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Re: NFC: Re: Garter Snakes



Actually, as Joseph T. Collins says it:

  "Red meets black, friend of Jack. Red meets yellow, kill a fellow".

F.Y.I...

Luke


On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Larry Needham wrote:

> That's what kinda' sucked about the thing.  It was such a docile snake...I
> doubt one would ever bite a person unless you wanted it too.  Books say they
> usually don't grow more than 20 inches, this one was over 24 inches and it's
> head was still so small it'd be lucky to get a good hold of even a finger.
> 
> I had heard that their saliva was poisonous and that they just chewed their
> victims to break the skin or something...BULL CRAP!  I pulled his mouth back
> and he had fangs like a rattler.  As tame and beautiful as he was I sure
> wasn't about to let go of the grip I had behind his head.
> 
> So the saying is "Yellow and Red, your a dead Fred" right?  Or "If head is
> blackened, this snakes your friend?"
> Just kidding...I've got it down now :)
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
> 
> > Fortunately, though you were handling the most venemous snake in North
> > America, its oen fo the FEW htat are very unlikely to bite. :)  And,
> > even when they do, unless they get a lucky bite, they usually can't
> > envenomate you.
> > That said, be careful when looking at red, black, yellow striped
> > snakes!  Red and yellow, you're a dead fellow is the right one. :)
> >
> >
> > Joshua.
> >
> > Larry Needham wrote:
> > >
> > > I've lived in Texas for over five years now and have been keeping an eye
> out
> > > for snakes that would be new to me (I'm a Michigan native).  Trust
> me...I've
> > > looked in all the right places...but they're just hard to find.  Aside
> from
> > > a few Rattlers there hasn't been much action except once.  There was a
> snake
> > > crossing a trail, in the middle of the afternoon, about two feet long
> that
> > > looked like either a coral snake or milk snake.  Suddenly the "Red next
> to
> > > yellow, your a dead fellow" got confused with "Red next to black, your a
> > > dead jack!"  It was two feet long, longer than I thought coral snakes
> could
> > > get so I cought it.  This snake was GEORGOUS!  Most amazing color I've
> ever
> > > seen.  I was so hopeful it was a milk snake...one, so I could get away
> with
> > > keeping it in the house, and two, I had about a two mile walk ahead of
> me
> > > otherwise holding the most venomous snake in North America.
> > >
> > > Long story short...it ended up being a coral snake...even though the
> wife in
> > > her terror was actually awestruck by the beauty of such a "beast," it
> was a
> > > big no-go for keeping it.  Turns out they're almost impossible to keep
> alive
> > > anyway.  They only eat skinks and a few salamanders I guess.  If you've
> ever
> > > tried to catch a skink you realize how likely it was that this baby
> would
> > > end up starving to death anyway :)
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > > I know this is off topic , but as some of you may know I keep Garter
> > > > Snakes in addittion to fishes. Well spring is coming to the deep south
> > > > now and to the rest of you soon. So if you happen to be in the field
> and
> > > > come across some colorfull garters Id appreciate it if youd snag em
> for
> > > > me. I am particuarly looking for some texas and western species but am
> > > > alwayts on the lookout for a pretty snake.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So I will trade/buy whatever , Contact me off list with more info.
> > > >
> > > > Just to keep it slightly on list Garters do eat fish :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Robert Rice NFC  President
> > > > Save those Fishes,  Join the Native Fish Conservancy
> > > > http://www.nativefish.org
> 
>
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