We went to a reptile show once. The man clearly adored all of his animals. He showed us an alligator and then a crocodile. He explained that he could feed his alligator and become familiar with it and it would not be aggressive or dangerous as long as he was careful.
He then showed us a small crocodile with it's jaws firmly wrapped shut. The man explained that no matter how much he fed the crocodile, and talked to it, and sheltered it, it would eat him the first chance it got.
Apparently, alligators are much less aggressive.
I've known folks who have reptiles as pets and have seen the affection of which you speak. I could befriend a small snake. They're cool, as long as they're not poisonous.
We went to a reptile show once. The man clearly adored all of his animals. He showed us an alligator and then a crocodile. He explained that he could feed his alligator and become familiar with it and it would not be aggressive or dangerous as long as he was careful.
He then showed us a small crocodile with it's jaws firmly wrapped shut. The man explained that no matter how much he fed the crocodile, and talked to it, and sheltered it, it would eat him the first chance it got.
Apparently, alligators are much less aggressive.
I've known folks who have reptiles as pets and have seen the affection of which you speak. I could befriend a small snake. They're cool, as long as they're not poisonous.
One thing, though... There's no point in talking to a snake, because they're deaf. They can feel vibrations in the ground ─ it is part of how they hunt, together with the flicking of the tongue, which is actually their olfactory sense ─ but they're as deaf as a brick wall.
My brother had a lizard go for a ride on a golf cart. It was hanging off the roof. Eventually they put it on the fairway. When they drove off, it ran after them. It missed its new buddies.
I'm pretty sure I've seen this before on the news probably ... The thing was probably chasing its next meal DT.
Contrary to popular belief ─ especially within this so-called alternative community ─ reptiles can feel and show affection, and some of them are quite playful and/or social.
That's true, my ex could be affectionate too despite being one.
The local claim about the tiger is that it is still on the loose, more accurate would be to say that no one knows where it is. The keystone cops let the bad guy get away AND with his tiger. I hope that tiger likes going for long rides. I still can't believe it ... that's about 5 levels past stupid and several magnitudes above crazy. A pet tiger ... good night!
To us, black snakes are harmless. To the babies of animals like raccoons and foxes they're likely very dangerous. Black snakes usually eat rodent and lizards and climb up trees to get to bird nests.
But a full grown snake can eat an adult squirrel. I imagine fox or raccoon babies in dens in the ground or in tree nests would be a tasty snack.
Certainly, a black snake will feed a den of fox pups well. The momma always looks a little skinny. Nursing pups takes a lot out of a mom.
The sound of the Brood X cicadas gets louder each day. They are more quiet on cloudy days and at night. The usual bug cacophony comes in August. But this year...
I realized that I'll be in my seventies when they next emerge.
The particular sound is the hum. Not any of the buzzing.
Last time around I compared it to the sound of a space ship about to rise up from over the hill. It's a cool sound but I got really sick of it by the end.
When the cicadas die, and there are so many, they have a cloying, sweet smell which I grew to detest.
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