While the cardinal can leave some who crawl in and get caught become permanent guests. This cottonmouth crawled in for a visit a couple of years ago on a warm summer day and after scaring a couple dozen guests was captured by an alert caretaker and after a period of isolation is now on display. For those who don't know cottonmouths are nasty snakes with very bad attitudes. They are quite territorial and in fact I had one come after me one time back in Georgetown, South Carolina. My granddad, after hearing about it, said I probably got to close to her nest. Out of all of God's creatures I cannot stand these animals. I like gators better than them and that is saying a lot. |
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Looks like it was a fun day. Our own Melbourne Zoo has an enclosure you can walk through but on the day we walked through i was disappointed to see somebody trying to feed a LIGHTED CIGARETTE to a red kangaroo, this idiot was dobbed in and thrown out.
You need to take lessons on smiling from Miss Wiggles. She's cute. The birds are cute too.
Beach, you have a lovely smile. :-)
Looks like you had a great day out. Some nice photos, mate.
All the best, buddy!!
Very cute. I know your a great DAD.
Hey I just wanted to stop by and wish you and yours a very Happy New Year!!!
Tim and Melissa
The picture of Miss Wiggles and the lorikeets is priceless. Glad you enjoyed the zoo - Riverbanks Zoo is a cool place. We did not go often enough when we lived there.
I KNOW why you are not smiling and why the bird is doing what it has been doing... you are holding sugar water. Wrong. Have you tried holding beer instead?
Windsmoke: We had an issue with a couple of rednecks one time determined to flip over a large turtle. They were thrown out with the cops waiting for them at the entrance.
Liberality: LOL!!! I'm just a mean SOB.
David: Its suppose to rain tomorrow and Wiggles and I are going back for another visit. Mainly because I can't fathom my daughter watching anymore of Spongebob. If I hear that song one more time my head will explode.
Tim: Can't tell Wiggles I'm a good dad right now, I put her to bed very early for not eating her dinner.
Pixel: A beer? May have to try that one. If it works the lorikeets and I will really be friends.
I have been to zoo's all over the world. Some great. Some shameful, for the way they display & care for their animals. [Prisoners get bigger & better "cells".]
That written ... I felt the Riverbanks Zoo was one of the better zoo's. Very progressive & "animal friendly". The landscaping of the entire facility is good too.
My behind-the-scenes-tour of the Reptile House & Aquarium was alone worth the entire(great)trip to South Carolina.
Some of the best times the kids and I had was going to the St. Louis Zoo. I'm anxious for Summer to get here so I can take my granddaughter.
God bless Marlin Perkins.
Bill: It surprises me that South Carolina could have such a "progressive" zoo when the rest of the state has a hard time leaving the 19th century behind.
Truth: We usually don't go in the summer. Its very overcrowded and the animals are not very active because of the heat and humidity. In the summer we do the South Carolina State Museum which is awesome. Did a few posts with pictures on it a couple of times.
thanks for taking us along. love the golden frog, what a bright thing. your description of the ostrich's marital spat cracked me up. been to a lorikeet enclosure on a field trip with a crew of elementary kids. that was "loads" of fun...yeah little kids screaming about bird poop...hahahah. but they are gorgeous and under more controlled circumstances, fun.
The bird "Business" I take issues with are the business of seagulls. I am positive they use it as a weapon. Bastards.
And regarding smiles - a frown is nothing but a smile turned right side up.
Lime: Sort of bothered me with the Ostriches fighting, bird dude seemed to enjoy it.
It was another rainy day today and Wiggles and went back to the zoo and into the lorikeet enclosure. Yes, I will be washing my hat again.
Mike: I ain't big on seagulls either. Those living inland are even worse. Had a brand new 1984 Camaro once and the flying bastards dive bombed me to the point my paint job was ruined.
What a great day out, made better by no crowds! :)
When the kangaroo army begins marching across the land to turn the tables on its human captors, I know which state to blame.
Funniest part about Grand Cayman is that when the iguana is certified extinct, at least 87% of the places and 96% of the cheap plastic tourist crap sold on the island will be iguana related.
I'm with you on the cottonmouth's. They are mean and nasty creatures. Bird poop on the head doesn't sound like anything I would enjoy, but for a parrothead like yourself, I guess there are worse things. Thanks for the tour of your zoo. :)
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Akelamalu: It was really nice, if we are lucky enough to have a snow day over a weekend she and I will be hitting that one as well.
Randal: Truthfully, the 'roos are already vastly more intelligent than most people in this state.
LOL!!! Dammit, what you said about the iguana makes a lot of sense. Got to love those capitalist pigs.
What I wrote hold true, I can seriously see myself hanging out with my iguana buddy, smoking good dope, and listening Marley.
Low and Slow: Welcome! For soem reason I think of several people everytime I see that damn snake. Usually its old girlfriends and my mom-in-law but I won't say anymore than that. Adding you to my blogroll.
Good Afternoon Bum!
What an excellent set of photo's ... and of course ... I have alway's loved the Zoo. Impressive shot's I may add, both with you and your daughter endividually with the parrot's gathering with ya'll. I bet though that Columbia is really a beautiful town and area from what I have gathered.
Take Care Bud!
BTW ... when I seen your face close up ... I sware ... you have a twin here in Dallas .... his name is Brad ... and he is a friend of mine and also a business associate for at least 4 year's now.
Those are some awesome pictures, double b......Hey, I hear that those dang kangaroos are some pretty decent fighters. Maybe we could enlist a few of them to kick some of that reactionary butt down there; USC grads, especially......Go Clemson!!
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