so thats a marmot?
Yes Bill, before its first molting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping_turtle
Now I'm feeling hungry - get out the sherry...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_soup
I bet Marmots are also edible:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot
I knew I could bring the Cajuns out of the woodwork with that one. And yeah groundhogs are probably about as edible as or friend the nutria. But back to the snapper, although the thought of them being deliciously edible did cross my mind, not for a second did I consider picking it up by its tail and doing whatever the hell else would be necessary to harvest that meat. Scary 32 inch (head to tail) monster if you ask me. And a head that can reach halfway around to its back. And this one's head was big as a fist. But I'll box up the next one I see out in the wide open pasture, and send it down. Bon apetit.
maybe we should call the summer residence Chateau Marmot.
Y'all did check out the International Marmot Network at http://www.cons-dev.org/marm/index.html right?
Laugh all you want humans. The marmot shall inherit the earth.
IMN? Know of it? Well I guess so. I'm a dues paying member. Would have been there for the fifth annual confercence last August in Uzbekistan had I not been so wrapped up watching CNN at the time.
I like the turtle pictures. The top one could be a scene from Jurassic Park. Is it unusual to see those big snappers away from water?
They are fascinating and scary and I would rather study it (from a distance) than eat it.
From my brief research I learned that in June/July (exactly when I am seeing this one) they leave the water to lay eggs. And while relatively docile in the water, they can be fairly aggressive out of the water. I never got in front of it. I didn't need to read up to know not to get in front of it, it was just instinctive. Now, while I have you here as a captive audience let me also tell this interesting tidbit. Listed on both the prey and predator list for snapping turtles is the bullfrog. So now I gotta add bullfrogs to the list of things I'm afraid of.
How the hell does a bullfrog threaten a snapping turtle? (though I never question anyone's list of fears since I firmly believe that bumble bees want to kill me by hovering close by)
i wouldnt mess with a cane toad.
Upon further consideration it must be full grown bullfrogs messing with just hatched turtles, very few of which survive. What a relief to be able to take something off the list.
bears, gators, snapping turtles, marmots, bullfrogs, saber-toothed tigers, west nile virus
You're on my list, pal.
--Paul Lazzaro
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- jimlouis 6-30-2006 10:45 pm
- jimlouis 6-30-2006 10:49 pm [3 comments]
- jimlouis 6-30-2006 10:51 pm [add a comment]
so thats a marmot?
- bill 6-30-2006 11:16 pm [add a comment]
Yes Bill, before its first molting.
- jimlouis 6-30-2006 11:39 pm [add a comment]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping_turtle
Now I'm feeling hungry - get out the sherry...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_soup
I bet Marmots are also edible:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot
- caderoux (guest) 7-01-2006 12:31 am [add a comment]
I knew I could bring the Cajuns out of the woodwork with that one. And yeah groundhogs are probably about as edible as or friend the nutria. But back to the snapper, although the thought of them being deliciously edible did cross my mind, not for a second did I consider picking it up by its tail and doing whatever the hell else would be necessary to harvest that meat. Scary 32 inch (head to tail) monster if you ask me. And a head that can reach halfway around to its back. And this one's head was big as a fist. But I'll box up the next one I see out in the wide open pasture, and send it down. Bon apetit.
- jimlouis 7-01-2006 12:51 am [add a comment]
maybe we should call the summer residence Chateau Marmot.
- dave 7-01-2006 1:19 am [add a comment]
Y'all did check out the International Marmot Network at http://www.cons-dev.org/marm/index.html right?
- caderoux (guest) 7-01-2006 1:23 am [add a comment]
Laugh all you want humans. The marmot shall inherit the earth.
- mark 7-01-2006 2:04 am [add a comment]
IMN? Know of it? Well I guess so. I'm a dues paying member. Would have been there for the fifth annual confercence last August in Uzbekistan had I not been so wrapped up watching CNN at the time.
- jimlouis 7-01-2006 4:39 am [add a comment]
I like the turtle pictures. The top one could be a scene from Jurassic Park. Is it unusual to see those big snappers away from water?
They are fascinating and scary and I would rather study it (from a distance) than eat it.
- tom moody 7-01-2006 5:19 am [add a comment]
From my brief research I learned that in June/July (exactly when I am seeing this one) they leave the water to lay eggs. And while relatively docile in the water, they can be fairly aggressive out of the water. I never got in front of it. I didn't need to read up to know not to get in front of it, it was just instinctive. Now, while I have you here as a captive audience let me also tell this interesting tidbit. Listed on both the prey and predator list for snapping turtles is the bullfrog. So now I gotta add bullfrogs to the list of things I'm afraid of.
- jimlouis 7-01-2006 3:55 pm [add a comment]
How the hell does a bullfrog threaten a snapping turtle? (though I never question anyone's list of fears since I firmly believe that bumble bees want to kill me by hovering close by)
- L.M. 7-01-2006 8:24 pm [add a comment]
i wouldnt mess with a cane toad.
- bill 7-01-2006 8:38 pm [add a comment]
Upon further consideration it must be full grown bullfrogs messing with just hatched turtles, very few of which survive. What a relief to be able to take something off the list.
- jimlouis 7-01-2006 9:35 pm [add a comment]
bears, gators, snapping turtles, marmots,
bullfrogs,saber-toothed tigers, west nile virus- mark 7-01-2006 10:51 pm [add a comment]
You're on my list, pal.
--Paul Lazzaro
- tom moody 7-01-2006 11:17 pm [add a comment]