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Post by steveinthecity on Jun 2, 2017 14:35:45 GMT -8
Apparently "spider" means something different in American slanguage. no,photobuckets being a pain in my arse  Scary!!! |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jun 2, 2017 14:39:10 GMT -8
we ar down to ten actually.They are pretty chillaxed creatures.Just don't mess with a few of them ,as they are nasty buggers when irritated.
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Post by steveinthecity on Jun 2, 2017 15:12:44 GMT -8
we ar down to ten actually.They are pretty chillaxed creatures.Just don't mess with a few of them ,as they are nasty buggers when irritated. I've never actually had a captive spider, but I can only imagine I'd feed it, observe it, or avoid it. At what point does one irritate the thing? I've only ever been around small snakes, so the Spider thing is new to me. |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jun 2, 2017 15:28:01 GMT -8
Some of them can be handled.We have one that is an absolute darling,but why bug her?The 'old world' spiders are generally the nasty ones.We have two 'baboon' tarantulas from Sri Lanka I don't eff with at ALL.Vicious,beautiful creatures.We had one tarantula from Brazil,Ramona,that was bigger than a dinner plate,about an eight inch leg span each side.I would let her do the aliens baby thing on my face.She died of old age,we figure she was about thirty.
Once we found a black widow in some grapes when Arden was working at the local,grocer.Lived about three years.
Another time someone from Montreal dropped us off an Australian funnel web spider.I hated it..it was deadly poisonous and very ill tempered,but,live and let live.
We water ours with a turkey baster,so as to not antagonize and be safer than sorry.I've been bit(stupid) and it hurt..but most times the toxins are very low.The Sri Lankans are fairly dangerous...
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Post by steveinthecity on Jun 2, 2017 15:35:29 GMT -8
Some of them can be handled.We have one that is an absolute darling,but why bug her?The 'old world' spiders are generally the nasty ones.We have two 'baboon' tarantulas from Sri Lanka I don't eff with at ALL.Vicious,beautiful creatures.We had one tarantula from Brazil,Ramona,that was bigger than a dinner plate,about an eight inch leg span each side.I would let her do the aliens baby thing on my face.She died of old age,we figure she was about thirty. Once we found a black widow in some grapes when Arden was working at the local,grocer.Lived about three years. Another time someone from Montreal dropped us off an Australian funnel web spider.I hated it..it was deadly poisonous and very ill tempered,but,live and let live. We water ours with a turkey baster,so as to not antagonize and be safer than sorry.I've been bit(stupid) and it hurt..but most times the toxins are very low.The Sri Lankans are fairly dangerous... I'm fascinated, but prolly too timid to ever have any on my own. I was bitten by a small snake once, and while it wasn't awful, I want to avoid anything similar happening. |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jun 2, 2017 15:38:02 GMT -8
Our ball python is about six feet long.She bit me once,the  .Her name is Nedra,Arden backwards,as she was brought into the house without me knowing or wanting.Not a huge fan of snakes. |
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Jun 2, 2017 16:26:23 GMT -8
I've kept Central California jumping spiders as pets. They get pretty big there. Fascinating to watch them hunt flies and each other (which wasn't part of the plan).
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Post by Bats on Jun 3, 2017 1:47:57 GMT -8
Some of them can be handled.We have one that is an absolute darling,but why bug her?The 'old world' spiders are generally the nasty ones.We have two 'baboon' tarantulas from Sri Lanka I don't eff with at ALL.Vicious,beautiful creatures.We had one tarantula from Brazil,Ramona,that was bigger than a dinner plate,about an eight inch leg span each side.I would let her do the aliens baby thing on my face.She died of old age,we figure she was about thirty. Once we found a black widow in some grapes when Arden was working at the local,grocer.Lived about three years. Another time someone from Montreal dropped us off an Australian funnel web spider.I hated it..it was deadly poisonous and very ill tempered,but,live and let live. We water ours with a turkey baster,so as to not antagonize and be safer than sorry.I've been bit(stupid) and it hurt..but most times the toxins are very low.The Sri Lankans are fairly dangerous... I'm fascinated, but prolly too timid to ever have any on my own. I was bitten by a small snake once, and while it wasn't awful, I want to avoid anything similar happening. An old friend of mine used to keep garter snakes... She never had a problem handling them until one day one of them bit her as she was putting their food out. This thing latched on and wouldn't let go! She had to prise its jaw apart just to get the fangs out of her hand. After that, the snakes were "relocated", shall we say. There's two lessons to be learnt from that story... 1) Don't keep snakes. 2) Don't bite the hand that feeds. |
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Post by Jeffro on Jun 3, 2017 4:17:04 GMT -8
Somewhat veering off topic, but still spider-centric. I don't harm or kill spiders unless they're running roughshod throughout my bathroom or something and I'm concerned with bites or the doggone things are the size of an Oreo cookie or whatever. I've always had a belief that spiders keep away other pests and are "good luck". Me too, when it's at all possible. I toss them outside and say, "There, now get that cricket". I'm with you guys. Spiders help keep other critters away. When my wife and daughter are telling me to kill the spider, I'm trying to catch it and release it outside. |
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Jun 3, 2017 8:28:30 GMT -8
