Snakes, Frogs, Lizards and Pollywogs

[Loyal]

I may not get one response to this silly post, but I can't help myself. All you city folk, have you actually held these creatures in your hands?
I actually ate rattlesnake when I was a boy scout, even though I was utterly disgusted by it years later when smelling a cage full of rat eating rattlesnakes. I also had my face within 12 inches from a copperhead snake who's eyes were closed after it came out of hibernation in East Texas.

Fess up fellow city boys, what kind of creatures outside of cats and dogs have you handled?

 

[Memento]

My grandmother used to volunteer at the St. Louis Zoo, and she handled a lot of animals for presentation. I’ve held snakes bigger than I was, and I was always surprised at how docile they were. I’ve held spiders, lizards, frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. I’ve even handled birds landing on my shoulders.

Oh and my family has had a pet bunny, two guinea pigs, and even two fancy rats once (who were just as affectionate and smart as any animal).

 

[nighttrain]

living in Iowa, we did have wild game feeds, ate some weird stuff, but what was it? I do not know
train

 

[Corbin]

I used to have a Ball Python until my dumb ass took him with me on a trip and and didn't realize how hot it would get in the car during winter. smh

 

[Allen2McVay]

I may not get one response to this silly post, but I can't help myself. All you city folk, have you actually held these creatures in your hands?
I actually ate rattlesnake when I was a boy scout, even though I was utterly disgusted by it years later when smelling a cage full of rat eating rattlesnakes. I also had my face within 12 inches from a copperhead snake who's eyes were closed after it came out of hibernation in East Texas.

Fess up fellow city boys, what kind of creatures outside of cats and dogs have you handled?

Snakes, Frogs and Lizards ... Yes.

I think you just made-up the word Pollywogs to confuse us City Men. Pollywogs ... ridiculous.

 

[Loyal]

Snakes, Frogs and Lizards ... Yes.

I think you just made-up the word Pollywogs to confuse us City Men. Pollywogs ... ridiculous.

I fooled you City Boy! Google what pollywogs turn into! Now excuse me while I prepare some head cheese for breakfast! (get your mind out of the gutter, @RamFan503 .

 

[IowaRam]

I fooled you City Boy! Google what pollywogs turn into! Now excuse me while I prepare some head cheese for breakfast! (get your mind out of the gutter, @RamFan503 .

Pollywogs are Navy sailors who have never crossed the Equator

 

[Loyal]

Pollywogs are Navy sailors who have never crossed the Equator

true dat!

 

[Loyal]

Pollywogs are Navy sailors who have never crossed the Equator

But what are they when they cross zero latitude and zero longitude!

 

[snackdaddy]

We used to spend every summer day at the San Joaquin river in Fresno county. Had all those things along with different kinds of fish. Catfish fins hurt like hell if they poke you. The snakes weren't poisonous in our neck of the woods. Gopher snakes were mean little bastards though. Feels like you got a double shot from a needle when they bite you.

 

[Loyal]

We used to spend every summer day at the San Joaquin river in Fresno county. Had all those things along with different kinds of fish. Catfish fins hurt like hell if they poke you. The snakes weren't poisonous in our neck of the woods. Gopher snakes were mean little bastards though. Feels like you got a double shot from a needle when they bite you.

Yes, the catfish fins do hurt!

 

[Selassie I]

I read the OP sitting in my office at work just now. I've got close to a million fishing pics hanging on the walls here. I just snapped a couple pics of those pics showing my dumbass to share for proof... and comedic enjoyment for all of you.

This 1st one is more than 20 years ago. I caught this green sea turtle by hand free diving. That is not an easy thing to do and if you don't know what you're doing, a turtle this size could easily drown you. My buddy took this pic because the damn thing was flapping it's flippers trying to hit me with em. The force those things had when they slapped against it's shell made an unbelievably loud sound... almost like a gun shot. They may look sweet, but they can fuck you up.

Where we were there... it is not against the law to eat sea turtle. The process to prepare it for eating is pretty brutal and I would never get involved with that part. Other than what I was doing here... you CAREFULLY place the turtle on his back for a period of time (can't remember how long, but more than a day). They cannot flip back over... the sun burning the underside of their shell makes the meat more tender apparently. It tastes absolutely amazing... kinda like the finest veal ever.

And just in case you think I'm heartless... here's a shot of my drunk ass standing waist deep in the water holding a pissed off nurse shark that one of my peeps had just reeled in for fun while we were cleaning our catch of the day. They were just gonna cut the line and let the hook rust out of it's mouth until I stopped em and got a headlock on the fucker. My friend there removed the hook like a girl, and then I released it back into the water with just a sore lip.

 

[Loyal]

I read the OP sitting in my office at work just now. I've got close to a million fishing pics hanging on the walls here. I just snapped a couple pics of those pics showing my dumbass to share for proof... and comedic enjoyment for all of you.

This 1st one is more than 20 years ago. I caught this green sea turtle by hand free diving. That is not an easy thing to do and if you don't know what you're doing, a turtle this size could easily drown you. My buddy took this pic because the damn thing was flapping it's flippers trying to hit me with em. The force those things had when they slapped against it's shell made an unbelievably loud sound... almost like a gun shot. They may look sweet, but they can fuck you up.

Where we were there... it is not against the law to eat sea turtle. The process to prepare it for eating is pretty brutal and I would never get involved with that part. Other than what I was doing here... you CAREFULLY place the turtle on his back for a period of time (can't remember how long, but more than a day). They cannot flip back over... the sun burning the underside of their shell makes the meat more tender apparently. It tastes absolutely amazing... kinda like the finest veal ever.

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And just in case you think I'm heartless... here's a shot of my drunk ass standing waist deep in the water holding a pissed off nurse shark that one of my peeps had just reeled in for fun while we were cleaning our catch of the day. They were just gonna cut the line and let the hook rust out of it's mouth until I stopped em and got a headlock on the fucker. My friend there removed the hook like a girl, and then I released it back into the water with just a sore lip.


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You win, ya haoli!

 

[CGI_Ram]

I can do fish, but holding anything else smaller than a cat kind of freaks me out.

I don’t even like touching worms.

 

[IowaRam]

yea , when I was a kid , I drug everything home

if I could carry it on my bike , I'd bring it home

really kept my mom on her toes.................lol

 

[Loyal]

I can do fish, but holding anything else smaller than a cat kind of freaks me out.

I don’t even like touching worms.

'"Wussy!" ~ @Selassie I

 

[Memento]

I can do fish, but holding anything else smaller than a cat kind of freaks me out.

I don’t even like touching worms.

Oh, as a kid on walks after rainy days, I was so concerned for earthworms dying by the hot sunlight, I put every worm I could find on the sidewalk back in the grass. Yep, I remember picking up some absolutely huge worms with my bare hands - gently as I could, mind you - and put them in the grass.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

My family are animal lovers, including snakes. My son had two pets for a few years. One was a corn snake and the other was an African house snake.

We pick up snakes when we we see them, if they are not venomous of course. Some bite, some don’t. It doesn’t hurt.

We also search for frogs and salamanders, etc…

Last year I caught a star nosed mole. My two kids were very excited to finally see one.

 

[RamFan503]

Wait. Pan down. With that haircut, I'm guessing parachute pants.

 

[IowaRam]

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