Snakes and Scorps

Two good sized wild pigs were hit on Bay Dr, almost to 98. Saw them on the way to school.

Well thats it, you all (is it ya'll ?) have cemented it...lol...we'll be down on April 9 for several days to find our new abode.

I know this is for a different thread, but any agents who specialize in rentals that we should be talking to (other than those easily accessible on the web)?

y'all

Two good sized wild pigs were hit on Bay Dr, almost to 98. Saw them on the way to school.

Yeah. And a couple of weeks ago, coming home late, SOMETHING large ran out in front of me on East Point Washington, between all the close-to-the-road houses and The Woods, and ka-blump, ka-blump, I hit it. It was bigger and fatter than my Lab, but it wasn't running like a dog (kind of "ambling" along like a possum, but no way could I have missed it without flipping), and it looked dark. I backed up, in case it was a dog/somebody's pet, and it was gone...No damage to the vehicle, but Daisy smelled the car the next morning and started barking like crazy.

I vote for hog, Fuzz thinks it was a BEAR from my description. So now I have nightmares about the bears coming to exact revenge on me.

I don't think your car would be in a driveable condition if you hit a bear.

If you hit a bear, it must have been a little one - the bears I am familiar with would have had your car bounce off them!

Someone on here was talking about the 2 wild pigs she's seen dead on the side of the road lately.

Not a pest that I know of, but there was an otter in Oyster Lake yesterday morning swimming around in the lilly pads East of the bridge. I really need to take a camera on more walks.

What happened to the Serpent of Oyster Lake?

What happened to the Serpent of Oyster Lake?

Not sure, last I heard they had a wildlife officer out behind Dune Allen Realty poking around with a stick. Maybe it left and went to another lake?

I hope they just leave it alone. It seemed perfectly happy to me, rolling around in the lily pads. I don't know what it was doing. We watched it for about 10 minutes. I think it was pulling snails off the bottoms of the lily pads maybe.
I haven't seen it since that first time, but that is a pretty big lake.

Speaking of Oyster Lake, anyone else notice how high the water level is. Where the outflow would be, the home just West of it put up a bunch of fencing that is picking up a lot of sand and it might just keep that lake from being able to empty when it needs to.

I hope they just leave it alone. It seemed perfectly happy to me, rolling around in the lily pads. I don't know what it was doing. We watched it for about 10 minutes. I think it was pulling snails off the bottoms of the lily pads maybe.
I haven't seen it since that first time, but that is a pretty big lake.

Speaking of Oyster Lake, anyone else notice how high the water level is. Where the outflow would be, the home just West of it put up a bunch of fencing that is picking up a lot of sand and it might just keep that lake from being able to empty when it needs to.

Yep he dumped some large sandbags in to save his house, now the lakes backing up and hopefully he'll get sued by the owners that get flood damage. I don't remember him getting any kind of permit either.

Yep, I remember when those went in. That was the last time that outflow was functional.
Now we'll need to spend taxpayer dollars to take a trackhoe in there to open it up.

I had a big scorpion problem last year, until I found out where they were getting in. I had a tiny tiny gap in my backdoor seal. I was getting two a week. Once i fixed that, they went away. No amount of pest control helped. I have not seen any outside. I have seen an eastern diamond back and a water moccasin, but if everyone is careful, they will be ok. Just don't go rifling through the palmettos.

I think I saw a wolf once too, but it was closer to niceville. It was a ruddy red color.

I know they are very rare, but do we have any panthers? or is that just further south?

Yep, I remember when those went in. That was the last time that outflow was functional.
Now we'll need to spend taxpayer dollars to take a trackhoe in there to open it up.

I'd prefer the county purchase his house for current market value and demolish it.

Yep he dumped some large sandbags in to save his house, now the lakes backing up and hopefully he'll get sued by the owners that get flood damage. I don't remember him getting any kind of permit either.

I thought he was required to remove all the sand bags & "stuff" because he was damaging the house next door, which had to put up the fence to prevent more damage because of the change of direction. I keep hoping the outflow will break through....

Pest Alerts - Venomous Spiders in Florida, DPI - FDACS

Dang if you aren't correct! :shock: No Recluse documented in Walton County according to the attached website, but that might just be a matter of time. the link has photos of what the spiders look like.

Thanks Florida girl, now I have two more things to worry about.

ASH, thanks for the website as I just identified the brown widow has been living in my 02' Avalanche! I kept vacuming out my truck every two weeks and in the door jamb noticing these egg sacs, like two to four of them suspended in a spider web. I think I killed the main spider the other day but this just made my hair raise!!! I learn something new on Sowal.com everyday...

With small kids, I would worry much more about alligators. Every county in Fla has gators and Florida has 1.5 million of them. Lousiana has two million btw.

Obviously, do not swim in ponds and lakes and don't stand close to the shores of lakes. If you or your kids want to fish, I would only do so off a dock or pier. No dangling legs. Or participles.

I love snakes and frequently go looking for them. They are difficult to find and indentification is tough. I would teach my kids a healthy respect for snakes and to just walk away if they do happen upon one.