Muchos lagartos!

by Ben Reilly Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:52 am

It's summer in Texas (screw the calendar), which means we've been treated to the site recently of our native squirrel (which victor hates):

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Muchos lagartos! Sciurus_niger_(on_fence)

... playing and interacting with an animal that here is just as common, the Texas Spiny Lizard:

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It is really funny to watch them sniff and chase each other, and sometimes the squirrels get pissed off and make that weird chirping noise at the lizards:

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:01 am

...nice one Ben, are these your pics and footage?

by Ben Reilly Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:06 am

Joy Division wrote:...nice one Ben, are these your pics and footage?

No, just found them online, but I'll try to grab some photos or video! The photos I found look just like them, though.

The significance of it being summer is that that's the only time we see the lizards. I don't know where the poor things go when it gets cold ... maybe I don't want to know ...

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 am

Ben_Reilly wrote:
Joy Division wrote:...nice one Ben, are these your pics and footage?

No, just found them online, but I'll try to grab some photos or video! The photos I found look just like them, though.

The significance of it being summer is that that's the only time we see the lizards. I don't know where the poor things go when it gets cold ... maybe I don't want to know ...

Ah right.,,my brothers were keen on reptiles , one if them still is, last time I saw him he had two huge Pythons , a Boa Constrictor ..,and a Mamba ?..I think, two bearded dragon lizards and a tarantula (which he found in a pack of chiles from Lidl supermarket!!)

A tortoise when I was a bairn, loads of other lizards like Chameleons and Skinks(amazing defence technique with the tail!! ...and a heap of exotic fish , he has even more fish now!

Ok Ben, thanks...look forward to that Smile

by Ben Reilly Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:39 am

Joy Division wrote:
Ben_Reilly wrote:
Joy Division wrote:...nice one Ben, are these your pics and footage?

No, just found them online, but I'll try to grab some photos or video! The photos I found look just like them, though.

The significance of it being summer is that that's the only time we see the lizards. I don't know where the poor things go when it gets cold ... maybe I don't want to know ...

Ah right.,,my brothers were keen on reptiles , one if them still is, last time I saw him he had two huge Pythons , a Boa Constrictor ..,and a Mamba ?..I think, two bearded dragon lizards and a tarantula (which he found in a pack of chiles from Lidl supermarket!!)

A tortoise when I was a bairn, loads of other lizards like Chameleons and Skinks(amazing defence technique with the tail!! ...and a heap of exotic fish , he has even more fish now!

Ok Ben, thanks...look forward to that

Very cool! Something a bit sad around here is that we used to see our famous Horned Frogs (neither horned, nor frogs) all over the place:

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... but not that much these days.

But I will look for an afternoon when I've got a little time and see if I can't get some photos of spinies and squirrels playing, it's really cool Smile

by nicko Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:48 pm

Squirrel does not taste too bad [the grey ones,originally from Bens neck of the woods]

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:52 pm

Hey Ben...that was a cracking picture!, look forward to when you capture the squirrel and mr,spiney playing!! Smile

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:54 pm

nicko wrote:Squirrel does not taste too bad [the grey ones,originally from Bens neck of the woods]

Ffs Nicko, I don't think you're suppose to earth the fcuking squirrels !!!

Hope it's not on your autopsy,,,,squirrel disease! Laughing

by nicko Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:58 pm

jd did you not know that many people eat them, some resturants serve them as well. [my caps lock is stuck]

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:41 pm

yeuk...eating squirrels....ffs who wants to eat a "tree rat"

now flying rats (pigeons) are a different matter...but if you knew what squirrels can carry disease wise...you'd do what I do and hedge bottom any you shoot for Mr fox (which incidently has the advantage of baiting mr fox into the firing line Twisted Evil

)

by Guest Sun Jun 01, 2014 11:49 pm

nicko wrote:jd did you not know that many people eat them, some resturants serve them as well. [my caps lock is stuck]

Nicko that's fcuking awful man, the risk of the disease would be quite high being out in the wild, unless you mean ones kept in captivity for eating?

Do they serve them in restaurants here?

by nicko Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:19 am

This could gross you all out,in my Army days I ate,Rat,snake, frog,scorpion and [shudder] worms.

by Guest Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:24 pm

nicko wrote:This could gross you all out,in my Army days I ate,Rat,snake, frog,scorpion and [shudder] worms.

ffs Nicko, you were obviously a hardy like lad eh!

by Guest Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:00 pm

nicko wrote:This could gross you all out,in my Army days I ate,Rat,snake, frog,scorpion and [shudder] worms.

Not by choice I'm sure Nicko Muchos lagartos! Scared11

Having said that I'll try anything once after a couple of glasses of wine. Except the V word (no explanation necessary please Victor, meanie Twisted Evil

)

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