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Passionflower
It was delightful. But, boy! Was it hot.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 2:50 PM
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Wow! What a cool story!
And quite an adventure you went on--
posted by
Passionflower
on July 25, 2006 at 2:03 PM
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Rcky
Yes, snakes get a bad rap, I think. I've always thought of them as hidden wisdom, of being still and knowing. Only once have I actually been in the presence of a truly aggressive snake. It was a copperhead. I tried to kill it and missed with the walking stick. It was only about 6 inches long, but it came after me with its mouth open and extremely pissed off. I've never seen anything like it! I did a dance until the stick drove home and it was over. My dogs were smelling the end of that stick and jumping back for a week.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 12:38 PM
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Blanche
I think it's more musty than anything else. You can smell fish beds, too. They are very powerful.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 12:36 PM
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Wiley
I loved the history of the Negroes in Louisiana. They are very colorful and resourceful.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 12:35 PM
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Rumored
I'm very visual. I see them first usually. I trained myself to always watch the ground, from being in the woods alone so much.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 12:34 PM
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ms bradock
But, it is also frightening when you smell one and you can't locate it!
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 12:33 PM
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Good story Avant.......and wow no one likes snakes!
One of my close friends had a boa constrictor as a pet and she's the only snake that I was not afraid of. She was about 8 feet long and about one foot around yet she was gentle and actually had a personality. In the world of metaphysics snakes represent knowledge and kundalini. I find it humorous that people say it represents satan....
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on July 25, 2006 at 11:22 AM
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Avant-Garde, that's another good story for your collection
Now, I'm imagining how a snake smells, and I don't think it's pleasant.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 25, 2006 at 11:12 AM
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posted by
MasonGarrett
on July 25, 2006 at 9:51 AM
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avant-garde
I loved that story and I'd love to have been there to see that too.
Interesting at the moment too because there is a young reporter, Chris Lackner, from the Ottawa Citizen newspaper who is making the walk of the Underground Railroad of escaping slaves from the U.S.A. to Canada.
RAILROAD@theCITIZEN.CANWEST.COM
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 25, 2006 at 8:48 AM
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I've smelled snakes where they've moulted, but I don't know if that...
would be the same a smelling a live snake...not sure I want to find out either...:)
posted by
Rumor
on July 25, 2006 at 7:38 AM
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Avant...
Smelling a snake...now that's a skill that could prove to be quite useful...An interesting piece. Thanks for sharing!
posted by
ms_bradrock
on July 25, 2006 at 5:20 AM
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OFFBEATS
They have a 'musty' smell. I've smelled them since then. Cottonmouths often eat fish, and have a fishy smell. Seeing them after you smell them is the trick.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:44 AM
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Justi
I have always linked them with evil and such. It's no wonder, they way we are taught to see them. I find them innocuous for the most part now.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:44 AM
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Justi and Avant
I find it hard to understand how you can smell a snake. It's a good thing I would image as you could avoid them before getting struck by one!
posted by
Offy
on July 25, 2006 at 4:31 AM
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Avant Garde
I litterly hate snakes. I have smelled them, my dad taught me. Such deadly ugly things. To me they represent Satan and nothing else.
posted by
Justi
on July 25, 2006 at 4:27 AM
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OFFBEATS
I was on vacation when it hit. April 1 or 2 maybe? 1999. It went through north Shreveport, then jumped the river and tore up a mobile hom park on Benton Rd. It cut a half-mile swath through the woods near Cypress Lake. Six people were killed.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:21 AM
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Avant
Yes, Harrah's is the name of the boat! I didn't know anyone committed suicide off the bridge. I have often tried to figure out what makes some people bet until they are completely broke. How sad.
I also did not know anything about the tornado. It probably made a big mess! I can look on the internet and maybe find something out about it...
posted by
Offy
on July 25, 2006 at 4:19 AM
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OFFBEATS
I remember when they put those boats in. I was working on the Shreveport Fire Dept. They had a lot of people jumping off the Texas St. bridge, after losing everything they had. One guy they found a week later 12 miles downstream. I made several calls to Harrah's. Small world. Did you see the aftermath of the F4 tornado in '99? It was near Cypress Lake.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:16 AM
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AG
I always like going to Bossier City. There is a nice race track there and on the way back to Dallas I love to stop at the gaming boats on the Red River.. My nephew and I explored an old cemetery in Bossier. The tombstones were remarkable in that they were very descriptive!
posted by
Offy
on July 25, 2006 at 4:13 AM
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OFFBEATS
Yes. It's probably twenty miles south, in southern Bossier Parish. I lived in Bossier City for 30 years. My dad's retired Air Force.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:08 AM
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Wow..smelling a snake, how bizzare. Is the Slingo Dr. your talking about close to Bossier City?
posted by
Offy
on July 25, 2006 at 4:06 AM
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