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rigsby
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:04 pm    Post subject: grass snake playing dead Reply with quote






i feel better now
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
that's scary, good defense mechanism though.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
this happens all the time when i catch them i showed my mum and said aww look what happened to this grass snake.( i knew it wasn't dead really) I put it on the ground then about 10 seconds later it slithered off! Surprised
It is amazing! they let off an awful pong too!!!! Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats way cool !!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:01 pm    Post subject: Re: grass snake playing dead Reply with quote
rigsby wrote:






i feel better now


I thought you were doing your trick with snakes Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
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rigsby
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
only the dodgy ones you give me to look after slips Embarassed
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
aw its so sweet.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hoggies do the same thing, and smell like rotting flesh. Great pics Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kroakykaren wrote:
Hoggies do the same thing, and smell like rotting flesh. Great pics Very Happy


|Dont start them on that again !
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SmallPaul wrote:
kroakykaren wrote:
Hoggies do the same thing, and smell like rotting flesh. Great pics Very Happy


|Dont start them on that again !


the smell is to put things off eating them. they dont smell all the time.
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