A creature in our pond.......

Wish you were here.
Nessie.

Heh...heh...heh.. :haha: :haha: Ya'll are too much.

Now, I MUST know what it is! ....will stake out pond tomorrow.

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Thank you MorrissonCorner - I too am in VT and had the same reaction about an alligator in our pond!! Yikes - snapping turtles maybe but not gators

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Nessie's cousin is in South Georgia living in the brown water swamps around the coast. It's called the Altamaha-Ha.

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The Altamaha-Ha : Sea Monster Of Darien, GA
The Altamaha-Ha : Sea Monster Of Darien, GA
http://www.gabooks.com/altahaha.shtml



"Although the name may give the impression that this monster is a joke, it has been sighted by seasoned fishermen who say they have never seen such a thing before (and rather wish they never had, from the teasing they have received). Named after the river it frequents, the Altamaha, this mysterious creature is said to be large, dark, has two humps and churns the water in a strange way when surfacing or submerging. The local newspaper, The Darien News, has recorded a number of sightings, while some remain unreported. Darien, Georgia is a small fishing town in the county of McIntosh, which is veined with many waterways and protected from the sea with barrier islands."

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.................There are so many Nutria in Florida that they vote AbsentEE . fordy..

Call National Enquirer. They could pay a pretty penny...

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Here's a pic of a beaver in our pond.



And here's a otter also in our pond. Hope this helps some?

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If its a gator you may see something resembling a half submerged stick- with a few bumps in front of it. Those would be eye ridges. To guesstimate gator length, the length in intches from snout tip to eye ridges = length in feet. (6 inches snout to eyes = 6 feet length) You can call a lovesick bull agtor in mating season- march-may, by keeping your lips closed and vocalixing a loud swallow. Sounds sorta like "GUMPH!"

Wow great beaver pictures.

Thanks for posting. This is the first time I have heard of Altamaha-Ha. Who knows maybe he is on his holidays with Nessie and that Alligator from the sewers of NY.

Well, it will be very interesting to find out what it is. To answer a comment from above...the Nutria is not from the 'states. Like so many other aliens it was imported by "fur farmers" and then the market went kaput and the Nutria were all let go. It's the same old story.

LQ

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Perhaps it's the Ogopogo down from Canada, eh? A bit cold up north right now, could be it wanted a warm weather vacation!

When I was teen my dad and I planned on making a submarine that we could float about in the lake with, and of course it would look like some sort of swamp thing and scare all the city folk who'd moved out here. The more we thought of it, the more we decided against it because we didn't want to get shot!

Ok Grandmotherbear, WHY would you want to call a gator during mating season? :no: I cautiously (armed) walk the back half my place (swamp) in April and I don't go there during the summer (momma gators with eggs/babies).

But I love the way you describe their mating call!!! Perfect.

But for the original question. I am not from Tx but my guess is that you unknown friend is an otter and they will clean out your pond. Been there done that!

DeAnn

Well what was the verdict if any?

I thought the Nutria were brought in to eat the Kudzu (sp?) vine that is killing everything it grows on? Or am I smokin' crack?

Pam <---------- not sure about the Nutria thing.....

...they're edible. We've got them here in Oregon (there are a few in the urban park down the street, drive my dog nuts). I saw a TV show where a chef was cooking nutria at a restaurant in LA...kind of an experiment, I suppose. They were asking the guests (as they were eating) what they thought Nutria might be. "I dunno, some kind of duck?"

Do a google search on Nutria and you'll find all sorts of recipes and info. Or go to www.nutria.com. Now I've got to get back to work!

By the way...my first post here. I've been lurking a few days. Great info...Hello, all!

Don't stand too close, it might be Jimmy hoffa !!!!!!!!

If it's a muskrat shoot it and eat it. They eat duck and goose eggs, better to eat them first :haha:

Ed

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I've decided its a beaver...I saw a flat tail. Haven't seen it anymore, my dad said it was probably passing through if i haven't seen it again. Been checking with the binoculars during the day all day when i'm home and .....nothing to be seen or in the evenings. I guess it left who knows?

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WILLIE NELSON'S public statement regarding being caught with a bag of Marijuana recently:.....
"It's a good thing I had a bag of Marijuana instead of a bag of spinach. I'd be dead by now."

Well, did you find out what it was? Inquiring minds want to know! LOL

LQ

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Swim the Sea,
Drink the Wild Air"

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"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inadequate clothing." D. Duck

What LQ said.