ps- a basilisk is a south american lizard that can run on the surface of the
water. They are also called Jesus Christ lizards.
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
Of Chip Rinehart
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:16 AM
To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
Subject: RE: NANFA-- 2003 Convention...just WOW!
If I had known you wanted to see big leeches, I could have shown you some.
Just ask Steven about the one that took a liking to his hand. We've never
seen any gators in that creek or even that far upstate, but the creek is a
tributary of the Edisto and the Edisto does have alot of gators (some of
pretty fair size too). We were only a few miles from where the two come
together. Always pays to be vigilant.
I had a great time showing y'all around. Wish we had more time than just
the one afternoon. Maybe next time you will finally understand the meaning
of "over yonder".
What the heck's a basalisk.....LOL!! ;-)
Chip
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Zarlinga [SMTP:njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:36 AM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: RE: NANFA-- 2003 Convention...just WOW!
>
> And it was a puny leech at that! I thought things were bigger in the
> south?
> We got bigguns up here! And our wide eyes for gators was in anticipation.
> I remember the past stories about Chip and the gators. It was funny, he
> would frequently scan the horizon from edge to edge, until we finally
> figured out what he was doing. I am sure that he would have been like a
> basalisk running across the water at the first site of a gator. I was
> going
> to bring a small rubber gator just for giggles.....
>
> Nick Zarlinga
> Aquarium Biologist
> Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> 216.661.6500 ext 4485
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
> Of Ipchay61_at_aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:14 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- 2003 Convention...just WOW!
>
>
> FYI.....No South Carolina residents attending the convention this year
> wore,
> or even brought, waders while on the collecting trips. As a side note,
> when
> Nick Z and Jeff R visited SC last week and were taken to several sites,
> yours
> truly did not wear waders at any time. Additional side note.....a small
> leach
> happened to take a liking to Jeff at the second site we visited.
>
> Chip in SC ;-)
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