Anyone from the UK?

[lingus60]

yup, Grass Snakes are worse as they have no proper defense, other than play dead or pee on you!

So the watersports lovers of the reptile world....

 

[orangecurious]

So the watersports lovers of the reptile world....

yeah... it smells like wild garlic too, really strong!

 

[Yesok1]

yeah... it smells like wild garlic too, really strong!

Love it when you walk through a forest and the garlic fills the nostrils.

 

[lingus60]

yeah... it smells like wild garlic too, really strong!

I'm reluctantly tempted to ask how do you know, but afraid to....

 

[lingus60]

Love it when you walk through a forest and the garlic fills the nostrils.

Totally! Peak wild garlic season atm

 

[Wand3rlust]

What the fuck is going on in here?

 

[orangecurious]

I'm reluctantly tempted to ask how do you know, but afraid to....

as i said, handled all but an Adder. Handled many a Grassie

 

[Yesok1]

Wildlife discussions

Wanda's back.

 

[Wand3rlust]

Are you talking about snake handling?
I handled a big one once.

*mists over*

Happy times.

 

[Yesok1]

Are you talking about snake handling?
I handled a big one once.

*mists over*

Happy times.

What was it? Was it at a zoo, or a wildlife safari?

 

[lingus60]

Just a birdwatching/Chris Packham/springwatch/falconry/reptilian watersports theme. Nothing to worry about

 

[Wand3rlust]

I'm drinking champagne..

 

[lingus60]

Are you talking about snake handling?
I handled a big one once.

*mists over*

Happy times.

Only the once!?

 

[lingus60]

I'm drinking champagne..

Still in the spa then?

 

[Yesok1]

I'm drinking champagne..

My favorite veuve cliqueot

 

[lingus60]

Bottoms up!

 

[joclfc]

Guys I need som help, just found this on our lawn. It's injured its Falcon

https://www.***********/sc/dm48md9qmwdnd7k/AACyCmL_EXfr_2Rm7Px8yIika

 

[NorthernCardinal]

Guys I need som help, just found this on our lawn. It's injured its Falcon

https://www.***********/sc/dm48md9qmwdnd7k/AACyCmL_EXfr_2Rm7Px8yIika

Did you call the rspb or a local vets?

 

[NorthernCardinal]

Evening all...

 

[joclfc]

Did you call the rspb or a local vets?

It's too far gone, twisted its neck to put it out of its misery

 

[orangecurious]

Guys I need som help, just found this on our lawn. It's injured its Falcon

https://www.***********/sc/dm48md9qmwdnd7k/AACyCmL_EXfr_2Rm7Px8yIika

Sparrowhawk.. maybe hit something chasing prey

 

[stickygirl]

Sparrowhawk.. maybe hit something chasing prey

Long legs, yup.
I saw one catch a starling in our garden, then it opened its wings in a fan to maybe hide its kill?

 

[orangecurious]

Long legs, yup.
I saw one catch a starling in our garden, then it opened its wings in a fan to maybe hide its kill?

it's called Mantling, to hide the meal from others

 

[Yesok1]

It's too far gone, twisted its neck to put it out of its misery

Sure it was stunned! Having a kip, and then along comes joclfc and it's a longer lip that it thought it would be.

 

[AmandaKellyUK]

We had a sparrow hawk plucking a wood pigeon in our garden, it was plucking what we thought was a dead pigeon, until the sparrow hawk got distracted and suddenly the pigeon managed to escape.

The wood pigeon kept visiting our garden with his bald patch - we called him plucky