Branches of Biology: Herpetology Traditional Cache
sleepyrn: The woods have been fenced off. I will try to rehide it elsewhere.
Branches of Biology: Herpetology
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A Lock and Lock container in wooded area at a local park. The cache
is about 50' from the parking area.
Though there are gates at the entrance there are no posted
open/closed signs. I would suggest, however, day time caching only
as the park is surrounded by residences.
There is a small ditch/depression that needs to be crossed. It may
be swampy in wet weather. Coords may be less than perfect due to
the tree canopy. The hints should help if the coords fail.
The word "herpetology" is from Greek words that mean "creeping
animal." It is the study of reptiles and amphibians. People with an
avid interest in herpetology and who keep different reptiles or
amphibians often refer to themselves as "herpers".
Did you know.....There are over 30,000 different kinds of
spiders!
Did you know....Some spiders spin parachutes with their webbing and
fly around on currents of air!
Did you know....Giant Millipedes can have between 400 - 600 pairs
of legs!
Did you know...The smallest Tortoise is the Speckled Cape Tortoise,
it's maximum shell length is only 3.8 inches (9cm).
Did you know...In the past, snapping turtles were used to locate
dead human bodies underwater.
Did you know...Turtles lack teeth. They chew with a bony surface in
their mouth.
A Crocodile can go thru up to 45 sets of teeth by the time it's
fully grown!
Did you know...One of the smallest amphibian species is also one
the most dangerous. It is called the Poison Arrow Frog. The poison
secretes from the skin and is quite lethal to predators big and
small.
Did you know...Most frogs can leap more than 20 times their body
length.
Did you know...Some lizards can fly! Their are Flying Dragons that
can flare out their ribs in order to glide up to 65 feet (20m) from
tree to tree!
Did you know...Did you know snakes shed their skin in one piece,
and it peels off like a sock - inside out!
Did you know...There are about 2,700 different species of snakes in
the world!
Did you know...Some snakes can see heat using thermal pits in their
lower jaw!
Did you know... Sea snakes live in the ocean but still need to
surface to breath!
Did you know... Over a 14 year period from 1951 to 1965, Bernard
Keyter, a supervisor at the South African Institute for Medical
Research in Johannesburg, milked a record 780,000 venomous snakes,
obtaining 870gal. of venom. He has never been bitten.
Did you know...More American are killed by lightning strikes each
year than snakes.
Additional Hints
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