Oh my goodness, they slither. But wonder how they survive in their native habitat.
Vicki
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson
>
>
> No, they are rough but their skin is pocked like it has thousand of very
> tiny holes. Some snakes are smoother than these, as I said, and these were
> in no way slimy feeling. The longer and larger snake was about 3 inches
> around and as I said, their skin, for both of them, was dry. A fish just
> caught is slimier but if it were dry, a snake's skin is sort of scaly but
> they don't have scales.
>
> Phil.
> Living His Name
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson
>
>
> > What did they feel like? A broom? Shivers!
> >
> > Vicki
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:07 pm
> > Subject: Re: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Vicki,
> >>
> >> These two different snakes were dry skinned so they didn't feel anything
> >> like I figured.
> >>
> >> Phil.
> >> Living His Name
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:15 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson
> >>
> >>
> >> > What a special party. Sounds like you all had show and tell and lots of
> >> > fun. Uh those snakes. Ew! Would have touch everything else but those
> >> > slitheries.
> >> >
> >> > Vicki
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:22 pm
> >> > Subject: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Saturday, just past, we had a very unusual birthday party for Elijah,
> >> >> one
> >> >> of our grandsons that is adopted by my youngest 31 year old Son,
> >> >> Everett.
> >> >> I call him Lee, that is, my grandson, some call him Eli, while others
> >> >> use
> >> >> his full name of Elijah. He is 10 years old now. Lee is part
> >> >> American
> >> >> Indian, part Black, and part Mexican. He has a Mo hawk hair cut and
> >> >> when
> >> >> he started at his new public school, he was the only Mo Hawk in the
> >> >> school. Within weeks, more than a half a dozen boys got the same hair
> >> >> cut. My wife and I paid for a pet store to bring about 10 animals to
> >> >> the
> >> >> house to be held and petted and we had a houseful of people at my
> >> >> son's
> >> >> home in back of our house on Saturday. Besides all the kids, we had
> >> >> other relatives and friends. The man from the pet store, and his
> >> >> partner, came and set up the holding boxes and put on quite a show for
> >> >> over an hour. He taught us about each animal, where it was from, what
> >> >> they ate, and how they protected themselves in the wild. We felt,
> >> >> saw,
> >> >> and held each animal. Some are quite exotic, too. Well, I'd say they
> >> >> all were exotic. A couple were North American, some were South
> >> >> American,
> >> >> some were from Australia and one was from Asia. I can't remember the
> >> >> names of each specie but he started out with two different sizes of
> >> >> snakes; one small and one large. The MC, Master of Ceremonies, had
> >> >> Lee
> >> >> stand in front of everybody, eyes closed, and he would put each animal
> >> >> in
> >> >> his hands before he could open his eyes again. The first little stake
> >> >> the MC put into Lee's short sleeved shirt and the little guy crawled
> >> >> around until he came out the bottom of his shirt as the man told us
> >> >> about
> >> >> him. No, none of the creatures would bite unless you tried to hurt
> >> >> them.
> >> >> Some of you may have heard of Sugar Gliders. They are about the size
> >> >> and
> >> >> color, to some degree, of a chipmunk but when they stretch out their
> >> >> arms
> >> >> and back legs, webbing comes out and they literally glide through the
> >> >> air. They live in trees, I forget where, and eat much of what parrots
> >> >> and other wild birds eat. From the top of a tall tree, they have been
> >> >> recorded to glide up to 900 feet or three football fields in length.
> >> >> You
> >> >> can buy them here in stores as pets but they recommend buying two
> >> >> because
> >> >> they are so gregarious, they will die from loneliness so they don't
> >> >> recommend them for people not at home most of the time. Another one
> >> >> of
> >> >> the unusual animals were two different lizards. One walked on his
> >> >> hind
> >> >> feet but the other on 4 legs. We held a scorpion in the palms of our
> >> >> hands and also a tarantula. There was a critter of the monitor family
> >> >> which lives in the jungle and is larger than our little dogs; much
> >> >> larger. When they get older, they eat animals brought down by lions
> >> >> during their hunts with their super sharp teeth. If a lion gives them
> >> >> any trouble, they have a whip like tail which they use to slap a lion
> >> >> across the eyes and face and it is so painful, most lions leave their
> >> >> pray to this animal. It is related to the Komodo Dragon from the
> >> >> orient.
> >> >> The man said that his friend has one that isn't so friendly and one of
> >> >> his buddies came over and got too close to the thing and the animal
> >> >> whipped his friend with it's tail and even wearing jeans, his friend
> >> >> had
> >> >> to get 14 stitches. His body felt lizard like to me when the guy let
> >> >> Sandy and I feel him. Then there was the huge frog like animal. He
> >> >> doesn't hop but he was huge. They eat both insects and small animals;
> >> >> even rabbits, rats, and mice. His belly was damp and felt like large
> >> >> balls of jello while his back felt rough. When it gets hot and dry,
> >> >> they
> >> >> dig a round hole and sit in it. There back spreads out and he is
> >> >> completely hidden from pray. This is when the fat belly he has
> >> >> discharges moisture so he doesn't over heat. They feet by just
> >> >> staying
> >> >> in the little whole and they then use only their very long tongue to
> >> >> grab
> >> >> food walking too close. He was heavy, too, at least 10 pounds but
> >> >> they
> >> >> grow much larger. All in all, it was quite the birthday party.
