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rickford66

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5. No snakes there either

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:02 PM

Jul 2016

One of my buddies was spooked by a garden hose until he realized there were no snakes. A bunch of us Navy Seabees were on temp duty in CH CH (1970-1971) and rented a luxurious ranch house cheaply because it was destined for demolition. Great country, great people, great in-laws too.

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New Zealand headed for disaster � link to BreakingNews [View all] Panich52 Jul 2016 OP

Weasels, rats and cats aren't indigenous to New Zealand wickerwoman Jul 2016 #1

Didn't think rats & cats native but thought weasels were. Panich52 Jul 2016 #7

Nope. See the link in post 2 below. wickerwoman Jul 2016 #8

you do know those animals are not native to the island, right? boomer55 Jul 2016 #2

Understand the diff between indeginous and invasive predator species. Mika Jul 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #4

No snakes there either rickford66 Jul 2016 #5

New Zealand is headed for restoration of its natural ecosystem. That's the opposite of "disaster". n Binkie The Clown Jul 2016 #6

The only native predator NZ had was the Haast's eagle NickB79 Jul 2016 #9

Haast's eagle was really something! yourpaljoey Jul 2016 #10

Present theory said the Haast Eagle did not soar, but flew through the trees happyslug Jul 2016 #11