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Re: Dante's first rat!
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
When hunting season is here it seems the deer are more apt to come into town. Can't say I blame them. I can't verify that these were sick or elderly, but I've been
shocked to see large ones killed on the bypass (double lane fwy) & right in town on the biggest & busiest road we have (in front of Walmart & Coltons). Deer collisions
are not rare around here & even my next door neighbor had to replace his car after a collision.
Deer collisions are no joke..no matter the size
I almost hit a mule deer stag on the highway in MO, but luckily it cleared full over the hood of my car. If I didn't slam my brakes it would have went through my windshield. This was during breeding season, so that's something else to consider.
Like ball pythons, deer are crepuscular. So their eyesight is adapted to dim lighting. The sudden light emitting from a car is why they freeze in the road like they do. It literally blinds them.
That and because their eyes are set on the sides (peripheral vision), forward sight is restricted,...that's why you sometimes see them jump directly into cars, or even through her about them jumping through store windows. They partly see the reflection off the glass and misinterpret the blind spot.
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Last edited by Awesomethepossum; 09-12-2019 at 06:25 PM.
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He's looking really good! Beauty, good personality, AND an appetite...what more can you wish for?
Last edited by Bogertophis; 09-15-2019 at 11:11 AM.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: Dante's first rat!
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
He's looking really good! Beauty, good personality, AND an appetite...what more can you wish for?
More snakes.
1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog
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Re: Dante's first rat!
Originally Posted by Awesomethepossum
A small one anyway! The ones I worked with out west were the size of giant cats!
I'll tell ya..if I could have one as a pet, I would. Been a forbidden dream of mine for ages.
1.0 Pumpkin Pied BP, 0.1 Bearded dragon, 1.2 Leopard gecko, 0.1 Ornate Pacman Frog
I live in the middle of no where in Louisiana, my wife’s family is super back woods, my brother in law and his wife found a baby possum and kept it till it and I got to come over and hold it once. Let me tell you that was one of the coolest experiences ever, they are curious sweet little things. I loved every second of it and I’m upset I can’t find the photo on this stupid iPhone lol
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