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Old 4/22/10, 7:29 PM
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In the backyard of today's inspection. And yes, it's alive.
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Old 4/22/10, 8:18 PM
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Purty Birdie!

I'm from Northern California...almost every yard had one--or more--of those way back when.

And man, could they screech!!!



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Old 4/22/10, 8:29 PM
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Not around s. Florida i found this durring a 4 point today. it was a pet already. My wife said did you ask if it needed a new home. We already have 3.
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Old 4/22/10, 8:35 PM
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Not around s. Florida i found this durring a 4 point today. it was a pet already. My wife said did you ask if it needed a new home. We already have 3.
Tiger? Looks ferocious!!



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Old 4/22/10, 9:19 PM
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Andrew I went to a house in Sycamore IL. and heard something SCREAMING outside it was Erie. The owner had Peacock's
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Old 4/22/10, 9:50 PM
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Peacocks are good WATCH dogs, they scream at anything that moves.



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Old 4/22/10, 10:22 PM
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I'll trade my two 6' snakes in the rafters today for that peacock!??



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Old 4/23/10, 6:20 AM
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LOL Snakes
Welcome to TN. At least they keep the mice down.
so far snakes, Deer, Possum, And a large number of mean *** dogs . Not to mention Black widows in the crawl spaces. got to love this job. got 2 bites from black widows last year. Had a fight to the death with a po Possum , a Cat on the back. And found a very large dead dog. Now that scared me i seen the bones and thought crap someone is buried here lol



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Old 4/23/10, 8:30 AM
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Saw a gold fish yesterday. Made me nervous. All it did was float there on it's back, staring at me all the time through those evil foggy eyes !!!!!
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LOL Snakes
Welcome to TN. At least they keep the mice down.
so far snakes, Deer, Possum, And a large number of mean *** dogs . Not to mention Black widows in the crawl spaces. got to love this job. got 2 bites from black widows last year. Had a fight to the death with a po Possum , a Cat on the back. And found a very large dead dog. Now that scared me i seen the bones and thought crap someone is buried here lol
Isn't possum a delicacy down yonder?
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Isn't possum a delicacy down yonder?
If you like that, I hear they got a hard shell variety down Texas way...



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Old 4/23/10, 8:11 PM
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Isn't possum a delicacy down yonder?
Fried in butter Yep



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Old 4/23/10, 8:38 PM
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Possum is to Tennessee as Lobsters are to Maine.
I gave it some thought and I think Lobsters is on the menu.
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Old 4/23/10, 8:53 PM
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This is a picture of InterNACHI staffer Lisa Enza's house pig.
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Old 4/23/10, 8:57 PM
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Lisa's pig, sleeping on her bed like a baby.
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