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'Snake egg' mystery leaves experts scrambling after Australian school's discovery
guardian ^
| Tue 2 Jan ‘18 03.27 EST
| Michael McGowan
Posted on 01/03/2018 6:54:47 AM PST by BenLurkin
Its a mystery as hard to grab hold of as the slippery serpents supposedly at its centre: were the 43 unidentified eggs found in a sandpit at a school on the New South Wales mid-north coast snakes, or something less sinister?
Snake social media went into meltdown on Tuesday when reports emerged that wildlife rescuers had been called in to remove a dozen mystery eggs from a sandpit at a school near the coastal town of Laurieton, 350km north of Sydney.
The eggs caused a stir when they were widely reported as belonging to one of Australias deadliest reptiles, the eastern brown snake.
But now doubt has been cast over whether they were snake eggs at all, with experts questioning whether a snake could bury its eggs in the sand.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: eggs
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posted on
01/03/2018 6:54:47 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: KC_Lion
Mirelurk. Without a doubt.
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posted on
01/03/2018 6:58:14 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/03/2018 7:02:59 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: BenLurkin
Crack ‘em into the frying pan with some yummy pork lard or bacon grease...
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posted on
01/03/2018 7:03:40 AM PST
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: BenLurkin
looks more like wyvern.
Australia, is there anything there that won’t kill ya?
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posted on
01/03/2018 7:04:02 AM PST
by
null and void
(Have a MAGAnificent New Year! It'll be YUGE!)
To: BenLurkin
Always smash with shovel just to be sure.
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posted on
01/03/2018 7:25:55 AM PST
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: BenLurkin
Incubate them and see what hatches. Should make a good opportunity for betting at least.
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posted on
01/03/2018 7:53:24 AM PST
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/03/2018 8:32:27 AM PST
by
catnipman
( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: BenLurkin
They aren't mine.
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posted on
01/03/2018 9:09:54 AM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all white armed conservatives)
To: BenLurkin
Can’t find tracks in sand? It’s a freakin’ turtle, folks.
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posted on
01/03/2018 4:38:13 PM PST
by
gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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