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[Xue Sheng]

Not quite true- they closely resemble the sheep and rabbit bitten pasturelands of the south downs. You're right though, they shouldn't be stuck into north America

Different grass in those psturelands

 

[Prince_Alarming]

And so you have finally discovered, through diligent repetition, the secret to becoming a grandmaster.

Diligent repetition, I take it, is the secret?

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Different grass in those psturelands

Ah, OK. I mean, the south downs would have loads of different species, plus weeds I suppose. Or would have done in the past. Left to its own devices i.e. uncared for, it's actually quite a diverse habitat. You could mention this to your missus?

Did you fight the lawn and the lawn won?

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

They have lats water Crocs in Florida, and alligators are not pussy cats, not as aggressive as a Nile Croc, but I am not going near one if I don't have too

I have cared for several species of crocodilians and I can tell you that American Alligators are by far the least aggressive. Even small Caiman can be far more dangerous than an acclimated alligator. I have handled 6 ft alligators that were as tame as a dog, come when you call them, and loved to be scrubbed with a brush.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

They have lats water Crocs in Florida, and alligators are not pussy cats, not as aggressive as a Nile Croc, but I am not going near one if I don't have too

There are no Saltwater crocodiles in the US. It’s a species unto itself. We have the American crocodile which maybe found near salt water but that’s not the same thing by magnitudes.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

There are no Saltwater crocodiles in the US. It’s a species unto itself. We have the American crocodile which maybe found near salt water but that’s not the same thing by magnitudes.

What about those big fiddlestickers that were around in the mesozoic though? They must have been FEARSOME.

Spent today making hay the old fashioned way with a scythe, a rake and a pitchfork. I love it. Beautiful smell, gorgeous scenery...

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

True, but getting bit by an Eastern Coral Snake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, or Western Diamondback Rattlesnake...is no walk in the park

Your chances of being bitten by a coral snake is near zero. Your chances of dying from a Crotalid pit viper ( rattlesnake ) are slim with a very few exceptions about 1/600 last I checked. Your may very well wish you had died because of the hemotoxic effects, I have witnessed the effects of a wet bite first hand. I worked with venomous snakes for several years. A friend of mine became a venom toxicologist. I have good information resources in this regard. I taught snake avoidance classes for dogs as a side gig using live rattlesnakes. I’ve handled hundreds of them over the years and they vary widely in personality.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

True, but getting bit by an Eastern Coral Snake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, or Western Diamondback Rattlesnake...is no walk in the park

Exactly 1 coral snake fatality since 1967.

 

[Flying Crane]

There are no Saltwater crocodiles in the US. It’s a species unto itself. We have the American crocodile which maybe found near salt water but that’s not the same thing by magnitudes.

Salt water croc, estuary at Port Douglas, Queensland Australia

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Salt water croc, estuary at Port Douglas, Queensland Australia

These guys will eat you!

 

[HighKick]

Lawns, like you see at a home, appear nowhere in nature. They are a human construct

I agree as gas the meticulously mowed lawn bit for me nothing is prettier than a beautiful field is fescue which is the most common lawn grass in the south and likely the eastern U.S.