Wildlife

[GroundS.KeepeR]

Lets see your 'wildlife' pictures..('Banded water snake')..

 

[DanB]

Rosy Boa......

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[DanB]

dead rattle snake......

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[DanB]

two vultures

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[GroundS.KeepeR]

Dead Rattlesnake

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

two vultures ..must have been food/road kill near by..

 

[DanB]

Do you see the dead snake in the road?.....that's the rattle snake......I interrupted the birds meal.....

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[GroundS.KeepeR]

Rosy Boa......

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How long?

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

Do you see the dead snake in the road?.....that's the rattle snake......I interrupted the birds meal.....

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gotcha ..Did you get the Rattlers?

 

[DanB]

no the birds had just started to eat it.....look at the dead snake pictures close they ate the rattle first.....and started in on the middle of the snake.....take a closer look.....

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[DanB]

the rosy was about 3 1/2 feet long....at least.....just short of 4'.......the white stripe on the side is the road is 4" wide...

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[GroundS.KeepeR]

no the birds had just started to eat it.....look at the dead snake pictures close they ate the rattle first.....and started in on the middle of the snake.....take a closer look.....

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makes you wonder if the vultures got bit ..

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

the rosy was about 3 1/2 feet long....at least.....just short of 4'.......the white stripe on the side is the road is 4" wide...

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huge for sure ..

 

[DanB]

no the birds are scavengers......not attackers.....the snake was run over by a car.....the birds are opportunist.

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[GroundS.KeepeR]

no the birds are scavengers......not attackers.....the snake was run over by a car.....the birds are opportunist.

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I should have knew that ..even a dead rattler scares me for some reason

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

Not my picture but thought it was cool..lets me figure the distance to stay from them

 

[DanB]

that picture was taken some where in the southwest......the wood is teddy bear cholla or jumping cactus.....and prickly pear behind that.....and that snake is a very healthy western diamond back.......can jump 1/2 to 3/4 its body length.....lightning fast...

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[GroundS.KeepeR]

that picture was taken some where in the southwest......the wood is teddy bear cholla or jumping cactus.....and prickly pear behind that.....and that snake is a very healthy western diamond back.......can jump 1/2 to 3/4 its body length.....lightning fast...

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They turned a bunch of rattlers loose years ago up around were my sister lives...I think to control the rodents ...So when im up at her house im always on the look out ....very Cavey and rocky around that area..

 

[steve71]

heres fatty

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

heres fatty

Now thats nice.. this years?