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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"adventure",<br>"author":"papa-pepper",<br>"permlink":"are-the-water-moccasins-out-yet",<br>"title":"ARE THE WATER MOCCASINS OUT YET?",<br>"body":"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/d755myy2x\/IMG_3308.jpg\n\n## <center>Last night,<br> we took a late night adventure to check.<\/center>\n\n-----\nWith things warming up,<br> we were not sure if the Water Moccasins had made it out yet. It wasn't the warmest night,<br> but we figured that it would be worth the peek. It's been a while since we saw a venomous snake in the wild,<br> so we went looking! Here are some of the creatures that we encountered during our journey.\n\n\nhttp:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uVNBbyL.jpg\n\n## <center>WHO'S OUT AT THE LAKE LATE AT NIGHT?<\/center>\n##\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/e9fc52e6x\/IMG_3276.jpg\n\nThe first creature that we noticed last night in the water was some rather large tadpoles. Most likely,<br> *in my opinion*,<br> these may be from last year. Either way,<br> I'm pretty sure that they are Bullfrog tadpoles.\n\nhttps:\/\/s14.postimg.cc\/gx008ywr5\/IMG_3356.jpg\n\nHere is a photo from last night of Red Pepper with an actual Bullfrog. As you can tell,<br> they frogs get rather large,<br> and have even been witnessed eating snakes,<br> birds,<br> and baby turtles.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/lpelrd9rd\/IMG_3278.jpg\n\nBased on the size of the tadpoles,<br> I'm guessing that these will be turning into Bullfrogs one day. Well,<br> if they don't get eaten first. Herons,<br> large fish,<br> snakes and turtles all will make these their dinner if they get the opportunity. \n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/iju00o6fd\/IMG_3290.jpg\n\nWe also saw a few crayfish. We really like to check them out,<br> since they are pretty much miniature freshwater lobsters. Also,<br> they are part of the \"clean up crew\" and eat dead things in the water,<br> like this one is doing.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/gdzp6q0k9\/IMG_3302.jpg\n\nIf you can see the fish in this photo,<br> you should know that there are a lot more where it came from. Plenty of suckers were in the stream leading to the creek.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/ukfg1x8uh\/IMG_3303.jpg\n\nHere is another photo where you can see many more of them. I may have to try to get some of those to eat soon,<br> but so far I haven't tried. One of my aunts like to pickle them,<br> and I've been waiting to try that. Anyway,<br> as interesting and exciting as those creatures may have been,<br> they were not exactly what we were looking for.\n\n\n\nhttp:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uVNBbyL.jpg\n\n## <center>FINALLY,<br> SOME SNAKES!<\/center>\n##\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/lpelrerrt\/IMG_3305.jpg\n\nSince we were not seeing any snakes at all in the water,<br> I began to look under some rocks. Sure enough,<br> I had soon found a snake. This one happened to be a Northern Water Snake though.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/4c4bcitvt\/IMG_3334.jpg\n\nWhile they are cool,<br> and they certainly are snakes,<br> they are definitely not Water Moccasins and they are also not venomous. While they may not have venom,<br> they do like to bite,<br> but I handled them in such a way that they did not even bite me.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/koed1t5i1\/IMG_3332.jpg\n\nI say \"they\" because I soon found another one,<br> but this one was the same species. Personally,<br> I like seeing these snakes around and find them very beautiful to behold. This is a common species that we also enjoyed back up in Wisconsin.\n\nhttps:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/iwle6u1jt\/IMG_3336.jpg\n\nAgain,<br> we had found more snakes this year,<br> but so far no venomous ones and we did not see any Water Moccasins. Soon I hope that they will be out,<br> and I even plan on trying to go swimming with some one night. However,<br> to try such a thing,<br> I'll have to find them first. \n\nSo,<br> what's your favorite species of snake? Are the venomous snakes out by you yet? Personally,<br> I think that they are out already,<br> I probably just didn't find any yet.\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9qd6eqf.jpg \n\n\n## As always,<br> I'm @papa-pepper and *here's the proof:*\nhttp:\/\/gifmaker.me\/files\/download\/home\/20180424\/17\/M7rXHrKQRi8ya9phVX7EFV\/output_P1q1fY.gif\nproof-of-some-other-snakes\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UOUY6uO.png\n\n#### <center>Until next time\u2026<\/center>\n## <center>https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/0x0\/https:\/\/ipfs.busy.org\/ipfs\/QmSKT3AhEpV8JXA2eaE1HQPogXev5rzG4uxMzTi3ieE3Tc<\/center>\n<center>*GIF provided by @anzirpasai*<\/center>\n\n-----\n#### <center>[FOR MORE PAPA-PEPPER CONTENT,<br> CHECK ME OUT ON SOLA (https:\/\/sola.ai\/papa_pepper)<\/center>\n\n-------------\nhttps:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmWJLBUEQKrsCFYNSpzTSiRPbR8AT45ZpwbjgCX5ucQaDN\/image.png\n### <center>[TO TRANSLATE POSTS VIA OPERATION TRANSLATION CLICK HERE (https:\/\/steemit.com\/translation\/@papa-pepper\/operation-translation-now-under-construction-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-help)<\/center>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"adventure\",<br>\"nature\",<br>\"animals\",<br>\"life\",<br>\"story\" ,<br>\"users\":[\"papa-pepper\",<br>\"anzirpasai\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/d755myy2x\/IMG_3308.jpg\",<br>\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uVNBbyL.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/e9fc52e6x\/IMG_3276.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s14.postimg.cc\/gx008ywr5\/IMG_3356.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/lpelrd9rd\/IMG_3278.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/iju00o6fd\/IMG_3290.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/gdzp6q0k9\/IMG_3302.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/ukfg1x8uh\/IMG_3303.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/lpelrerrt\/IMG_3305.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/4c4bcitvt\/IMG_3334.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/koed1t5i1\/IMG_3332.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.cc\/iwle6u1jt\/IMG_3336.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/9qd6eqf.jpg\",<br>\"http:\/\/gifmaker.me\/files\/download\/home\/20180424\/17\/M7rXHrKQRi8ya9phVX7EFV\/output_P1q1fY.gif\",<br>\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UOUY6uO.png\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/0x0\/https:\/\/ipfs.busy.org\/ipfs\/QmSKT3AhEpV8JXA2eaE1HQPogXev5rzG4uxMzTi3ieE3Tc\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmWJLBUEQKrsCFYNSpzTSiRPbR8AT45ZpwbjgCX5ucQaDN\/image.png\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/sola.ai\/papa_pepper\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemit.com\/translation\/@papa-pepper\/operation-translation-now-under-construction-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-help\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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