RE: NANFA-L-- cantakerous snakes, now improved with Nocomis!

Crail, Todd (tcrail-in-UTNet.UToledo.Edu)
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:53:20 -0500

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Good time to respond to off topic, but stay on topic... :)
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So my horneyhead chubs are gettin' all in the mood. Males all bumpy, =
the females all fat and gravid. They have one place where they all =
congregate, a gravel area behind a branch on the driftwood that is =
somewhat seculded, and receives some current, but not a lot. =20
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The males aren't fighting, nor are they even chasing each other. The =
females do, however, chase each other from time to time. The spotfin =
shiners and dusky darters try and get back there, but are chased off by =
both sexes. They allow the longear to go back there, however. =20
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Boths sexes come out of their little cove there to eat, but only a =
couple individuals-in-a time, and that's about it. Best I know, there =
are 2 males and 4 females. =20
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Are they like "cluster but in a nest" spawning? I would have thought =
they would have built their own nests all over the place. Any thoughts?
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And on with the off topic discussion for those interested :)
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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org on behalf of dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
And I wonder what you would do if someone came into your home, threw a
chunk of metal-in-you, grabbed you and tossed you around, and then did
it again? :-} Maybe you'd be a "mean lil sob"?

This was a known response variable (that I'm a mean lil' sob upon =
provocation). I understand it comes as a part of my Scottish heritage.
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However, in light of that fact... I would never jump out, bite and cause =
a ruckus, just because someone was walking _by_ my house, whatever it =
was that I was calling my house-in-that moment in time. :)
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While I had not relayed these types of stories in my original email... =
There certainly are plenty that exist.
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I guess the point is... No mas with the Northern watersnake :)
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Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com

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Good time to respond to off = topic, but stay =0A= on topic...  :)
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So my horneyhead chubs are = gettin' all in =0A= the mood.  Males all bumpy, the females all fat and gravid.  = They have =0A= one place where they all congregate, a gravel area behind a branch on = the =0A= driftwood that is somewhat seculded, and receives some current, but not = a =0A= lot. 
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The males aren't fighting, = nor are they =0A= even chasing each other. The females do, however, chase each other = from =0A= time to time.  The spotfin shiners and dusky darters try and get = back =0A= there, but are chased off by both sexes.  They allow the longear to = go back =0A= there, however. 
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Boths sexes come out of their = little cove =0A= there to eat, but only a couple individuals-in-a time, and that's about =0A= it.  Best I know, there are 2 males and 4 females.  =
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Are they like "cluster but in = a nest" =0A= spawning?  I would have thought they would have built their own = nests all =0A= over the place.  Any thoughts?
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And on with the off topic discussion for those = interested =0A=  :)
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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org on behalf of =0A= dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
And I wonder what you would do if = someone =0A= came into your home, threw a
chunk of metal-in-you, grabbed you and = tossed =0A= you around, and then did
it again?  :-}  Maybe you'd be a = "mean lil =0A= sob"?

This was a known = response =0A= variable (that I'm a mean lil' sob upon provocation).  = I understand it =0A= comes as a part of my Scottish heritage.
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However, in light of that = fact... I would =0A= never jump out, bite and cause a ruckus, just because someone was = walking _by_ =0A= my house, whatever it was that I was calling my house-in-that moment in =0A= time.  :)
=0A=
 
=0A=
While I had not relayed these = types of =0A= stories in my original email... There certainly are plenty that =0A= exist.
=0A=
 
=0A=
I guess the point is... No = mas with the =0A= Northern watersnake  :)
=0A=
 
=0A=
Todd
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The Muddy Maumee Madness, = Toledo, =0A= OH
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It's never too late to have a = happy =0A= childhood.
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http://www.farmertodd.com
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