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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 06 Jun 2003 Pond life Friday June 6, 2003 face=Arial color=#0000ff The Guardian The frogs spawned very successfully in our garden and my partner and myself were concerned at the fate of the large number of tadpoles. She phoned the RSPCA and asked the lady who answered if she could advise on any potential homes for tadpoles in the Bristol area. The reply from the RSPCA was: "Tadpoles, are they birds?" My partner replied: "No, they're baby frogs!" The RSPCA lady then said: "No, sorry, I can't help you." I don't think we'll be troubling the RSPCA again on matters of wildlife concern. But does anyone know of any homes for now somewhat larger tadpoles in the Bristol area? Prof Richard P Evershed Organic geochemistry unit, University of Bristol face=Arial color=#0000ff r.p.evershed@bristol.ac.uk Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416  View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 06 Jun 2003 Ha! Here's another... When I lived in Brookwood I met an old lady on the common while out looking at snakes. "What are you doing?", she asked. "Oh , looking for snakes ",was my reply. She then went on to tell me about a snake that was in her back garden earlier that year. "I didn't know what it was ", she said,"so I phoned the RSPCA. I discribed it to them and they told me it was an Adder". "did they send someone out to move it for you?" I asked . "No...they said to get my husband to hit it with a shovel" . Alan O-> O+> |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 06 Jun 2003 OR! Who remembers that episode of 'Animal H-H-H-Hospital' with Rolfy 'have you guessed what it is yet' Harris? The RSPCA were called out to a deserted flat where someone had reported hearing a snake loose. They approach the door , a male and female officer and force the door open . You can immeadiately hear what sounds like a rattlesnake. The male officer turns to the camera and say's, "Well just incase it is a snake i'd better put on some protection before I enter". Next ... he pulls on a pair of rubber washing up gloves and a pair of wellies
Anyway .. turns out it was a showerhead hanging in the bath periodicly giving out spurts of water. So.. he was dressed appropriately after all! Alan O-> O+> |
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Martin Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 87 View other posts by Martin |
Posted: 07 Jun 2003 The suggestion of shooting red ears sticks in my mind.... Martin. |
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Mike Senior Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 74  View other posts by Mike |
Posted: 09 Jun 2003 Yup, me too. Brickfields Park FREE 25th Anniversary Funday, 4th July 2010. Wildlife, Farm Animals, games, quizzes, refreshments and more. Fun for all. See - http://www.brickfieldspark.org/dates.htm |
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!!!!!!. (Nice move my man
they trained you well .. there's noooo way a crote is going to get through those mr muscley type wubbewy gloves, and those wellies? Yep , your safe as houses my friend