cults_sheep Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'll have a hunt on my computer for the pics but some tenants in a flat in Gorgie (yes, Gorgie in Edinburgh) emailed me pictures of a big snake coming out of their toilet a few years back. Turns out it was a corn snake - harmless enough but still a proper big snake. Did it look like this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock001 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'll have a hunt on my computer for the pics but some tenants in a flat in Gorgie (yes, Gorgie in Edinburgh) emailed me pictures of a big snake coming out of their toilet a few years back. Turns out it was a corn snake - harmless enough but still a proper big snake. Gay lad, works in pharmaceuticals? Either that or there may have been a spate of gorgie toilet invasions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Chinese students - they took pics of it rising out of the bog. It was on Wheatfield road in March 2009. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 i Have held a snake before and it did not bother me in the slightest, try and get me to hold even a house spider and it is a different story. My missus is a proper arachnaphobe - screams the house down and runs a mile when she sees one and starts perspiring and getting goosepimples. She somehow plucked up the courage to hold that tarantula the other day as well. No idea how she managed it considering the state she gets herself into at the site of a house spider. She probably couldn't see what was happening right enough with the waterfall of sweat that was gushing into her eyes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock001 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Chinese students - they took pics of it rising out of the bog. It was on Wheatfield road in March 2009. In that case I can confirm that this isn't an isolated incident. Gorgie is infested with snakes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 "The highly venomous arachnid also has five-centimetre fangs. But in good news, even if it bites you, “a chicken can probably do more damage,” Naskrecki said." So Mr Narecki where's the proof? http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/puppysized-spider-shocks-scientist-in-rainforest/story-fnjwkt0b-1227096774572 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 strangely enough I'm not so scared of the large tarantula type spiders or even the f*ck-off huge bird eating one, it's the 2 to 3 inch buggers that I find icky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 "The highly venomous arachnid also has five-centimetre fangs. But in good news, even if it bites you, a chicken can probably do more damage, Naskrecki said." So Mr Narecki where's the proof? http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/puppysized-spider-shocks-scientist-in-rainforest/story-fnjwkt0b-1227096774572 The most fascinating thing about that story is the fact that the guy can turn on the light in the rainforest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'll have a hunt on my computer for the pics but some tenants in a flat in Gorgie (yes, Gorgie in Edinburgh) emailed me pictures of a big snake coming out of their toilet a few years back. Turns out it was a corn snake - harmless enough but still a proper big snake. No the same incident but http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20423399 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 The most fascinating thing about that story is the fact that the guy can turn on the light in the rainforest. It's from the Murdoch press where anything is possible, except quite often the truth!. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey guys, here's a picture of me holding a tarantula in Butterfly World today you bunch of blouses. You seem to have big hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 "The highly venomous arachnid also has five-centimetre fangs. But in good news, even if it bites you, “a chicken can probably do more damage,” Naskrecki said." So Mr Narecki where's the proof? http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/puppysized-spider-shocks-scientist-in-rainforest/story-fnjwkt0b-1227096774572 I think I'll take my chances with the chicken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 i Have held a snake before and it did not bother me in the slightest, try and get me to hold even a house spider and it is a different story. Snakes are cool, especially when they move and you can feel all their muscles move in that weird way. I've no idea why folk expect them to be slimy though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Snakes are cool, especially when they move and you can feel all their muscles move in that weird way. I've no idea why folk expect them to be slimy though. They are not cool when one of them is slithering over the path just in front of you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Why the F*CK did you go back??? My wife's sister lives there and she makes me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 You seem to have big hands. I actually have tiny hands. That is the worlds smallest tarantula that cannot be seen with the naked eye. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 i Have held a snake before and it did not bother me in the slightest, try and get me to hold even a house spider and it is a different story. Same mate. I'm starting to like spiders now. Let one run across my arm the other night. Next year i want to hold a tarantula to overcome my fear of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Mentioned this thread at work, and got told that one time a few years back a car went into the garage we use for MOTs. It was an old pick up some rich b*****d had been using to cut about his holiday home. And he'd decided to bring it over. MOT tester went underneath, and between the rear axle, shockers and floor of the car was a huge web with thick strands youd struggle to break with your hands. It was passed within seconds and parked outside incase whatever behemoth lived under there decided to go hunting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hmmm... our car recently failed it's MOT (minor thing) so placing a fake web made of rope underneath would save us having to take the bus to the shops in the wind you say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hmmm... our car recently failed it's MOT (minor thing) so placing a fake web made of rope underneath would save us having to take the bus to the shops in the wind you say? If the tester values his life, yes. So you've a 50/50 chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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