Reptile Day on the South Buckinghamshire Light Railway

[Martino]

We had a reptile open day today. This guy getting 24v buzzView media item 1424Then a 2' long Crawfish Snake slithered acrossView media item 1426Then 'normal' runningView media item 1427View media item 1428View media item 1429

 

[jimmytrains_0]

Burnham Beeches has rare sand lizards, so your railway is true to life. I've seen them on the raised walk, sun bathing.

 

[Martino]

Ah, yes. I remember them Jimmy! ...and the adders. We don't have those here, and the crawfish snakes are harmless. Some of the others are a bit vicious, but they tend not to come into the garden.

Dozens of different lizards though.

 

[trammayo]

We have only two species of reptile here - one is a Newt and the other a Frog - St. Patrick supposedly banished snakes!

However, we suffer tremendously from slugs and snails (Gastropods I think), with vegetable growing a 'no-no'.

Captured on the camera a long while ago was this large one - if I'd switched the power on there would have a dead short (and snail or whatever it is!).



It put me off pickled Gherkins for life!

 

[owlpool]

What you need is a Croc

 

[Martino]

We have alligators here, but they're articulated too, aren't they?

 

[stockers]

We have only two species of reptile here - one is a Newt and the other a Frog - St. Patrick supposedly banished snakes!

However, we suffer tremendously from slugs and snails (Gastropods I think), with vegetable growing a 'no-no'.

Captured on the camera a long while ago was this large one - if I'd switched the power on there would have a dead short (and snail or whatever it is!).

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It put me off pickled Gherkins for life!

Try getting those out of the valve gear at ten o'clock at night!

 

[Rhinochugger]

Try getting those out of the valve gear at ten o'clock at night!

It's OK, I've never eaten them

 

[stockers]

Ha ha!