On Jul 18, 11:28 am, daveparks <daveparks...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Black widows? Yikes.
>
> We don't have many spiders; the "long-legged" kind hang out around the
> inside of our garage light - and I don't remember the last time I even
> saw a cockroach - mostly I guess, due to the little pink geckos and
> green lizards that are all over the place. Seriously, the green
> 'chameleon' types hang out during the day, displaying the bright red
> underside of their mouths - but once the sun goes down, they go 'in'
> and 'out' come the pink/brownish geckos. I guess most insects don't
> stand a chance.
>
> A few other "visitors" of the reptile family we've encountered
> recently have been these bad boys;http://tinyurl.com/56b3z7http://tinyurl.com/6kseb3
>
> Those are two photos of the same one - but I've found a total of four
> exactly like this one, in our flower beds and lawn; plus two very
> large adults ( 'bout 2lbs or so and 9"-10" in length) on my driveway.
> Best I can figure, one came up from a nearby golf course water-hazard
> and laid eggs somewhere in my landscaping - I've looked all over but
> haven't found hide nor hair of a nest.
>
> We rinsed the adults off with a garden hose and gave them a light
> scrubbing with an old toothbrush to remove some of the algae which had
> grown on their shell - the little ones get taken inside for a quick
> shave and a haircut before we walk them back out to the nearest water-
> hazard and release'em.
>
> Needless to say, I now do my yard in a full alert mode.
You know, don't you, that turtles are one of the main carriers of
salmonella. It's good you're taking care of them, but everyone
handling them or the brushes should definitely wash well with soap and
water afterwards.
N.
