Posted on 04/17/2017 5:22:15 PM PDT by BBell
You never know what lurks beneath a city, and doubly so when you live above a swamp.
But in a photo snapped by Steven Nicholson and posted to Twitter by WWL reporter Natalie Shepherd, there's no mystery: That is a seven-foot alligator climbing out of a storm drain.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
The bite from a five-banded skink is more deadly than a hot dose of China White, and will kill you more quickly than a poisonous fish.
Well, I probably made that up. But wouldn't that be cool?
;^)
These things are nasty looking.
I’ve heard good things about these nasty looking lizards but I don’t want them in the house. Freaked me out.
Thank you for explaining this,now that makes sense.
Near Fat City
He’s headed to Deanie’s for an oyster po-boy.
You should wepcome these skinks in your house. They eat the nasty bugs. Ever had a cricket that would sing all night? These guys eat them
There's a square drain grate like that right across the street from Deanie's. He's definitely close enough to batter and fry. :-)
“... latch onto your earlobes and they’ll stay there..”
Thank you, piasa... for the nightmares that I’m going to have now. :)
Not far from downtown New Orleans.
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