> >> >>
> >> >> Phil.
> >> >> Living His Name
> >> >>
> >> >> Saturday, just past, we had a very unusual birthday party for Elijah,
> >> >> one
> >> >> of our grandsons that is adopted by my youngest 31 year old Son,
> >> >> Everett.
> >> >> I call him Lee, that is, my grandson, some call him Eli, while others
> >> >> use
> >> >> his full name of Elijah. He is 10 years old now. Lee is part
> >> >> American
> >> >> Indian, part Black, and part Mexican. He has a Mo hawk hair cut and
> >> >> when
> >> >> he started at his new public school, he was the only Mo Hawk in the
> >> >> school. Within weeks, more than a half a dozen boys got the same hair
> >> >> cut. My wife and I paid for a pet store to bring about 10 animals to
> >> >> the
> >> >> house to be held and petted and we had a houseful of people at my
> >> >> son's
> >> >> home in back of our house on Saturday. Besides all the kids, we had
> >> >> other relatives and friends. The man from the pet store, and his
> >> >> partner, came and set up the holding boxes and put on quite a show for
> >> >> over an hour. He taught us about each animal, where it was from, what
> >> >> they ate, and how they protected themselves in the wild. We felt,
> >> >> saw,
> >> >> and held each animal. Some are quite exotic, too. Well, I'd say they
> >> >> all were exotic. A couple were North American, some were South
> >> >> American,
> >> >> some were from Australia and one was from Asia. I can't remember the
> >> >> names of each specie but he started out with two different sizes of
> >> >> snakes; one small and one large. The MC, Master of Ceremonies, had
> >> >> Lee
> >> >> stand in front of everybody, eyes closed, and he would put each animal
> >> >> in
> >> >> his hands before he could open his eyes again. The first little stake
> >> >> the MC put into Lee's short sleeved shirt and the little guy crawled
> >> >> around until he came out the bottom of his shirt as the man told us
> >> >> about
> >> >> him. No, none of the creatures would bite unless you tried to hurt
> >> >> them.
> >> >> Some of you may have heard of Sugar Gliders. They are about the size
> >> >> and
> >> >> color, to some degree, of a chipmunk but when they stretch out their
> >> >> arms
> >> >> and back legs, webbing comes out and they literally glide through the
> >> >> air. They live in trees, I forget where, and eat much of what parrots
> >> >> and other wild birds eat. From the top of a tall tree, they have been
> >> >> recorded to glide up to 900 feet or three football fields in length.
> >> >> You
> >> >> can buy them here in stores as pets but they recommend buying two
> >> >> because
> >> >> they are so gregarious, they will die from loneliness so they don't
> >> >> recommend them for people not at home most of the time. Another one
> >> >> of
> >> >> the unusual animals were two different lizards. One walked on his
> >> >> hind
> >> >> feet but the other on 4 legs. We held a scorpion in the palms of our
> >> >> hands and also a tarantula. There was a critter of the monitor family
> >> >> which lives in the jungle and is larger than our little dogs; much
> >> >> larger. When they get older, they eat animals brought down by lions
> >> >> during their hunts with their super sharp teeth. If a lion gives them
> >> >> any trouble, they have a whip like tail which they use to slap a lion
> >> >> across the eyes and face and it is so painful, most lions leave their
> >> >> pray to this animal. It is related to the Komodo Dragon from the
> >> >> orient.
> >> >> The man said that his friend has one that isn't so friendly and one of
> >> >> his buddies came over and got too close to the thing and the animal
> >> >> whipped his friend with it's tail and even wearing jeans, his friend
> >> >> had
> >> >> to get 14 stitches. His body felt lizard like to me when the guy let
> >> >> Sandy and I feel him. Then there was the huge frog like animal. He
> >> >> doesn't hop but he was huge. They eat both insects and small animals;
> >> >> even rabbits, rats, and mice. His belly was damp and felt like large
> >> >> balls of jello while his back felt rough. When it gets hot and dry,
> >> >> they
> >> >> dig a round hole and sit in it. There back spreads out and he is
> >> >> completely hidden from pray. This is when the fat belly he has
> >> >> discharges moisture so he doesn't over heat. They feet by just
> >> >> staying
> >> >> in the little whole and they then use only their very long tongue to
> >> >> grab
> >> >> food walking too close. He was heavy, too, at least 10 pounds but
> >> >> they
> >> >> grow much larger. All in all, it was quite the birthday party.
> >> >>
> >> >> Phil.
> >> >> Living His Name
> >> >
> >
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