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Old 13 August 2002, 11:00 PM
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Needless to say the cat wasn't very impressed

Never one to miss a photo opportunity

It's not as big as it looks, must have been about 10cm in length, but fat with it



Apologies for the image size, it captures the beast best that way

Pleased with my new digi camera anyway

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Old 13 August 2002, 11:05 PM
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Damn that's ugly
Old 13 August 2002, 11:06 PM
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That looks fapping huge . Just waiting now until we are taken over by Frogs (or Toads).

Picture quality is good. What camera is it mate? How much did it cost?

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Old 13 August 2002, 11:09 PM
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Twas taken with a Canon Powershot S40 in portrait mode Wonder if I can sell it to the toad to hang on the wall Camera is about 470 quid online. Pricey, but very good quality pics, and a lot of features found on SLRs (hence why I sold my previous digi camera and SLR )

Being quite docile (the toad that is), it was easy to get close to it.
Old 13 August 2002, 11:16 PM
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Did it say "Bud"

Please be careful when saying you got 'close' to it, The Scoobynet animal lovers will be out in force baying for your blood.
Old 13 August 2002, 11:48 PM
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Usually after 10 pints they turn into a Princess; it's not till the next mornin when you wake up next to the real thing

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Old 14 August 2002, 07:44 AM
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Jeez that looks huge.


I went to clean out the shed the other day and found a hedgehog (no caravan ) with a three babies in there....I never had the heart to throw the flea bitten critters out

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Old 14 August 2002, 08:28 AM
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What's John Prescott doing in your back garden?!
Old 14 August 2002, 08:48 AM
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Looks like an American Bull Frog.

Stupidly some were brought over here and, of course, have multiplied and populated ponds and waterways.

Also saw one in my garden about 5 years ago. It certainly made me jump, they are fapping massive.

Not sure if there is an Environment Agency reward for their capture.
Old 14 August 2002, 09:04 AM
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It's one of them new Toad alarms isn't it?
Old 14 August 2002, 09:17 AM
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Common toad (Bufo bufo), very handy to have around the garden as they scoff slugs and other garden pests.
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No worries Pete, I think (like PeteT) that it's a common toad (from looking in our nature book ). We've got a common frog at the other end of the garden, so we might be getting some fighting going on

The cat likes to tap frogs to make them jump, but doesn't like toads as I think they have some poison/smelly glands on their feet or something. Anyway she backed off very quick after smelling it

It hopped off after being blinded by the flash somewhere down the garden

Picture makes it look huge, but it was only about 10cm in length.
Old 14 August 2002, 10:25 AM
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Is that the MY03 facelift?
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