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Herpetologists & Houston
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Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", & Houston... I did a summer internship in engineering statistics at Rice University back in the mid '60's. There was a hurricane towards the end of August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from So. Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one morning when leaving my campus housing headed to the chow hall, mid-storm, there, rolled up in a nice tight coil, on the front porch was a huge snake! It was a big, fat, black snake with a white mouth and triangular head. I guess it was escaping high water from someplace.
I called campus security and started using the back door!
Milt.
N6MG
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From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here in Houston I feel like I need a Herpetologist, because when I go outside in the winter and it's sunny and nice, all I want to do is lay on a flat rock and take a nap, and when I go outside in the summer all I want to do is hide in the shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:33 PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...> wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director:
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My Son and his late wife were living in Houston when last big hurricane came through (Harvey ?). Their Northern suburb was pretty much flooded out. Water came up to their doorstep and another 4 inches was have been into house. Guess that's why there are few, if any, basements in that area. Snakes ? Not a big fan of them. Don't see many these days around here. Only big black snake I ever saw was in Southern Indiana, but it wasn't poisonous. Illinois supposedly has DesPlaines Valley Rattlers, but I've never seen one. Jerry #454
On Monday, January 25, 2021, 06:37:05 PM CST, N6MG - Milt. via groups.io <n6mg@...> wrote:
Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", & Houston...
I did a summer internship in engineering statistics at Rice University back in the mid '60's. There was a hurricane towards the end of August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from So. Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one morning when leaving my campus housing headed to the chow hall, mid-storm, there, rolled up in a nice tight coil, on the front porch was a huge snake! It was a big, fat, black snake with a white mouth and triangular head. I guess it was escaping high water from someplace.
I called campus security and started using the back door!
Milt.
N6MG
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here in Houston I feel like I need a Herpetologist, because when I go outside in the winter and it's sunny and nice, all I want to do is lay on a flat rock and take a nap, and when I go outside in the summer all I want to do is hide in the shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:33 PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...> wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director:
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Ron Bosch
Milt, LOL, you should have seen my backyard after Harvey. We were on an island in my neighbourhood, just off of Buffalo Bayou, and I had snakes, frogs, racoons, possums, and a nutria rat off and on in my backyard for about a week, other than the mocassins we let em all go in peace. I even saw a coyote on the centre median of Briar Forest Dr. Needless to say, we had to take lots of precautions with our 2 furry canine children, let alone our granddaughter. Thankfully, we had about 7 adults waiting for the water to go down so the "Gaurd the Dogs" duty wast pretty well shared until the water receded. Ron KE4DRF
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Was that Carla? I was in the Navy and was on leave visiting some friends in Houston (I lived in what was NW Houston prior to joining), when Carla hit. Had to get leave extension because could not fly out, and rode out Carla at friends house. Lived two blocks off 43rd St, and two blocks from white oak bayou, in what was called Forest Park, went to Waltrip high school the second year of its existence. Jim K5SP
On 1/25/2021 6:37 PM, N6MG - Milt. via
groups.io wrote:
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Jim, K5SP #483 Executive Director/Member Services Director
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Stephen Melachrinos
For a minute there, I thought you knew the name of the snake!
Steve
W3HF
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From: Jim K5SP <jinnis@...> To: main@070Club.groups.io Sent: Tue, Jan 26, 2021 7:47 am Subject: Re: [070Club] Herpetologists & Houston Was that Carla? I was in the Navy and was on leave visiting some
friends in Houston (I lived in what was NW Houston prior to
joining), when Carla hit. Had to get leave extension because
could not fly out, and rode out Carla at friends house.
Lived two blocks off 43rd St, and two blocks from white oak
bayou, in what was called Forest Park, went to Waltrip high school
the second year of its existence.
Jim K5SP
On 1/25/2021 6:37 PM, N6MG - Milt. via
groups.io wrote:
Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", & Houston...
I did a summer internship in engineering statistics at
Rice University back in the mid '60's. There was a hurricane
towards the end of August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from
So. Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one morning when leaving my
campus housing headed to the chow hall, mid-storm, there,
rolled up in a nice tight coil, on the front porch was a
huge snake! It was a big, fat, black snake with a white
mouth and triangular head. I guess it was escaping high
water from someplace.
I called campus security and started using the back door!
Milt.
N6MG
-----Original
Message-----
From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here in Houston I feel
like I need a Herpetologist, because when I go
outside in the winter and it's sunny and nice, all
I want to do is lay on a flat rock and take a nap,
and when I go outside in the summer all I want to
do is hide in the shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On
Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:33 PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...>
wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director: -- Jim, K5SP #483 Executive Director/Member Services Director
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Southern Illinois, south of a line from St. Louis to the east, has copperheads and rattlesnakes. Never saw a cottonmouth but was told they were there, too. Mike -
W0TMW -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 1/25/21 7:03 PM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
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Mike - W0TMW #2207
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Illinois has a lot of snakes, but most of them ran for office. 
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:14:00 AM CST, Mike - W0TMW #2207 <mikew@...> wrote:
Southern Illinois, south of a line from St. Louis to the east, has copperheads and rattlesnakes. Never saw a cottonmouth but was told they were there, too. Mike -
W0TMW -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 1/25/21 7:03 PM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
My Son and his late wife were
living in Houston when last big hurricane came through (Harvey
?). Their Northern suburb was pretty much flooded out. Water
came up to their doorstep and another 4 inches was have been
into house. Guess that's why there are few, if any, basements
in that area.
Snakes ? Not a big fan of
them. Don't see many these days around here. Only big black
snake I ever saw was in Southern Indiana, but it wasn't
poisonous. Illinois supposedly has DesPlaines Valley Rattlers,
but I've never seen one.