Besides, one of them might give us our first super hero.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jun 3, 2017 8:31:19 GMT -8
I'm fascinated, but prolly too timid to ever have any on my own. I was bitten by a small snake once, and while it wasn't awful, I want to avoid anything similar happening. An old friend of mine used to keep garter snakes... She never had a problem handling them until one day one of them bit her as she was putting their food out. This thing latched on and wouldn't let go! She had to prise its jaw apart just to get the fangs out of her hand. After that, the snakes were "relocated", shall we say. There's two lessons to be learnt from that story... 1) Don't keep snakes. 2) Don't bite the hand that feeds. As kids, we made a little money by hunting snakes and lizards and then selling them to Andy's Pet Shop. One time I found an ENORMOUS gopher snake sunning himself on the dirt path next to the railroad tracks. He was easily six feet long and super thick. I stepped on his neck, picked him up and pushed him into my bag. He was pissed and was thrashing around in there. When I got to the pet shop I warned the guy, but he gave me that 'you're just a little kid and I'm an expert on snakes' attitude. He stuck his hand in the bag and was immediately bitten in that soft fleshy area between the thumb and the forefinger. He screamed and yanked his hand out with the snake firmly attached. There was blood everywhere. My friend and I waited until we were paid, but as soon as we got outside we laughed our asses off. That story became local lore. Just remembered...one time I made some serious cash on a green racer snake. |
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Post by Stu on Jun 3, 2017 9:00:25 GMT -8
An old friend of mine used to keep garter snakes... She never had a problem handling them until one day one of them bit her as she was putting their food out. This thing latched on and wouldn't let go! She had to prise its jaw apart just to get the fangs out of her hand. After that, the snakes were "relocated", shall we say. There's two lessons to be learnt from that story... 1) Don't keep snakes. 2) Don't bite the hand that feeds. As kids, we made a little money by hunting snakes and lizards and then selling them to Andy's Pet Shop. One time I found an ENORMOUS gopher snake sunning himself on the dirt path next to the railroad tracks. He was easily six feet long and super thick. I stepped on his neck, picked him up and pushed him into my bag. He was pissed and was thrashing around in there. When I got to the pet shop I warned the guy, but he gave me that 'you're just a little kid and I'm an expert on snakes' attitude. He stuck his hand in the bag and was immediately bitten in that soft fleshy area between the thumb and the forefinger. He screamed and yanked his hand out with the snake firmly attached. There was blood everywhere. My friend and I waited until we were paid, but as soon as we got outside we laughed our asses off. That story became local lore. Just remembered...one time I made some serious cash on a green racer snake. Hey, there's a coincidence, I had a red tailed green racer when I was a kid. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jun 3, 2017 9:17:07 GMT -8
As kids, we made a little money by hunting snakes and lizards and then selling them to Andy's Pet Shop. One time I found an ENORMOUS gopher snake sunning himself on the dirt path next to the railroad tracks. He was easily six feet long and super thick. I stepped on his neck, picked him up and pushed him into my bag. He was pissed and was thrashing around in there. When I got to the pet shop I warned the guy, but he gave me that 'you're just a little kid and I'm an expert on snakes' attitude. He stuck his hand in the bag and was immediately bitten in that soft fleshy area between the thumb and the forefinger. He screamed and yanked his hand out with the snake firmly attached. There was blood everywhere. My friend and I waited until we were paid, but as soon as we got outside we laughed our asses off. That story became local lore. Just remembered...one time I made some serious cash on a green racer snake. Hey, there's a coincidence, I had a red tailed green racer when I was a kid. They're really pretty. Super fast too...as the name implies. |
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Post by Bats on Jun 3, 2017 11:07:31 GMT -8
An old friend of mine used to keep garter snakes... She never had a problem handling them until one day one of them bit her as she was putting their food out. This thing latched on and wouldn't let go! She had to prise its jaw apart just to get the fangs out of her hand. After that, the snakes were "relocated", shall we say. There's two lessons to be learnt from that story... 1) Don't keep snakes. 2) Don't bite the hand that feeds. As kids, we made a little money by hunting snakes and lizards and then selling them to Andy's Pet Shop. One time I found an ENORMOUS gopher snake sunning himself on the dirt path next to the railroad tracks. He was easily six feet long and super thick. I stepped on his neck, picked him up and pushed him into my bag. He was pissed and was thrashing around in there. When I got to the pet shop I warned the guy, but he gave me that 'you're just a little kid and I'm an expert on snakes' attitude. He stuck his hand in the bag and was immediately bitten in that soft fleshy area between the thumb and the forefinger. He screamed and yanked his hand out with the snake firmly attached. There was blood everywhere. My friend and I waited until we were paid, but as soon as we got outside we laughed our asses off. That story became local lore. Just remembered...one time I made some serious cash on a green racer snake. That's right where my friend was bitten! |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jun 3, 2017 11:16:56 GMT -8
there's an itch that seems on the inside...can't get to it!!!
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.Her name is Nedra,Arden backwards,as she was brought into the house without me knowing or wanting.Not a huge fan of snakes.
