Vicki,

I forget what the shorter snake ate but a lot of snakes eat insects and bugs 
of all types.  The larger snake lives under the huge jungle leaves in South 
America fallen from the towering overhead canopy .  He, as do many snake, 
use their flicking tongue to sense smells.  The bigger snake also used his 
body to sense ground vibration of possible approaching prey.  I think he 
lived on warm blood animals and they eat mice and small squirrels and the 
like.  I put my hand around him and closed my hand but not tight enough to 
hinder his movement.  You could feel his powerful muscles as his back 
muscles held up his head so he could swing it around to sense the smells in 
the room.  He doesn't eat humans and doesn't bite so it was safe, haha.  At 
least that's what the guy said who brought him over but it was the steely 
feeling of his powerful muscles that propelled him along that impressed me. 
I believe that large snake was blind or deaf or something.  Maybe Sandy 
remembers.  The family video tape the little 1 hour show and others took 
dozens and dozens of iPhone pictures and quickly put them on the family 
facebook network.  Sandy felt a live elephant once at the Denver zoo in 
about 1973 and that's something I never have done; I didn't want to get that 
close to an elephant and I still don't.  The elephant handler took Sandy out 
to see him and he said, "If I move, you move just as fast.  Ok?"  Sandy 
said, "I will," because she did that sort of things with cows and horses and 
the farm bull especially with her dad when he showed her the larger animals.

Phil.
Living His Name



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: Unique Birthday Party For Our Grandson


> 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
>> >> >
>> >
>