Going out to a state park near beaumont (east texas), to go camping with some friends. about 8 of us, just taking a break for 4 days, and leaving civilization for the great outdoors.
Havent been camping years, not since I was a kid.
Im planning on having a lot of fun, fishing, hiking, and lots of picnic-ing is on the menu.
You guys have a good weekend!
[ 16. March 2004, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: FireChicken ]
Posted by Thom Mackesy (Member # 264) on :
Spring break is only good if THEY ALL GO AWAY Posted by sscamaro (Member # 1330) on :
My son lived in Port Arthur about 8 years ago. Went to Beaumont several times and saw Babe's museum. He now lives in Midland.
Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :
Hope yo have a good time FC. Its always great to get away from everyday stuff. Posted by SS_CarGuy (Member # 2065) on :
Watch out for the Fire Ants and Snakes....... .........but have a good time too!
Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :
quote:Originally posted by cytruffle:
quote:Originally posted by SS_CarGuy: Watch out for the Fire Ants and Snakes.......
like THIS one....
....and don't forget the the killer bees!!
One good thing..........its too cold for them up here...........BADAZZZZZZZZZZZZ territory. Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :
LMAO.........I was talking about the KILLER BEES ..................LOL. Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :
quote:Originally posted by cytruffle:
quote:Originally posted by ss_rs_z: LMAO.........I was talking about the KILLER BEES ..................LOL.
......oh......sorry......well, you needed a "nature lesson" anyway....LOL!!!
How come it's not too cold up there for mosquitoes??
LMAO............it is in the WINTER . Posted by FireChicken (Member # 2067) on :
Actually...
cottonmouth and copperhead moccassins are related species, since neither are pit vipers (like the rattle snakes, of which there are close to a dozen native varieties, not to mention the ones from Florida that the State of Texas is importing to restore population numbers in the state parks).
I got back about two hours ago, unloading the car, but about to take a break to eat.
We camped at Village Creek State Park, about 10 minutes north of Beaumont. Rained for half the trip, but we toughed it out. The park has very nice campsites and facilities, but the hiking trails kinda sucked. It was mostly an eat-drink-and-be-merry-around-the-campfire kind of trip, anyway, but we had a good time!
Only saw two snakes the whole time, anyway. 1 cotton mouth, near a tributary of Village Creek, and one copperhead, on the road. Both were under 2 ft long.
Of course, coral snakes are the most venemous in Texas, but not that common. There are several species of "clones" that have red and yellow bands, but you can always tell a coral snake from the others. On coral snakes ONLY, the red and yellow bands are next to each other. On all the non-venemous clones, the red bands are seperated from yellow bands by longer black bands.
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is most well known in texas, but several species of rock rattlers and massaugas live out near San Antonio, Austin, and further west.
P.S. the snake in that earlier picture, the texas-sized one, is a prime example of a western diamondback rattlesnake, common in an area about 4 states wide. I belive the record is 6 ft and change.
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