water moccasin. I realized then I'd made a mistake, for I couldn't replace the heavy rock without possibly causing harm to them. Fortunately, they solved the problem by slithering into a nearby lake. According to every story I've ever heard from those who fear snakes, they should have attacked me right then and there.

Animals in general would prefer to not fight/defend themselves unnecessarily. They only attack etc. if there is provocation or their is some other issue -- like rabies or something affecting their judgment/behavior.

Latinandgreek · 01-05-2011, 10:26 AM

I'm off to get ready to leave for my German test today. See you all later!

kennyc · 01-05-2011, 10:26 AM

Good Luck!

FlorenceArt · 01-05-2011, 10:30 AM

A lot of people seem to have wild misconceptions about snakes. I have met several people who thought that the "hissing" sounds (though they don't much sound like hissing to me) you hear in fields in the summer are made by snakes. Which is really scary because these sounds (they are in fact made by insects such as grasshoppers) are everywhere, so these people were convinced they were walking in a field infested with snakes ready to bit them!

FlorenceArt · 01-05-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm off to get ready to leave for my German test today. See you all later!

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Good Luck!

WT Sharpe · 01-05-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

I agree, although I wouldn't relocate it myself. I'd probably hire "critter catchers" to do it for me, because I'd probably get me or the snake injured! My nephew has relocated a couple of rattlers, though. He lives in a county west of me and there are more wooded areas and more snakes.

I had a friend a few years ago who lived near the base of Stone Mountain. He had lots of rock formations in his yard, and much to his discomfort, lots of copperheads in those rocks. He had to be pretty vigilant when his kids were young...

A fellow I met had a copperhead for a pet. He admitted to occasionally handling it without gloves, but I wouldn't recommend it -- especially for one encountered in the wild for the first time. I also read once where some zoo personnel said that one in a hundred rattlesnakes had a disposition such that they would make good pets. I guess the trick is to find that one, knowing that if Jake ever decides to bite his owner, he wasn't the one.

Grace Olive Wiley (1883–1948) was an American herpetologist who had a remarkable way with snakes. Her favorites were her rattlesnakes and cobras. It was said she could walk among them unmolested, but if anyone else entered the room, the rattlers would rattle and the cobras would assume their customary defense posture. She regularly handled them without gloves or snake sticks. Unfortunately, she was also rather vain, and when asked to pose for a picture at age 64, she removed her glasses and picked up a newly acquired cobra. It was the last snake she ever handled.

bjones6416 · 01-05-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I'm off to get ready to leave for my German test today. See you all later!

Good luck! I'd say that in German if I knew how.

kennyc · 01-05-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Good luck! I'd say that in German if I knew how.

Viel Glück!

according to babble translate...
http://translation.babylon.com/english/to-german/

pshrynk · 01-05-2011, 10:41 AM

I was going to say gutte luk!

WT Sharpe · 01-05-2011, 10:43 AM

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I was going to say gutte luk!

Your language skills are on a par with my own!

01-05-2011, 10:26 AM	#26167
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I'm off to get ready to leave for my German test today. See you all later!

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Good Luck!

01-05-2011, 10:30 AM	#26169
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	A lot of people seem to have wild misconceptions about snakes. I have met several people who thought that the "hissing" sounds (though they don't much sound like hissing to me) you hear in fields in the summer are made by snakes. Which is really scary because these sounds (they are in fact made by insects such as grasshoppers) are everywhere, so these people were convinced they were walking in a field infested with snakes ready to bit them!

01-05-2011, 10:41 AM	#26174
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I was going to say gutte luk!