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WOW that freaked me out!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought, "was that what's in my backyard?!!" for a second there!
WOW that freaked me out!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought, "was that what's in my backyard?!!" for a second there!
Yes. Many times decades ago, while trying to catch them I was both bitten by teeth, ripped with claws and whipped by the tails of iguanas.Iguanas have serrated shark teeth, trust me, I know. Mean little monsters. My blue tongued skunks had conical teeth, they weren't sharp but they could crush your finger pretty well. Great for grinding up snails.
I know. He left a crusted gecko next to it too.
That still kind of worries me. Skinks are so YUCKY!!! (No offense to those of you who own them... it's just a matter of preference. I'm even squimish around worms). Thanks all for trying to help identify it! Sure is a weird thing. Hopefully the hawk won't be dropping off anything else, but I still see him hanging around. Makes me a tad nervous about Ginger!!!!Ir migth be a red eye croc which is a skink so dont be worried
The main reason garter snake came to my mind so quickly, I lived in an area thick with garter snakes. Come summertime I would find with regularity dead garter snakes that had their backs stripped off oftentimes down to the sides. I wondered what would do this without eating the full snake. We have lots of red tailed hawks and gosh hawks in the area as well, but why wouldn't they eat the full snake? Finally I figured out what was happening to the snakes. I had to use a weed-whacker on most of this property, and unfortunately I was killing the poor little guys accidentally. Once dried, they look very much like your picture. To solve that problem, I started laying out pieces of plywood and carpet samples out for the snakes to hang out under and that, saved many snake lives.Hopefully the hawk won't be dropping off anything else, but I still see him hanging around.
The main reason garter snake came to my mind so quickly, I lived in an area thick with garter snakes. Come summertime I would find with regularity dead garter snakes that had their backs stripped off oftentimes down to the sides. I wondered what would do this without eating the full snake. We have lots of red tailed hawks and gosh hawks in the area as well, but why wouldn't they eat the full snake? Finally I figured out what was happening to the snakes. I had to use a weed-whacker on most of this property, and unfortunately I was killing the poor little guys accidentally. Once dried, they look very much like your picture. To solve that problem, I started laying out pieces of plywood and carpet samples out for the snakes to hang out under and that, saved many snake lives.
So I ask you, does anyone do some serious weed whacking at your place?