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Jun 17th, 2007, 00:02
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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Another Snake in my Garden!
I'm told that a snake was spotted by the guy watering our garden today!
Dark in colour, not very big... I'm very disappointed that I have not seen it yet; but I'm not going out there with bare feet again! Hoping for a sighting soon 
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Jun 17th, 2007, 00:13
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RAJIVE SADA ANAND, MFA
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Did he look something like this?
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Jun 17th, 2007, 00:14
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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Om, sweet Om?
Tell you when/if I see it! |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 00:49
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Nick,
I thought you had penned a song when I saw the title of this thread. "I'm tired of these <blee> snakes in my <bleep> garden ..." |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 01:09
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Naan.tering Nabob
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 .... time to invest in a mongoose before they get too thick.
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Jun 17th, 2007, 01:47
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Friends near Mirzapur had a big ficus in their garden with a resident snake. They mentioned finding mysterious offerings left near the base of the tree, presumably for the Nagas...
 Nick, you better start picking a name for your new pet..  My suggestions..... "Mr. Sampji" ...or "The Hooded Fang". Wanderer22 |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 04:30
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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What's seriously important is for us to be very careful, and to try to spot it and have a go at identification.
There are Forestry guys who will catch snakes that sometimes come into the suburbs (though usually in the rainy season) and release them in a more suitable place. |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 06:01
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Apparently you aren't the only one with a snake problem:
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/06/stor...0615690300.htm |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 07:47
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Jun 17th, 2007, 09:58
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Jun 17th, 2007, 11:29
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i found a snake in my yard a few months ago, not a nice feeling at all. and i don't live in the bush, i live in an inner city suburb!
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Jun 17th, 2007, 12:52
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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Woman in California finds Spot-on Article in Paper that Chennai Man gets every day but missed!
Amazing, eh? That's a great pic in your other link too, and a link there to more info. Thanks Dzibead... particularly useful in that article is the phone number to call. The guy who apparantly saw it is a well-paid decorator; I don't think he's interested in full time weeding and watering! I did see a piece of rubber out there; I sort of hope it wasn't a mistake! I'd like to see the snake. We live in an area with a garbage problem. We also live next to a plot which is usually flooded and has just dried out. Our garden is full of small frogs, and we have a flower bed that a snake can hide in. It's all good practice for my one-day move to rural Kerala! |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 16:10
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Jun 17th, 2007, 16:38
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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I don't mind rodents too much... outside the house.
No.. I don't know the song, I'm afraid |
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Jun 17th, 2007, 17:18
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
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 We think it might have been this... But I guess It is one of the most dangerous-looking pieces of rubber I've ever seen!  |
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