Re: [Texascavers] cave critters

2016-09-28 Thread via Texascavers
The opening shot in the video is of a reticulated python. As for the anaconda that follows it is indeed a biggie! Doesn't look like cave country though. I will never forget coming face to face with one almost that big in Guyana. It's ugly snoot and mine were about 18 inches apart which is

RE: [Texascavers] cave critters

2008-01-08 Thread Fritz Holt
Sleaze, What a great re-telling of this interesting episode. If you haven't written a book about your various adventures you should do so while the memories are still fresh. I was fortunate with my one time encounter with a live Javelina. The mother had gone ahead into the brush of a small ravine

RE: [Texascavers] Cave critters

2008-01-07 Thread Ron Ralph
07, 2008 6:04 PM To: bmorgan...@aol.com; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Cave critters When I was still caving with the Rice Speleological Society, a bunch of us, including Jon Everage, went caving on a ranch out of Copperas Cove. While we were getting ready to go, the

RE: [Texascavers] Cave critters

2008-01-07 Thread Fritz Holt
Sleaze, Before this string dies I thought of one other mammal that frequents caves on a somewhat regular basis but probably not much past the daylight zones of caves with fairly large entrances. Some years ago on one of the numerous trips which I made to a particular favorite cave we viewed this a

RE: [Texascavers] Cave critters

2008-01-07 Thread Louise Power
When I was still caving with the Rice Speleological Society, a bunch of us, including Jon Everage, went caving on a ranch out of Copperas Cove. While we were getting ready to go, the rancher asked us if we knew of a way to get rid of a porky that was eating up his wood fenceposts. Jon told the