Author Topic: amazing animal stories thread (post your own) (Read 241210 times)

Fldermaus · « **Reply #1826 on:** October 15, 2014, 09:35:00 PM »

http://news.yahoo.com/us-man-killed-camel-mexican-wildlife-park-165807284.html

American owner of a wildlife park in the Mexican resort of Tulum died after being kicked, bitten and sat on by a camel... All he wanted was a Pepsi.

Canary · « **Reply #1827 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:12:50 PM »

sys · « **Reply #1828 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:15:50 PM »

small, blurry and sorta brownish-grey.

Canary · « **Reply #1829 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:19:20 PM »

Haha I know. He was in my garage. What types are in the area? I can research from there?

sys · « **Reply #1830 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:20:48 PM »

Quote from: Canary on October 15, 2014, 10:19:20 PM

Haha I know. He was in my garage. What types are in the area? I can research from there?

where do you live?

Canary · « **Reply #1831 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:27:54 PM »

Manhattan.

The Big Train · « **Reply #1832 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:29:57 PM »

did you feed it to your canary?

Canary · « **Reply #1833 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:33:13 PM »

Quote from: The Big Train on October 15, 2014, 10:29:57 PM

did you feed it to your canary?

No. I took him to a place where he would slither freely. I played Velvet Revolver whilst doing so. Live and let live.

sys · « **Reply #1834 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:34:36 PM »

what kind of dorsal pattern did it have? smooth scales or more rough? did it seem like it had a short tail or long?

The Big Train · « **Reply #1835 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:35:47 PM »

i mean it looks like a gardner snake to me but idk anything about snakes cuz they are gross

sys · « **Reply #1836 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:41:20 PM »

either of these look right?

Canary · « **Reply #1837 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:41:26 PM »

Quote from: sys on October 15, 2014, 10:34:36 PM

what kind of dorsal pattern did it have? smooth scales or more rough? did it seem like it had a short tail or long?

eff I dunno. I'll catch him again tomorrow. Fail on my part.

Canary · « **Reply #1838 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:42:19 PM »

Smooth scales. Looked like the bottom with the top ones colorong?

Canary · « **Reply #1839 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:42:58 PM »

Also left a terrible odor on my hands after holding him.

pissclams · « **Reply #1840 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:44:15 PM »

baby rat snake

The Big Train · « **Reply #1841 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:45:40 PM »

also looks like there is a baby rattler up your sleeve

sys · « **Reply #1842 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:46:20 PM »

or this one. i think it pretty much has to me one of these three.

sys · « **Reply #1843 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:48:25 PM »

Quote from: Canary on October 15, 2014, 10:42:58 PM

Also left a terrible odor on my hands after holding him.

they mostly all do that, if they're scared. but the water snake would prolly be the worst of the three i posted.

when i said it pretty much has to be one of those three, i'm assuming it wasn't striped, because you prolly would have mentioned that.

sys · « **Reply #1844 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:50:59 PM »

looking harder at your pic, i think it looks like prolly a dekay's. that's the first photo i posted. you can google that for more pics to confirm.

Canary · « **Reply #1845 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:51:36 PM »

Quote from: sys on October 15, 2014, 10:48:25 PM

Quote from: Canary on October 15, 2014, 10:42:58 PM
Also left a terrible odor on my hands after holding him.

they mostly all do that, if they're scared. but the water snake would prolly be the worst of the three i posted.

when i said it pretty much has to be one of those three, i'm assuming it wasn't striped, because you prolly would have mentioned that.

Definitely not striped. names of those three? I'll try and narrow it down.

And yes, that smell was terrible. What do they secrete that does that?

Canary · « **Reply #1846 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:51:59 PM »

Quote from: sys on October 15, 2014, 10:50:59 PM

looking harder at your pic, i think it looks like prolly a dekay's. that's the first photo i posted. you can google that for more pics to confirm.

Will do. Thanks sys.

The Big Train · « **Reply #1847 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:52:54 PM »

if i were to name that snake it would be S²

sys · « **Reply #1848 on:** October 15, 2014, 11:03:55 PM »

Quote from: Canary on October 15, 2014, 10:51:36 PM

And yes, that smell was terrible. What do they secrete that does that?

they have glands in the base of the tail that produce a "musk". in some species it is pretty liquid and they can sort of spray it, but in most it is pretty thick and they can just sort of ooze it out and smear it around. i imagine it deters some predators.

Canary · « **Reply #1849 on:** October 15, 2014, 11:04:36 PM »

Definitely a De Kay brown snake. Thanks sys.