tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32642929.post455258036931943392..comments2023-10-05T04:39:19.954-05:00Comments on Endangered Ugly Things: BlacksnakeGarfmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16057842879826183783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32642929.post-11597921345056595132008-02-29T10:38:00.000-05:002008-02-29T10:38:00.000-05:00Wow that doesn't happen very often - the chain of ...Wow that doesn't happen very often - the chain of predators there, I mean. Usually a species overtakes, continues to overtake, and then starts to eat human babies.<BR/><BR/>That's kinda cool for the snake though!Rainstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653528846044238270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32642929.post-69719236941177846502007-10-24T14:51:00.000-05:002007-10-24T14:51:00.000-05:00Your mention of working with the Island Snake Lady...Your mention of working with the Island Snake Lady didn't mention the Nerodia Rodeo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32642929.post-65674534081041115002007-10-24T08:34:00.000-05:002007-10-24T08:34:00.000-05:00The gobies are plenty hungry for the mussels, ther...The gobies are plenty hungry for the mussels, there are just too many mussels for them to make much of a dent. I see your point about the mussel population, though any time a native animal starts eating invasives, it's a good thing.Garfmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057842879826183783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32642929.post-41458783903636246062007-10-23T01:19:00.000-05:002007-10-23T01:19:00.000-05:00Neat snake! But theoretically at least, the snakes...Neat snake! But theoretically at least, the snakes eating the gobies would increase zebra mussel populations. (or have no effect, since the gobies don't seem all that hungry for mussel.)Miriam Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851598721198760314noreply@blogger.com