this frog now you might be disgusted at me doing this but it has a very noxious
me doing this but it has a very noxious
me doing this but it has a very noxious skin secretion if I were to try to mouth
skin secretion if I were to try to mouth
skin secretion if I were to try to mouth it like a predator that it would secrete
it like a predator that it would secrete
it like a predator that it would secrete a foamy kind of a bitter substance that
a foamy kind of a bitter substance that
a foamy kind of a bitter substance that would maybe make me not eat it this is
would maybe make me not eat it this is
would maybe make me not eat it this is the gopher frog which is found in
the gopher frog which is found in
the gopher frog which is found in longleaf pine environments when it’s
longleaf pine environments when it’s
longleaf pine environments when it’s when it’s rubbed on the back it protects
when it’s rubbed on the back it protects
when it’s rubbed on the back it protects its eyes by throwing its hand up over
its eyes by throwing its hand up over
its eyes by throwing its hand up over the top of its eyes and I’m thinking
the top of its eyes and I’m thinking
the top of its eyes and I’m thinking that’s because when it’s in a tortoise
that’s because when it’s in a tortoise
that’s because when it’s in a tortoise burrow and the tortoise comes lumbering
burrow and the tortoise comes lumbering
burrow and the tortoise comes lumbering down there’s no place for the frog to go
down there’s no place for the frog to go
down there’s no place for the frog to go it protects your size by throwing its
it protects your size by throwing its
it protects your size by throwing its hands up over top of them this is what I
hands up over top of them this is what I
hands up over top of them this is what I call a small example of the magnificence
call a small example of the magnificence
call a small example of the magnificence of nature this is a tract of the
of nature this is a tract of the
of nature this is a tract of the Apalachicola National Forest that
Apalachicola National Forest that
Apalachicola National Forest that they’ve recently done a prescribed burn
they’ve recently done a prescribed burn
they’ve recently done a prescribed burn on the longleaf pine ecosystem is
on the longleaf pine ecosystem is
on the longleaf pine ecosystem is extremely rich in species up to 150
extremely rich in species up to 150
extremely rich in species up to 150 species per two and a half acre the
species per two and a half acre the
species per two and a half acre the eastern diamondback is the largest of
eastern diamondback is the largest of
eastern diamondback is the largest of the 30 some species of rattlesnakes
the 30 some species of rattlesnakes
the 30 some species of rattlesnakes rattlesnakes are only found in the New
rattlesnakes are only found in the New
rattlesnakes are only found in the New World
World
World North and South America the eastern is
North and South America the eastern is
North and South America the eastern is the largest of all the rattlesnakes it
the largest of all the rattlesnakes it
the largest of all the rattlesnakes it can get to about seven feet and largely
can get to about seven feet and largely
can get to about seven feet and largely have declined all over its range and the
have declined all over its range and the
have declined all over its range and the reason is of course the habitat the
reason is of course the habitat the
reason is of course the habitat the longleaf pine ecosystem which is their
longleaf pine ecosystem which is their
longleaf pine ecosystem which is their main original native habitat has been
main original native habitat has been
main original native habitat has been reduced to less than two percent of its
reduced to less than two percent of its
reduced to less than two percent of its original extent this is what happens
original extent this is what happens
original extent this is what happens when a longleaf dies from lightning it
when a longleaf dies from lightning it
when a longleaf dies from lightning it slowly burns up eventually over many
slowly burns up eventually over many
slowly burns up eventually over many years but this is the where the sapwood
years but this is the where the sapwood
years but this is the where the sapwood was which is very easily rotted and also
was which is very easily rotted and also
was which is very easily rotted and also eaten by termites and way down there is
eaten by termites and way down there is
eaten by termites and way down there is where any animal can can burrow and get
where any animal can can burrow and get
where any animal can can burrow and get into the soft dirt this provides a
into the soft dirt this provides a
into the soft dirt this provides a protected habitat for so many animals
protected habitat for so many animals
protected habitat for so many animals out here there’s a little creature a
out here there’s a little creature a
out here there’s a little creature a nymph of a gigantic Roche Palmetto bug
nymph of a gigantic Roche Palmetto bug
nymph of a gigantic Roche Palmetto bug and a lot of people don’t think too well
and a lot of people don’t think too well
and a lot of people don’t think too well of roaches but you know they’re a
of roaches but you know they’re a
of roaches but you know they’re a life-form
life-form
life-form I’m not going to do it but you know if I
I’m not going to do it but you know if I
I’m not going to do it but you know if I had nothing else to eat that’s probably
had nothing else to eat that’s probably
had nothing else to eat that’s probably a pretty succulent little mouthful there
sands sticky legs get caught in your
sands sticky legs get caught in your teeth
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