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    Posted: 17 Apr 2007 at 1:02pm

Couple of shots of a nat feigning dead that I found on the water meadows in Sudbury today late arvo see one others tail dissapearing not bad seeing as the site is  almost in town 

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Hi Keith,
I can't see the pics mate
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I think its Sibon sp
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 sorry at the moment its nat incognito tempororium

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What's up, I can see them

Great pics Keith, I never seem to have the camera handy when they do that.

No air sickness just withdrawl symptoms, been almost 9 hours now since I was last in the air

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hi gemma it must be my natural ability and modisty being there at the right time even though I nearly tripped up on it after looking at woodpecker on me way home without seeing much else bit unusual as they normaly have their tongues hanging out perhaps its a mutation er mute ation sorry    keith 

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Gemma,

ok, try this trick. next time you catch one, find some damp/wet moss, pull some up and rub the nose of your captive gentlywith the moss. Ping, they go all floppy and feign dead!!

The first time I tried it, I was trying to wipe some infected nostril of a Grassie (thinking of the sphagnum moss anti bacterial properties) and it happened. its happened again since, so I can only assume that they DO NOT like it one bit!.

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Hi Rob,

After Steve provided photographic evidence that wall lizards really do eat strawberry jam - I suppose I should not dismiss any of the 'darker secrets' of field craft.

I know one of these days though you'll jump out of the bushes and photograph me rubbing a Natrix's nose with moss whilst spreading the rear end exudate over my boots.

Seriously though, I'll give it a try!

PS Keith, I'm still groaning at that pun, 'tis true though that the tongue usually hangs out when they are doing the 'I'm dead - don't eat me' routine.. never did see the logic in it - still it must work for them else I guess they wouldn't do it!

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Gemma,

thought you'd like to see the latest recipient of the "moss treatment"! It got so scared, it decided to eat itself! Lol

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