Kenngo1969 Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) ... Is that an indigo snake?Nope. It's a Red-Bellied Black Snake, indigenous to Australia. Looks like my credentials as a herpetologist are going to have to be revoked! Darn! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bellied_Black_Snake Edited April 16, 2013 by Kenngo1969 2
volgadon Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Nope. It's a Red-Bellied Black Snake, indigenous to Australia. Looks like my credentials as a herpetologist are going to have to be revoked! Darn! http://en.wikipedia....ied_Black_Snake You'll never practice again. 1
Kenngo1969 Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) If I lived in an area where Cobras are common, I'd like to keep a Honey Badger as a pet (think 25% jaws, 25% claws, and 50% bad a$$) If I saw a cobra, I might say, "Eeek!" I don't know about you, but maybe even if you saw a cobra, you'd say, "Eeek!" A honey badger sees a cobra, and he says, "Mmmm, them cobras is good eatin'! Think I'll kill me one and have it for lunch!"Honey badger rips cobra to shreds; honey badger begins eating shredded cobra; honey badger passes out from cobra venom while eating shredded cobra; honey badger wakes up from cobra-venom-induced nap and finishes eating shredded cobra. And I like the honey badger who's carrying the cobra off. He's like, "Mmmmm, take out!" I wonder, since, apart from the nap, they appear to be largely imune from cobra venom, if cobra venom isn't a honey badger's drug of choice? (Then there are the Mormon honey badgers: Sister Honey Badger sees Brother Honey Badger passed out, flat on his back, a half-eaten cobra still clutched in his claws and says, "Darn it, Henry! How many times do I have to say it?! We can't eat cobras anymore! They're against the Word of Wisdom! )[media=] (Is this video too violent for this peaceful thread, or do we not care, since it's just cobras that are getting the living tar ripped out of them?) Edited April 16, 2013 by Kenngo1969 2
Kenngo1969 Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 You'll never practice again.I'll be the guy in the third cardboard box down the alley on the left. If you can spare it, drop some small change into my cup and I'll give you a thermometer in return. 1
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Garden Girl Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) I've loved seeing the photography here... so beautiful.Are any of you familiar with the work of wildlife artist, Clark Bronson? What an amazing and talented man... he and his wife go up into the wilds of Montana and up into Canada... she is a wonderful photographer and he sketches the wildlife and landscape. He then takes his sketches back to his studio and either paints, or creates bronzes, working from his drawings.The thing that sets Brother Bronson (I emailed with his wife a couple of times telling how much I enjoyed his work, and I asked if they were LDS because they live (at that time) in the Provo area). This was over 10 years ago... anyway, the thing that sets him apart is that he (and she) are able to get extremely close to the wildlife whether it be elk, deer, bears, etc etc., even mother bears with cubs ignore him for the most part. I asked how he was able to walk right up to deer, antelope, even reaching out to pet them as he kneels down to sketch. The bears just look at them, determine no danger, and meander right on by with their cubs.I have a wonderful 1/2 hour tape that I recorded from BYU-TV showing them out in the field... what wonderful family entertainment... the scenery is spectacular and pristine... the animals awesome (you should see these bears pull huge salmon from the mountain streams...This film was made in 2001 or 2003, and has a notation that films are available @ $14.95 each. His website at that time was www.clarkbronson.com and his phone number was 1-801-226-0230.I don't know if this is current info, but that's what was listed on the film.I know he shows his artwork in galleries, and I'm sure Utah galleries that handle wildlife art would be familiar with and/or carry his work. GGedit to add: I tell you about this because watching the film of this absolutely beautiful area is just so awe inspiring, and (to me) shows God's love for us to have created such a beautiful world... and second, this man has a special talent in relation to the wildlife while he sketches... Edited April 28, 2013 by Garden Girl
Nathair/|\ Posted April 28, 2013 Author Posted April 28, 2013 World’s oldest olive tree.Estimated by the scientists from the University of Crete to be between 3,500 and 4,000 years old, the Olive Tree of Vouves is 15 feet thick at the base.The ancient olive tree is visited by approximately 20.000 people every year. It is located in the village of Ano Vouves, Crete. It still bears delicious prized Olives. https://www.facebook.com/GaiaTheGoddessMotherEarth
Garden Girl Posted April 29, 2013 Posted April 29, 2013 Nathair...Does this last image have a name/location? It looks so strange, almost like... ?... like there's a break in it or a hole?GG
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