Good call on moth. That's exactly what it is. As young, it's a black type of woolly worm.
Between the snake pictures and the giant spider picture, Mrs. davekay1971 is never ever coming back to DBR ever again.
Good call on moth. That's exactly what it is. As young, it's a black type of woolly worm.
Found this guy at the Museum Of Life And Science today. 15' away from a "watch for snakes" sign.
I was more walking and playing with my camera, though, and literally almost stepped on it. Once I regathered my composure, I encouraged it off the path before kids came running by.
He was not very happy with my encouragement, and swung into his strike pose a couple times to let me know of his displeasure, but the stick I was using to push him along was longer than his reach.
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Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Yep. I forgot to mention that was the point of the two photos. Ironically, when I almost stepped on him he was plain as day. (Which did thankfully save me my last step.)
The second photo shows how well they can about become invisible in their natural habitat of a leaf strewn forest floor.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
That is a snake to watch for, too!
Have you used the kayak launch at bacons bridge on the ashley ?nice set up.
Ironically on the other side of the bridge un the early 80s a kid got bit multiple tines by a cotton mouth.
Unfortunately he didnt survive .
We wouldnt fish there till the next summer. Really shook us up.
Especially since we swam there also .
Older brothers would throw us off the bridge . Hardcore swimming lessons .
Also got bitten by a copper head near there .it hurt didnt get sick .
Had a small puncture wound .
Killed snake brought it to trident med in a doritos bag.
The dictor had assuned i didnt get much if any venom.
As a 12 yr old i thought i was a dead man .scared me good.
We had a neighborhood launch not far down river so I never used that launch but paddled past there numerous times. Haven’t done any swimming in the Ashley. Too much pluff mud getting in and out. I like the out and back paddling on the tidal rivers but you can’t beat the Edisto’s sandy bottom for low country paddling. Plenty of gators and water snakes around but I never saw a cottonmouth on either. They’re certainly there but they prefer the swampy areas where the sun doesn’t shine and water doesn’t move much.
Im sure you have past my son fishing lol .
The wife and i were considering a couple of sot to go down the river on .to start a sport we can do together.a few grand and we could be in the game.
If you fish .past the limehouse mill (bridge)inland there are some sweet spots not very far.