Tag Archives: Reptile

12-foot-long alligator strolls across South Carolina golf course, ignoring human onlookers

Posted on June 3, 2017 by The Great One

An encounter with this guy can certainly interrupt the flow of your day! TGO Refer to story below. Source: ABC DAVID CAPLAN Good Morning America June 3, 2017 <img alt=”” class=”StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WTgBFW00lFuIyifUqzaKNQ–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAwO2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.gma.com/ht_gator_dc_060317_16x9_992.jpg” itemprop=”url”/> South Carolina’s Fripp Island … Continue reading →

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Snake-handling Ky. pastor dies from snake bite

Posted on February 17, 2014 by The Great One

What a moron. It almost seems as if some people have a death wish. What could possibly be fulfilling about handling poisonous snakes? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) — A snake-handling pastor who appeared … Continue reading →

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Ophidiophobics beware: flying snakes have great aerodynamics

Posted on February 1, 2014 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By Will Dunham January 30, 2014 3:48 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This may be the last thing that anyone with a touch of ophidiophobia – fear of snakes – would want … Continue reading →

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Scientists say new dinosaur found in Utah is relative of T. rex

Posted on November 8, 2013 by The Great One

I can’t imagine what it must have been like with these huge reptiles roaming the earth. It would be so cool if Jurassic Park (the movie) could become reality. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters By Laila Kearney (Reuters) … Continue reading →

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What a whopper! Record 741-pound gator caught in Mississippi

Posted on September 11, 2013 by The Great One

What rednecks do for fun… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Yahoo News Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News  An alligator hunting record in Mississippi was broken for the third time in a week, wildlife officials there say, after the state’s heaviest … Continue reading →

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Police probe ‘killer’ python in urban Japan

Posted on April 17, 2012 by The Great One

Snakes have to be one of the “coolest” of all animals. Their ability to evolve in a manner that allows them not only to survive, but to thrive, makes them a real oddity in nature. That a reptile could lose … Continue reading →

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