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Title: Who likes lizards?
Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 03, 2009, 10:12:54 PM: I have always loved these little guys and tonight I got this little sucker after he ran out from under the garbage can. When I bought my property out by Alder Lake and I discovered that these guys werer hanging around it tickled me pink. I have always had a fondness for theses little guys. Enjoy the pic's!
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Post by: Tom Reichner on August 04, 2009, 01:21:54 AM: What an awesome find! The diversity of wildlife here in WA continues to amaze me. Great pics! Just another reason to go get a macro lens.
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Post by: mkcj on August 04, 2009, 01:27:11 AM: Is he giving you the evil eye or what!
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Post by: buckhorn2 on August 04, 2009, 07:15:34 AM: The look he is giving you is the same look my friend had when he drew the rimrock tag it;s the smug look.
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 04, 2009, 07:55:41 AM: There are some great big jumping spiders out here to. Will try and get pic's and post soon.

Anybody on here ever find a Rubber Boa constricter. They are native to the northwest. They get about 18-20 inches long. They are super cool. It has been years since I have seen one.
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 04, 2009, 07:59:09 AM: Here is a picture from a weebsite of one.
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Post by: rasbo on August 04, 2009, 08:03:38 AM: used to catch the alligator lizards alot as a kid they bite..myself and the Mayor of rupert Idaho Bill whittom got in a heated argument about rubber boas in Idaho,never seen one but he won the argument.I had to eat a hot link loaded with fresh horseradish,man we drank alot of beer that day..
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Post by: Curly on August 04, 2009, 08:07:53 AM: Lizards are cool. Those are great pics.

I had a lizard hanging out around my compost pile for a few weeks this spring. Then he moved over to a log pile for a couple weeks. He was getting his fill of ants and grubs it looked like.

Then last week I saw a lizard in my shop. Its nice having lizards and snakes around to take care of ants and mice. :tup:
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 04, 2009, 08:21:20 AM: We found a couple Rubber Boa's over the years. One in Steilacoom south of Western State Hospital and my brother found one up on Satus Pass hunting in Dry Creek.

Yeah I brought a backpack in from under my trailer early this spring and had one running around inside the trailer after he warmed up.
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Post by: Jeremy S on August 04, 2009, 08:30:41 AM: I find these guys in my yard in Bonney Lake all the time. When I was younger and living in Seatac my buddies and I would find them in the woods by the little league fields.
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Post by: Jeremy S on August 04, 2009, 08:35:58 AM: Here's a pic.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg37.imageshack.us%2Fimg37%2F1022%2Flizard.png&hash=e5534eb9ded58996c0bfa700392eefed5cd8a61f)
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 04, 2009, 08:39:37 AM: Cool. Sometimes they have their tails missing. I have had them pull off on me before. They grow back oddley enough.
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Post by: runamuk on August 05, 2009, 07:11:48 PM: My best lizard story was a trip to Taneum camping and then we got back home and as I was unpacking a lizard ran out of one of the duffel bags :chuckle: :chuckle: managed to relocate him to the garden but hoped he didn't suffer living on the wet side being an eastside liz and all
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 05, 2009, 07:13:23 PM: You should get a ticket for illegal importation. :(................... :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: tony04 on August 05, 2009, 10:10:30 PM: when i was a kid i used to catch those lizards all alot. i was big into reptiles. i had an iguana for about a year but it got sick and i had to put him down. he got about 3 feet long. i even had him trained to walk on a leash. i think ive only caught 4 or 5 rubber boas. man those were cool!
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 06, 2009, 09:59:53 AM: Where did you find the Boa's? Morton area?
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Post by: kenbell27 on August 06, 2009, 10:07:29 AM: I grew up in the olympia area, we would find the rubber boa's along the ditches on a hot day curled up getting sun. they are pretty slow, so they were easy to catch. i have not looked for them in years. I think the name of the lizard is a Skink.
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Post by: Straight Shooter on August 06, 2009, 04:12:07 PM: Quote from: WAPITIHUNTER on August 03, 2009, 10:12:54 PM
I have always loved these little guys and tonight I got this little sucker after he ran out from under the garbage can. When I bought my property out by Alder Lake and I discovered that these guys werer hanging around it tickled me pink. I have always had a fondness for theses little guys. Enjoy the pic's!

Kinda looks like a California Alligator Lizard...

http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAalligatorlizards.html
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Post by: Jeremy S on August 06, 2009, 07:36:00 PM: Quote from: Straight Shooter on August 06, 2009, 04:12:07 PM
Quote from: WAPITIHUNTER on August 03, 2009, 10:12:54 PM
I have always loved these little guys and tonight I got this little sucker after he ran out from under the garbage can. When I bought my property out by Alder Lake and I discovered that these guys werer hanging around it tickled me pink. I have always had a fondness for theses little guys. Enjoy the pic's!

Kinda looks like a California Alligator Lizard...

http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAalligatorlizards.html

The one in my yard definetly is.
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Post by: WAPITIHUNTER on August 07, 2009, 11:52:07 AM: Yes and apparently based on eye color it is of the Northern specie.