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snarfing said:
when i tell you this is a high requirement for a future piece of land. rethinking things.... but also the dogs love to swim
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Well they aren't difficult to get rid of.
But...the noise of frogs is almost deafening in the evening lol

Snakes are a big thing we deal with, mostly rat snakes though...the big ones!
Also the deer like to come drink here so they're constantly hanging around.

Pro....we don't get a lot of mosquitos because of the dragon fly population, and bats.
 
ktrain said:
Well they aren't difficult to get rid of.
But...the noise of frogs is almost deafening in the evening lol

Snakes are a big thing we deal with, mostly rat snakes though...the big ones!
Also the deer like to come drink here so they're constantly hanging around.

Pro....we don't get a lot of mosquitos because of the dragon fly population, and bats.
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When I lived in Florida the snakes we had were both diamond back and pigmy rattlers. I’m sure there’s snakes in Virginia but I’ve never come across one yet.
 
Figgerlickinggood said:
When I lived in Florida the snakes we had were both diamond back and pigmy rattlers. I’m sure there’s snakes in Virginia but I’ve never come across one yet.
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If it weren't for the pond, we probably wouldn't see many.
So far in 8 yrs, only 2 poisonous...rest were rat snakes....and a couple earth snakes.
 
ktrain said:
If it weren't for the pond, we probably wouldn't see many.
So far in 8 yrs, only 2 poisonous...rest were rat snakes....and a couple earth snakes.
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I almost forgot we had these other two snakes in Florida, King snake, Coral snake. King was not deadly Coral is deadly. Personally I wouldn’t stick around long enough to see which one I was looking at. 🤣😂
They have a slogan to tell the difference… if black touches yellow he’s a GOOD fellow, if if yellow touches red you’re dead.
First pic is king 2nd pic is coral

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Figgerlickinggood said:
I almost forgot we had these other two snakes in Florida, King snake, Coral snake. King was deadly Coral was not. They have a slogan to tell the difference… Black touches red your dead, if red touches yellow he’s a good fellow. Personally I wouldn’t stick around long enough to see which one I was looking at. 🤣😂

First pic is king 2nd pic is coral

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We had those king snakes up in Indiana too, beautiful.
I always thought it was the coral snakes that are deadly and king snakes non Venomous.
Crazy little things. Lol
 
Luckily here there are 0 venomous snakes. And in new york state I think theres only 3 species total and most are confined to some pretty narrow habitats. Well not so lucky for the snakes
 
GoodFriendMike said:
A lot of meat. But the big ones like the one I posted are very hard to clean. Then you have to boil the meat for awhile before actual cooking to soften it up.
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Reminds me of an Italian delicacy called Soufrette,(think that’s how it’s spelled) it’s cow heart that’s simmered in a tomato sauce for several hours till it’s very tender but before you do that it’s got to be boiled in water for some time then diced up and cooked in the sauce till very tender. Years ago it was originally cow heart and lungs cooked together but they stopped selling the lungs because of air pollution. I haven’t had that in a long time. Never see cow hearts here in Virginia.
 
Figgerlickinggood said:
Reminds me of an Italian delicacy called Soufrette,(think that’s how it’s spelled) it’s cow heart that’s simmered in a tomato sauce for several hours till it’s very tender but before you do that it’s got to be boiled in water for some time then diced up and cooked in the sauce till very tender. Years ago it was originally cow heart and lungs cooked together but they stopped selling the lungs because of air pollution. I haven’t had that in a long time. Never see cow hearts here in Virginia.
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The old timers never let anything go to waste - all parts nose to tail were used in some sort. My Grandmother used to make Studzienina (jellied pigs feet) and Kiszka (blood sausage) for my Father. The taste and texture never sat right with me though.
 
Figgerlickinggood said:
Reminds me of an Italian delicacy called Soufrette,(think that’s how it’s spelled) it’s cow heart that’s simmered in a tomato sauce for several hours till it’s very tender but before you do that it’s got to be boiled in water for some time then diced up and cooked in the sauce till very tender. Years ago it was originally cow heart and lungs cooked together but they stopped selling the lungs because of air pollution. I haven’t had that in a long time. Never see cow hearts here in Virginia.
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Never cooked with lungs. But I think I can get them here. I know they do sell the hearts.
 
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