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nfe wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

*Water Moccasins of course, do not leave. They are active aggressors. Nothing says WTF like one trying to climb into your boat.

I thought their aggressiveness was notoriously exaggerated and in reality they flee contact with humans more often than not, and those that don't tend towards aggressiveness displays but rarely actually attack unless handled?

This is personal experience.

 Frazzled wrote:

nfe wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

*Water Moccasins of course, do not leave. They are active aggressors. Nothing says WTF like one trying to climb into your boat.

I thought their aggressiveness was notoriously exaggerated and in reality they flee contact with humans more often than not, and those that don't tend towards aggressiveness displays but rarely actually attack unless handled?

This is personal experience.

Are you sure about it beeing a water moccasins `?

I am saying nothing about your eyesight gramps so don't look at me funny but they seem to often get wrongly labled.

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

nfe wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

*Water Moccasins of course, do not leave. They are active aggressors. Nothing says WTF like one trying to climb into your boat.

I thought their aggressiveness was notoriously exaggerated and in reality they flee contact with humans more often than not, and those that don't tend towards aggressiveness displays but rarely actually attack unless handled?

This is personal experience.

Are you sure about it beeing a water moccasins `?

I am saying nothing about your eyesight gramps so don't look at me funny but they seem to often get wrongly labled.

No thats an extremely fair question. I have had multiple run ins with these.



Also this:

Well, did you have your dog with you? Maybee the snake was hungry? Can they even eat a dog?

Also the last one is the Fabled Horned Rabit, the unfriendly cousin of the horned rat right?

Not Online!!! wrote:
Well, did you have your dog with you? Maybee the snake was hungry? Can they even eat a dog?

Also the last one is the Fabled Horned Rabit, the unfriendly cousin of the horned rat right?

Ancient Buddha say do not pick a fight with a Caucasian Mountain Dog, be you snake or pit bull. They are bred to stop wolves, being built like tanks with two coats of fur. Your teeth / fangs can't get through to their hide, and all you do is piss them off...
Rusty was only part CMD, but he was huge. Here is a pure blood. Yes I went from this to wiener dogs...


Its a jackalope. One attacked President Carter once. They are cute then you get close and they gore you like a bull.

 Frazzled wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:
Well, did you have your dog with you? Maybee the snake was hungry? Can they even eat a dog?

Also the last one is the Fabled Horned Rabit, the unfriendly cousin of the horned rat right?

Ancient Buddha say do not pick a fight with a Caucasian Mountain Dog, be you snake or pit bull. They are bred to stop wolves, being built like tanks with two coats of fur. Your teeth / fangs can't get through to their hide, and all you do is piss them off...

Its a jackalope. One attacked President Carter once. They are cute then you get close and they gore you like a bull.

The snake was probably slightly smaller right? Also did it speak french? Maybee it is Napoléon re-incarnate?

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:
Well, did you have your dog with you? Maybee the snake was hungry? Can they even eat a dog?

Also the last one is the Fabled Horned Rabit, the unfriendly cousin of the horned rat right?

Ancient Buddha say do not pick a fight with a Caucasian Mountain Dog, be you snake or pit bull. They are bred to stop wolves, being built like tanks with two coats of fur. Your teeth / fangs can't get through to their hide, and all you do is piss them off...

Its a jackalope. One attacked President Carter once. They are cute then you get close and they gore you like a bull.

The snake was probably slightly smaller right? Also did it speak french? Maybee it is Napoléon re-incarnate?

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

To the horrifying topic. I can deal with killer crocs (good leather), killer snakes, kangaroos who think they are chavs and pick a fight with you, even your weird ants, but those spiders. holy crapaoly. Those even scare New Mexico's radioactive muties.

Jackalope?

They're about as real as those goat-sucking critters.

Now, Drop-bears will tear your throat out as soon as look at you.

 Frazzled wrote:

For the record, I am extremely concerned about a small WM or rattler. They inject all their poison, can kill you or your doggie dead, and don't have the sense older snakes have to get out of there.*

*Water Moccasins of course, do not leave. They are active aggressors. Nothing says WTF like one trying to climb into your boat.

