Sloworm

[Jazzz]

so they are neither slow nor worms

 

[AnnaKarpik]

so they are neither slow nor worms

In a nutshell.

 

[ymu]

Parallel evolution. The Australian Death adder (Actually a type of cobra) looks exactly like an African Puff adder. They are as far apart as us and a hedgehog, genetically speaking.

Oh and the 'primitive' snakes, Pythonidae and boidae, have vestigial legs. the males use them for titilating the females during mating. Snakes are very big on sex.

Sorry, but who are you and why are you posting on Calva dosser's account?

 

[beeboo]

Sorry, but who are you and why are you posting on Calva dosser's account?

Bumped thread ymu. Always a bit of a shock when that happens

 

[ymu]

Ah. Sorry - such a shock, I saw the dates wrong.

Calva was ace.

 

[JTG]

I remember my dad showing us one in the back garden when he found one whilst digging the vegetable patch

haven't seen one in years

I found one in my compost heap today! Opened the trap door at the bottom and she plopped out wriggled back in again soon enough. This pleases me, though I shan't be trying to empty the bin any time soon.

Reptiles are cool

 

[sim667]

Animals without legs should be killed with fire.

 

[JTG]

but she's made a house in our kitchen waste and is eating slugs as rent

 

[stuff_it]

Animals without legs should be killed with fire.

Legs are for pussies.

 

[Fez909]

When I was a kid I was 'into' weird pets, seeing as my parents would only let me have things which didn't run about the house. So I got snakes, tarantulas, lizards and stick insects and the likes. Got mildly obsessed with sloworms and would go looking for them in the woods (lol) but of course, never saw any.

Apparently you don't get them up north? I'd like one as a pet still, I think. I'm over snakes, though.

 

[stuff_it]

When I was a kid I was 'into' weird pets, seeing as my parents would only let me have things which didn't run about the house. So I got snakes, tarantulas, lizards and stick insects and the likes. Got mildly obsessed with sloworms and would go looking for them in the woods (lol) but of course, never saw any.

Apparently you don't get them up north? I'd like one as a pet still, I think. I'm over snakes, though.

Reptiles like the South, of course. Saw a fat adder near MK not that long ago.

 

[Fez909]

Reptiles like the South, of course. Saw a fat adder near MK not that long ago.

I don't even know what an adder looks like.

*off to Google*

Grass snakes are cool, though. I'm sure I've seen one of them up north?

 

[stuff_it]

I don't even know what an adder looks like.

*off to Google*

Grass snakes are cool, though. I'm sure I've seen one of them up north?

This was like the biggest size that wikipedia says they can get to, It was sunning itself on the track down the field the other side of the canal to where I lived. Definitely well over 1m. Definitely an adder. The same area gets a lot of herons nesting and barn owls, etc. Shame the bloke was such an arse.

 

[Fez909]

This was like the biggest size that wikipedia says they can get to, It was sunning itself on the track down the field the other side of the canal to where I lived. Definitely well over 1m. Definitely an adder. The same area gets a lot of herons nesting and barn owls, etc. Shame the bloke was such an arse.

what bloke?

 

[stuff_it]

what bloke?

Dastardly ex

 

[sim667]

Legs are for pussies.

Legs are made of win.

 

[Fez909]

Dastardly ex

Oh I see. Nice place, shame about the human inhabitants. Gotcha

 

[TruXta]

Just out of curiousity, why is a dead poster banned?

 

[JTG]

When I was a kid I was 'into' weird pets, seeing as my parents would only let me have things which didn't run about the house. So I got snakes, tarantulas, lizards and stick insects and the likes. Got mildly obsessed with sloworms and would go looking for them in the woods (lol) but of course, never saw any.

Apparently you don't get them up north? I'd like one as a pet still, I think. I'm over snakes, though.

Apparently they're regarded as absent from the NW of England and have declined dramatically in Scotland.

 

[Fez909]

Apparently they're regarded as absent from the NW of England and have declined dramatically in Scotland.

Oh, that means there's still a chance for me to see one (thought slim, I'd imagine) in Yorkshire.

And apparently woods is a good place to look, so I shouldn't be laughing at my younger self!

 

[JTG]

Oh, that means there's still a chance for me to see one (thought slim, I'd imagine) in Yorkshire.

And apparently woods is a good place to look, so I shouldn't be laughing at my younger self!

Yeah they may be about up there. They like basking under rocks n that I think. Careful handling em, they can drop their tails

 

[Firky]

I don't even know what an adder looks like.

*off to Google*

Grass snakes are cool, though. I'm sure I've seen one of them up north?

I often see them in the summer. Always give them a wider birth than is necessary, as if they could suddenly get up and start sprinting after me with their venomous fangs.

 

[Wilson]

Loads of sloworms round here as well as grass snakes and adders, I nearly stepped on a really big adder the other day, it had the right hump and sat there hissing at us.

 

[geminisnake]

Reptiles like the South, of course. Saw a fat adder near MK not that long ago.

You get reptiles all over the UK mainland. There are adders all over the Glens which is fairly north Not quite sure where they sleep all winter!!

 

[Fez909]

Next time anyone sees one, catch it for me and I'll send you a stamped envelope so you can post me it.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Greebo]

You get reptiles all over the UK mainland. There are adders all over the Glens which is fairly north Not quite sure where they sleep all winter!!

AFAIK holes under trees or hedges, and the crevices in rocks or walls are favourite. Not to mention the woodpile - mentioned in quite a few folk tales about people getting bitten by snakes.