>> Re: surly reptiles: I don't think that particular teacher knew just how aggressive snappers were. I'm guessing, looking back on her reaction, that she knew garden variety non-bitey turtles, box turtles or similar. I didn't know any better myself at that point, so. Ow. <<
Rural southerners damn well know, or should. But in cities or farther north, not so much, and snappers go farther afield than people think. We have them here in central Illinois. I saw one a few years ago at our local nature center, in the pond. The thing was nearly 3 feet from beak to tail-tip, alligator snapper, and I was on a deck. I still kept a sharp eye on it.
They're one of the inspiration species I used to make the Giant Sea Turtles of Torn World, who are known for biting arms or legs off the warsailors. Those are not as aggressive, but they compete for food and will get into fishing nets where they are very dangerous to remove.
>> Re: Easy city: Iiiiiii now want to see a couple folks having a marvelous time fitting in with the colorful city down thataway. You can probably intuit who. <<
Ask for whatever floats your boat, and I'll see what I can do.
>> I also want to meet more of the EC-Spoon regulars. <<
Let's see, so far we have the twins from "The Walking Trees," and Leapfrog from "To Save Those in Peril Upon It." One of their outreach people, Pointer, appears in an unpublished story, "Look Both Ways." I also know the three founders of Easy City and its SPOON base: Stormtreader, Mudslinger, and Lagniappe. If you read the Easy City posts by helgatwb then you'll see where we're going with them.
>> *marks calendar* This, and the discussion of another post, have solidified a prompt or three in my head. I'll be late due to work and travel delays, but I'll be there. <<
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Re: Yes...
Date: 2014-07-31 02:13 am (UTC)Rural southerners damn well know, or should. But in cities or farther north, not so much, and snappers go farther afield than people think. We have them here in central Illinois. I saw one a few years ago at our local nature center, in the pond. The thing was nearly 3 feet from beak to tail-tip, alligator snapper, and I was on a deck. I still kept a sharp eye on it.
They're one of the inspiration species I used to make the Giant Sea Turtles of Torn World, who are known for biting arms or legs off the warsailors. Those are not as aggressive, but they compete for food and will get into fishing nets where they are very dangerous to remove.
>> Re: Easy city: Iiiiiii now want to see a couple folks having a marvelous time fitting in with the colorful city down thataway. You can probably intuit who. <<
Ask for whatever floats your boat, and I'll see what I can do.
>> I also want to meet more of the EC-Spoon regulars. <<
Let's see, so far we have the twins from "The Walking Trees," and Leapfrog from "To Save Those in Peril Upon It." One of their outreach people, Pointer, appears in an unpublished story, "Look Both Ways." I also know the three founders of Easy City and its SPOON base: Stormtreader, Mudslinger, and Lagniappe. If you read the Easy City posts by
>> *marks calendar* This, and the discussion of another post, have solidified a prompt or three in my head. I'll be late due to work and travel delays, but I'll be there. <<
Yay! I look forward to seeing those.