What Lies Beneath

[Swamper]

lol I don't think picking up a snake by the tail and swinging him around was a gender isssue as much as an IQ issue but I could be wrong.
Junebug that is really cool I haven't seen any of those around either but I would have thought it was a snake from the looks of him. I looked them up and found out they grow up to 4 ft.
Thanks for the educational moment.

[Gin]

We have black snakes here they eat mice and other stuff I had one at my other house I named Homer he was huge if he was in the way when I wanted to mow I moved him to the barn . We also have others that are not very nice ,copper heads and timber rattlers they won't bother you unless they are stepped on, or grabbed by the tail Gin

[Junebug]

Glass Lizards are also known as Glass Snakes, but they're classified as a legless lizards. What sets them apart from snakes, if I remember correctly, is they have eyelids and ears and if grabbed from behind by a predator, their tail breaks off (like glass) and the rest of them slithers away from danger. Another lizard trait is their ability to regrow their tail.

[Marissa]

That is sooo creepy.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by Gin

We have black snakes here they eat mice and other stuff I had one at my other house I named Homer he was huge if he was in the way when I wanted to mow I moved him to the barn . We also have others that are not very nice ,copper heads and timber rattlers they won't bother you unless they are stepped on, or grabbed by the tail Gin

Awww Homer, that's a good name. Snakes usually get called far worse names. I don't mind the non-poisonous variety inhabiting my yard, cause they're just too beneficial. You can give me a snake instead of a rat any day.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by SueK

Hi June

He looks disgusting and scarey. How do you know he is a lizard? Did you ask him? He looks very much like a snake to me. Here in Australia we have lots of snakes and some of them are the most deadly in the world. When I see any one of them, it means run run run as fast as you can, and don't come near that place for a long long time.


Sue

Hi Sue,

I'd be cautious too. You've got a lot of poisonous critters in your neck of the woods...even those nasty little Box Jellyfish. Florida isn't too bad when it comes to poisonous snakes. There are four varieties I can think of off the top of my head, but I've never encountered any. They're pretty uncommon unless you live near wooded/overgrown areas or water.