Rich1972 Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 [quote user="Frenchie"]My son is just the same, I don't mind spiders, I can take them in my hand with no pbm..[:)][/quote]Oh I wish I could do that. They are the absolute bane of my life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosh Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Indeed had thee joys of watching a grass snake swim across a lake i was fishing last week near bressuire a pleasure to watch .. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/pikeykosh/IMG_4366.jpg[/IMG] Did try to tail it but twas fast as hell .Is it me or does your mind and eyes open to the wonders of nature once in france ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Is it me or does your mind and eyes open to the wonders of nature once in france ??Errr, no, it happened when I was rather small but I fully understand how that could be the case for a great number of people, especially if they have had little or no contact with the living world. Of course as we know from many of the postings on here and elsewhere, (and many of the other enquiries I receive), for many people it's not such a pleasure, more of a shock to realise that the "quiet country life" actually included all the other species that inhabit the same space.Nice Grass snake.[:D]Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosh Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Indeed always had a love and a good eye for nature , i watched barn owls swooping over thee yorkshire rivers searching for prey as thee mist rises as dusk arrives breath taking indeed , watched pike spawn and later in the year take grassers and voles of thee top, pine marins in scotland momments i will always treasure , but alas still in thee land of BOSH ,popping 40k on thee clock a year 60 hours a week and working my asssse of to pay thee men in black ( vat and tax ( they love me to bits face)) , not much do i miss when im owt . Only thing that blows my stack is wasps and hornets , pppppppphhhhhhhhhh no use in thee world for them .......!!!! Nice web site ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 ""Only thing that blows my stack is wasps and hornets , pppppppphhhhhhhhhh no use in thee world for them .......!!!!""Bee eaters perhaps for starters??? Quite a few species have a use for wasps and hornets.[:D]Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote user="Cathy"]If you found a viper in your house, would it be OK to call the pompiers? [/quote]Cathy, we found an Aspic Viper in the kitchen coiled up and hissing at one of our dogs. We shooed out the dog and took the sack out of our tall flip top bin. Directing the snake into it wasn't difficult, then he was removed from the premises and sent on his way. There was no mistaking him with his angular head and distinctive markings. Only wish i'd taken a photo.To be honest I don't know if the Pompiers would come out. In your place, I wouldn't try to handle a snake - the rubbish bin works for all creatures. Mice have gone the same way and we just take them across the road !Snakes like shade and damp cool areas. If you keep your trees and shrubs near the house cleared of undergrowth, it may keep them from approaching the house. A friend's young Labrador was bitten (fatally) on the tongue last Saturday.....the downside of life in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 H E L P !!!!!!!!Can someone PLEASE explain how to insert a quote into a reply ? I make a mess every time I try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote user="Callie"]H E L P !!!!!!!! Can someone PLEASE explain how to insert a quote into a reply ? I make a mess every time I try.[/quote]Callie,press the reply button on the right of the post. This will generate a reply box with the message in place already. If you want, just delete the text you don't want to include in the quote. Then write your reply after the last quote bracket. If you would like to do more quotes, just copy the quote user and quote brackets around the text you want to quote. Make sure the brackets parts are written in exactly the same format[quote user="Callie"]H E L P[/quote]just like that.Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 It may come from Callie's browser. It used to happen to someone else. What are you using Callie? If you can't quote you could maybe use "copy and paste" of the text you want, saying so and so said, yourself.I would be very interested to know how you get mice into a bin liner. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote user="Callie"][quote user="Cathy"] If you found a viper in your house, would it be OK to call the pompiers? [/quote] Cathy, we found an Aspic Viper in the kitchen coiled up and hissing at one of our dogs. We shooed out the dog and took the sack out of our tall flip top bin. Directing the snake into it wasn't difficult, then he was removed from the premises and sent on his way. There was no mistaking him with his angular head and distinctive markings. Only wish i'd taken a photo. To be honest I don't know if the Pompiers would come out. In your place, I wouldn't try to handle a snake - the rubbish bin works for all creatures. Mice have gone the same way and we just take them across the road ! Snakes like shade and damp cool areas. If you keep your trees and shrubs near the house cleared of undergrowth, it may keep them from approaching the house. A friend's young Labrador was bitten (fatally) on the tongue last Saturday.....the downside of life in the country.[/quote]I presume you mean an asp viper? Aspic is err..................savoury jelly made of (I think) calf's foot?Even if your viper was in aspic, I don't think I'd fancy it! Might look nice on a buffet table, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Vipère aspic.http://planetepassion.com/SPECIES%20FACT%20SHEETS/SNAKES/Vipère_aspic_Vipera_aspis.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Thank you for the informative link, Nickel, and apologies to Callie. My goodness how my knowledge of all these strange things increase on a daily basis. This will teach me to lift my eyes off cookery books now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Sweet 17 , but that could be a new one for you to add to your menu - "aspic in aspic" yum yum !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Shall I slice the aspic lengthways or in rounds? Which do you think will look more attractive? As for garnishes, I suppose I can't go wrong with sprigs of parsely from the garden and some lemon wedges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I suddenly feel a bit queasy - not sure if it's due to the thought of the aspic or the ......... aspic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"]I would be very interested to know how you get mice into a bin liner. [/quote]Let's see if this quote works (I think it's me goofing rather than the browser !)I don't use the liner, I take the liner out then put the bin itself (a v. old Addis swing bin) on its side so that the mouse has no option. Snakes, mice, they all run into it !Sorry about the viper in jelly - yes, I meant vipère aspic (didn't know its name in English). Snake meat is delicious, I'm told, but you can keep the jelly, to slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Right, folks, I think ChristineAnimal could have it. I use Safari (being a Macintosh user) so I shall from henceforth try Firefox of Camino.Apologies for messing up the site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Trouser snake man: I thought I would die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Do you think, Clair, that if more men read this article, we'd see fewer of them relieving themselves on the side of the road as though they didn't have a care in the world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 A salutary lesson there, methinks! [:-))][:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 What it does exemplify is the fact that many first defensive bites are "dry" with no venom released.. Needless to say I'm very careful about where and when I expose myself.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 [quote user="Christine Animal"]It may come from Callie's browser. It used to happen to someone else. What are you using Callie? If you can't quote you could maybe use "copy and paste" of the text you want, saying so and so said, yourself. I would be very interested to know how you get mice into a bin liner. [/quote]Un GRAND merci à Christine Animal - YES, it was my browser. [:(] I would never have thought of that ! I can now insert smileys and do all sorts of things ![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 A BIG welcome amongst the quoters and smileyers! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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