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
> >> >
> >