OT: legless lizards...

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

No, we're not going to eat it.  Far too small to really supply some
good meat, IMO.  Although I hear they taste like chicken.

On 7/1/05, Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, I haven't read any other replies, but that looks like a snake to me.
> 
> A true legless lizard is a completely different thang.  They look like lizards...but without legs.
> I know, I ran over one with a lawnmower once and had a good look.  BTW this was in Australia.
> 
> But I reckon that's a snake.
> 
> Eat it yet?
> 
> Ron
> 
> --- Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ok, so who's into herpetological studies?
> >
> > My son came in this morning and said "Hey, I found a snake by Mike's
> > car."  Mom, who hates them with a passion (which is a surprise to me
> > as she loves watching shows about them) says "DON'T TOUCH IT!!!"
> >
> > Boy: I think it's dead because I poked it with a stick and it didn't move.
> >
> > Me: (thinking about something from last night) Was it behind one of my tires?
> >
> > Boy: Yes, right behind one of the back ones.  I moved it with the
> > stick so it wouldn't get hurt.
> >
> > Me: So that must have been the popping sound I heard last night when I
> > pulled in.
> >
> > Anyway, it is indeed dead.  It's a wee lil bugger.  Anyone care to
> > help me identify it?  I did some looking online, but it's very hard to
> > find good pictures of snakes.  For the record, it should be a species
> > native to central Maryland.
> >
> > Links to pic:
> > http://www.cqcshoppe.com/shhh/100_0196.JPG
> >
> > That is my finger for size comparison and the black bulge towards the
> > tail is where his structural integrity gave out.
> >
> >
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Mike
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