Never had an indigenous North American species try to climb into a boat with me. Did have an encounter with a 55 gallon drum full of copperheads though. As far as dog loss though I can say the nastiest thing was a cougar that decided she had a taste for both sheep and sheep dogs.

But getting OT..

Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

Yes, they're really that big, and they give a nasty sting, but I've rarely seen them.

 insaniak wrote:
Yes, they're really that big, and they give a nasty sting, but I've rarely seen them.

Thats pretty much just a walking wasp...

Oof, those jaws look like they belong in the Warhammer Community leaked images as a set of KoS pincers!!

 Frazzled wrote:
Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

I discharge my 9mm on a camel spider in Afghanutstan

That Bull Dog ant....ya...see a bunch those coming through my window I scream like I lost my manhood, get behind the 240B and just hold the trigger down with my eyes close...

Wait. NVM. That's a blown up head shot of a Bull Ant

 Jihadin wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

I discharge my 9mm on a camel spider in Afghanutstan

That Bull Dog ant....ya...see a bunch those coming through my window I scream like I lost my manhood, get behind the 240B and just hold the trigger down with my eyes close...

Wait. NVM. That's a blown up head shot of a Bull Ant

It's not blown up, just proof that Ambulls are real.

THEM was actually a documentary in the 50s about some Australian Bull Ants that got loose in the US. In the documentary, US troops burn out the nests, but the reality is less heroic. The Air Force flew in some Aussie ant wranglers, and they just lured the ants onto an old Liberty ship, which was promptly sunk by Australian great whites they had brought along (aka the Australian Navy).

The stories that the Japanese woke up Godzilla to deal with a Bull Ant infestation is just stories. They actually woke up Rodan.

 Jihadin wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

I discharge my 9mm on a camel spider in Afghanutstan

That seems hilariously American. I generally step on them.

I honestly quite like the little Bug, why you would shoot it is also beyond me, i mean there are certainly waaaaaaay better targets down under no?

Not Online!!! wrote:

Spoiler:

nfe wrote:

 Jihadin wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

I discharge my 9mm on a camel spider in Afghanutstan

That seems hilariously American. I generally step on them.

I honestly quite like the little Bug, why you would shoot it is also beyond me, i mean there are certainly waaaaaaay better targets down under no?

I quite like bugs generally but camel spiders are a nuisance and they end up in my trenches where we have lots of people with bare feet.

I can't imagine why you'd shoot one other than just because you really like shooting guns, though.

You know what i tell a bug when i see one? Bug ger off.

 Stormatious wrote:
You know what i tell a bug when i see one? Bug ger off.

Shhhh the Pun Gestapo has warned you.

nfe wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:

Spoiler:

nfe wrote:

 Jihadin wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
Are bull ants ever a problem there? Are they really 1.5inches long?

I discharge my 9mm on a camel spider in Afghanutstan

That seems hilariously American. I generally step on them.

I honestly quite like the little Bug, why you would shoot it is also beyond me, i mean there are certainly waaaaaaay better targets down under no?

I quite like bugs generally but camel spiders are a nuisance and they end up in my trenches where we have lots of people with bare feet.

I can't imagine why you'd shoot one other than just because you really like shooting guns, though.

Tis about 8" and when it came out from under the brush and rock it clung to the back of my ankle. Did not drop a popcorn from from Smartfood bag.

odd country.

What just happened?!?

'Epic photo': huntsman spider eats pygmy possum in Australia

"By the Emperor! Death Watch Kill Team requested. Purge the Xenos!"

"They're comin' outta the goddam walls!"

 reds8n wrote:
'Epic photo': huntsman spider eats pygmy possum in Australia

Spoiler:

I'm more curious what the xenomorph will look like that bursts out of that possum's chest.

Saw this article ealier, thought of this thread.

You folks seriously need a Whacking Day. And extra axes, just to be sure.

It's a pygmy possum, btw.

They don't get very big. Really.
They're typically about the size of an adult thumb.