Second pic down, looks to be a 'Crimson King' or other red leaf 'Norway Maple', not Sugar maple. Not sure on the Pin oak, might be, but could be a Southern Red as they were planted in the city at one time as well.
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Not a Sugar maple...fissured bark is not a Sugar trait. Looks like an ash tree. Scholar tree looks right (Pagoda).
Denise said something about not feeding George and he decided to discuss it with her.
They do. The names are based on bark and leaf patterns...
Full body lap dog.
This indomitable tree was my favorite thing on our after diner sculpture walk stroll.
Did they have a placard defining the different grafts?
Cool tree, but I like the Snow Miser!
Couple pics from a ride with a friend today.
And this is what happens when you play in the street!
And this is what happens when you play in the street!
Oohhh I'd like to have that skin!
Not sure what the rules are for roadkill snake skins. I know guys in green uniforms would get all curious if I had a set of fresh horns in my truck.
I think you know all about that.
I wonder how long after death they could still milk a snake for anti-venom stock? The stuff is expensive and you'd think they could use dead snakes as well as live ones, at least until the proteins start breaking down.
Bought this a couple of years ago and had it stashed away in a plastic tote. I misplaced “lost” one of my stakes that goes to a turkey decoy and started digging in the tote . I saw this and noticed something that I hadn’t before . Curly Maple! For those wondering it is the backside of a vintage fish fillet board. They sure made the good back then.
@scootac
I messaged a PA guy. This is what he said....
"I tried sending you a more thorough PM. They would need a venomous snake permit, snake of legal size, and in season after 2nd saturday in June."
Hope this helps. You'll have to look up reg for size and all. Hard to believe you have to have a venomous snake permit for a dead snake but trust me, I know how some regs don't make sense
I messaged a PA guy. This is what he said....
"I tried sending you a more thorough PM. They would need a venomous snake permit, snake of legal size, and in season after 2nd saturday in June."
Hope this helps. You'll have to look up reg for size and all. Hard to believe you have to have a venomous snake permit for a dead snake but trust me, I know how some regs don't make sense
So.....no skin. Best I left it lay along the road.
I never thought about the skin being useful to someone. But after you mentioned it, I could see there would have been all kinds of problems. No permit, out of season, transporting across state lines......for a start.
Yes.....lots of their regs make no sense.
Probably couldn't have even cut off the rattles without being in trouble.
So.....no skin. Best I left it lay along the road.
I never thought about the skin being useful to someone. But after you mentioned it, I could see there would have been all kinds of problems. No permit, out of season, transporting across state lines......for a start.
Yes.....lots of their regs make no sense.
If'n that was me, y'all would never have seen a picture.
At first glance regs like that make no sense. The problem comes with people (or I should say the small percentage of dishonest people) - they'll claim they found it as roadkill but how does a wildlife officer tell the difference between one that was hunted and killed on purpose versus one somebody found as roadkill. It's the same with bird feathers. You can't possess raptor or migratory bird feathers, even if you just found a single feather while hiking in the forest. So the default reg is you just can't possess them, period. If people were honest, the regs could be more common sense and allow making use of a dead animal or bird.So.....no skin. Best I left it lay along the road.
I never thought about the skin being useful to someone. But after you mentioned it, I could see there would have been all kinds of problems. No permit, out of season, transporting across state lines......for a start.
Yes.....lots of their regs make no sense.
Does that fillet board have a big clamp on the other side? Clamp the tail or head in there, slide the knife above the backbone and cut all the way down to the tail. Flip that fillet over without cutting it loose from the skin and slide the knife along the skin and voila, instant fillet. It works some of the time.
Yes. I’m thinking about repurposing the wood to make a turkey trough call.