Jerry #454
On Monday, January 25, 2021, 06:37:05 PM CST, N6MG -
Milt. via groups.io <n6mg@...>
wrote:
Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", & Houston...
I did a summer internship in engineering
statistics at Rice University back in the mid
'60's. There was a hurricane towards the end of
August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from So.
Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one morning when
leaving my campus housing headed to the chow hall,
mid-storm, there, rolled up in a nice tight coil,
on the front porch was a huge snake! It was a big,
fat, black snake with a white mouth and triangular
head. I guess it was escaping high water from
someplace.
I called campus security and started using the
back door!
Milt.
N6MG
-----Original
Message-----
From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here in
Houston I feel like I need a
Herpetologist, because when I go outside
in the winter and it's sunny and nice,
all I want to do is lay on a flat rock
and take a nap, and when I go outside in
the summer all I want to do is hide in
the shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:33
PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...>
wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director: -- Mike - W0TMW #2207
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Has the string of convicted Illinois governors been broken yet? mw -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 1/26/21 11:26 AM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
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Mike - W0TMW #2207
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Chuck M
That is pretty much true across the country. hi hi Difficult part is finding the non snakes in the mess. Every now and then one appears. Chuck KD9DVB
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 12:26:15 PM EST, Jerry N9AVY <n9avy@...> wrote:
Illinois has a lot of snakes, but most of them ran for office.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:14:00 AM CST, Mike - W0TMW #2207 <mikew@...> wrote:
Southern Illinois, south of a line from St. Louis to the east, has copperheads and rattlesnakes. Never saw a cottonmouth but was told they were there, too. Mike -
W0TMW -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 1/25/21 7:03 PM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
My Son and his late wife were
living in Houston when last big hurricane came through (Harvey
?). Their Northern suburb was pretty much flooded out. Water
came up to their doorstep and another 4 inches was have been
into house. Guess that's why there are few, if any, basements
in that area.
Snakes ? Not a big fan of
them. Don't see many these days around here. Only big black
snake I ever saw was in Southern Indiana, but it wasn't
poisonous. Illinois supposedly has DesPlaines Valley Rattlers,
but I've never seen one.
Jerry #454
On Monday, January 25, 2021, 06:37:05 PM CST, N6MG -
Milt. via groups.io <n6mg@...>
wrote:
Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", & Houston...
I did a summer internship in engineering
statistics at Rice University back in the mid
'60's. There was a hurricane towards the end of
August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from So.
Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one morning when
leaving my campus housing headed to the chow hall,
mid-storm, there, rolled up in a nice tight coil,
on the front porch was a huge snake! It was a big,
fat, black snake with a white mouth and triangular
head. I guess it was escaping high water from
someplace.
I called campus security and started using the
back door!
Milt.
N6MG
-----Original
Message-----
From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here in
Houston I feel like I need a
Herpetologist, because when I go outside
in the winter and it's sunny and nice,
all I want to do is lay on a flat rock
and take a nap, and when I go outside in
the summer all I want to do is hide in
the shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 4:33
PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...>
wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director: -- Mike - W0TMW #2207
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Pending
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:36:10 AM CST, Mike - W0TMW #2207 <mikew@...> wrote:
Has the string of convicted Illinois governors been broken yet? mw -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 1/26/21 11:26 AM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
Illinois has a lot of snakes,
but most of them ran for office.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 11:14:00 AM CST, Mike -
W0TMW #2207 <mikew@...> wrote:
Southern Illinois, south of a line from St. Louis to the east, has copperheads and rattlesnakes. Never saw a cottonmouth but was told they were there, too. Mike - W0TMW -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner https://amazon.com/author/m-watson (Amazon Author Page) https://m-watson.com (Mike Watson - Writer Website) http://www.crucis.net/1632search On
1/25/21 7:03 PM, Jerry N9AVY wrote:
My Son and his late wife were living in
Houston when last big hurricane came through (Harvey
?). Their Northern suburb was pretty much flooded
out. Water came up to their doorstep and another 4
inches was have been into house. Guess that's why
there are few, if any, basements in that area.
Snakes ? Not a big fan of them. Don't
see many these days around here. Only big black
snake I ever saw was in Southern Indiana, but it
wasn't poisonous. Illinois supposedly has DesPlaines
Valley Rattlers, but I've never seen one.
Jerry #454
On Monday, January 25, 2021, 06:37:05 PM CST,
N6MG - Milt. via groups.io <n6mg@...>
wrote:
Ron,
Speaking of "Herpetologists", &
Houston...
I did a summer internship in
engineering statistics at Rice
University back in the mid '60's. There
was a hurricane towards the end of
August. Nothing new for me, as I'm from
So. Louisiana.
What was quite unique though, one
morning when leaving my campus housing
headed to the chow hall, mid-storm,
there, rolled up in a nice tight coil,
on the front porch was a huge snake! It
was a big, fat, black snake with a white
mouth and triangular head. I guess it
was escaping high water from someplace.
I called campus security and started
using the back door!
Milt.
N6MG
-----Original
Message-----
From: Ron Bosch <boschfamily@...> To: main@070club.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jan 25, 2021 4:13 pm Subject: Re: [070Club] PSK31 Kent County, Delaware - REPORT Jerry,
I am only 57, but down here
in Houston I feel like I need
a Herpetologist, because when
I go outside in the winter and
it's sunny and nice, all I
want to do is lay on a flat
rock and take a nap, and when
I go outside in the summer all
I want to do is hide in the
shade and bite people :-)
Ron
KE4DRF
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021
at 4:33 PM stan W9SMR <robinstan@...>
wrote:
Jim, PODXS Executive Director: -- Mike - W0TMW #2207 -- Mike - W0TMW #2207
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