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Offline citywire

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« on: October 04, 2009, 19:34:52 PM »
While out in July we hired a car for a couple of days and had nice lunch in the Istanbul restaurant in Kaya.

As we left the restaurant, turn right we saw a huge black snake (approx 3/4 feet) wriggling along the road and up over a wall and heading back into the back of the Istanbul.   Glad I had had my lunch already:D

Anyone else had a close encounter of the reptile kind?

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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2009, 21:09:06 PM »
We were in Dawn Beach last week and H came in, does that count?

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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2009, 21:33:10 PM »
a big black snake was at the back of the Aries Hotel , on the rubble area  next to the path.

I still have my girlfriends nails stuck in my arm as she freaked out big time and grabbed my arm :(

i looked well nasty, oh this was in july too

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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 22:07:21 PM »
In the 2 1/2 years we have lived here we have had, so far, in our garden;

6 - scorpions
1 - snake, about 1m long brown in colour
3 - hedgehogs
3 - tortoises
dozens of frogs
dozens of camel spiders
dozens of ghekos

But no problems..........yet:D[?]

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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 11:38:17 AM »
I've been stung 3 times by Scorpions. We've had over 30 in the house.

Had several encounters with snakes. Only had to kill one, an Ottoman Viper, which was attempting to take one of our ducklings.

We were finding and numbering tortoises on our land with Tippex and nail varnish during the first year we were here. We gave up bothering after number 67.

We've got at least 4 resident Ghekos and several more trying to get in at night.

Being surrounded by wetlands we've had literally thousands of frogs and toads.

We've had a couple of bats flying about indoors.

Seen 3 chameleons in the garden.

The cat has brought us several "presents", all still alive, including several sparrows, a large green lizard, an agama ( a type of lizard ), mice, dormice, rats.

Also had a couple of dozen or so hedgehogs. Benson seems very adept at tracking them down and has a special bark that he uses when he finds one.

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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 20:43:32 PM »
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Originally posted by KayaKoyuOldBoy

We were finding and numbering tortoises on our land with Tippex and nail varnish during the first year we were here. We gave up bothering after number 67.


Wow!!  KKOB you certainly have had your fair share of encouters with the animal kingdom.  The only thing that confuses me is "Tortoises....with...NAIL VARNISH" !!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

Did they get the dolmus down from Hisaronu main street after a night at Talk of the Town?


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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 22:31:54 PM »
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Originally posted by KayaKoyuOldBoy

I've been stung 3 times by Scorpions. We've had over 30 in the house.

Had several encounters with snakes. Only had to kill one, an Ottoman Viper, which was attempting to take one of our ducklings.

We were finding and numbering tortoises on our land with Tippex and nail varnish during the first year we were here. We gave up bothering after number 67.

We've got at least 4 resident Ghekos and several more trying to get in at night.

Being surrounded by wetlands we've had literally thousands of frogs and toads.

We've had a couple of bats flying about indoors.

Seen 3 chameleons in the garden.

The cat has brought us several "presents", all still alive, including several sparrows, a large green lizard, an agama ( a type of lizard ), mice, dormice, rats.

Also had a couple of dozen or so hedgehogs. Benson seems very adept at tracking them down and has a special bark that he uses when he finds one.



I will literally have nightmares now!:-\

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« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 07:48:43 AM »
I was out walking in the forest when I saw a large green snake with a pattern on its back. I leaped up on to a rock in fear and kept very still and hoped it would go away. It did not move so I looked at it a tiny bit closer and realised it was a piece of rope which somebody had dropped!:D
« Last Edit: October 07, 2009, 07:51:26 AM by Daffodil »

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« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 08:26:59 AM »
:D:D Daffodil, that made me smile !!

Us country bumpkins up in the hills, seem to have a lot more creepy crawlies than you townies down in Calis, so i would all worry too much.  Just invest in a good sturdy pair of wellies !

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« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 08:39:42 AM »
If you start "rock hopping" the next time we're on a walk, we'll leave you there !  ;):D ;)
« Last Edit: October 07, 2009, 08:40:02 AM by KKOB »




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