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nygina
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Posted: 25 Apr 2005
hi i have had my pond for 4 years and have seen many frogs and toads come and go but for the past 4 monthe i have a red bellied frog which i have never seen befor it really is a pretty frog i just wondered if any one else has seen one or has one. 
David Bird
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Posted: 25 Apr 2005
Any chance of a photograph ? difficult to identify for certain from this description.

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nygina
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Posted: 26 Apr 2005
hi thanks for the reply will do my best for a photo but she is a bit shy
djp_phillips
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Posted: 28 Jan 2006
bombina= alien species... ? yes
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Dan Kane
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006
The red bellied "frog" is most likely to be a Fire Bellied Toad, an alien species to Britain.
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djp_phillips
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006
ohw did they get here i wonder!!!
I think that breeders sometimes deliberatly let some go because they'd
love to see them in the wild
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Dan Kane
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006
If they want to see them in the wild, GO TO FRANCE/GERMANY!!!!, sometimes alien species can have nasty effects on our native herps, like the Cane Toad in Australia, killing all those Red-Bellied Black Snakes.
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djp_phillips
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006
yes they are one of my fav. snakes in the world although deadly Does
anyone watch Steve Irwin?
What do you think of him?
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David Bird
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Posted: 31 Jan 2006
A showman and very little to do with herpetology.
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Dan Kane
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Posted: 01 Feb 2006

Yeah, but he teaches the world about animal conservation, and does captive breeding programmes for rare and endangered species, and he is partly what attracted me to reptiles and amphibians, and ever since my first show, i've looked all over for lizards, and used some of the same techniques he uses on massive crocs on the lizards I find, although in a smaller form

Some of the best ones are the trip to Belize (Morlets Crocodile), and the crocs of Tampa and Cancun (American Crocodiles).

What does anyone else think?

Does anyone watch Austin Stephens: Most Dangerous?

I think it's excellent.


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Jeroen
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Posted: 02 Feb 2006

The Common or Grass Frog (Rana temporaria) occasionally has a rather red belly.

BTW, no Fire Bellied Toad (Bombina bombina) but Yellow Bellied Toad (B. variegata) in France (in the wild, that is).


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ssthisto
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Posted: 13 Feb 2006
[QUOTE=Dan Kane]

Does anyone watch Austin Stephens: Most Dangerous?

I think it's excellent.

[/QUOTE]

I do. I'm waiting for dear Austin to get seriously envenomated by one of the 'wild' snakes he's working with... two bites on one show, and apparently the cobra was a captive specimen that'd been carted out to the back of beyond and just happened to get the drop on him.

I vastly prefer Steve Irwin - he doesn't do things to deliberately rile up wild reptiles, and he handles them with respect and care.


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-LAF
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Posted: 14 Feb 2006
I've got the cobra bite clip on my desktop. It really cheers me up when I'm stuck doing the accounts each month.

I feel it's probably better not to comment on Mr Stevens other than to ask why the disco channel keep referrng to him as a professional wildlife photography when he appears not to know one end of a camera from the other.

Ah sod it, fingers crossed, BRING ON THE DARWIN AWARD!

Lee.
Lee Fairclough
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Posted: 15 Feb 2006

Oh man, almost had me crying with laughter on this thread.

But I have to admit, I love to watch the Stevens' shows, tho' I'm always rooting for the snake :P


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Tony Phelps
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Posted: 16 Feb 2006
You should read his book if you want a real larf

He does not have much of a repulation here.

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Tony Phelps
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Posted: 16 Feb 2006
Oops    I mean here in South Africa, as I see I am still listed as UK based.

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Morpheus
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Posted: 01 May 2006
       
Dan kane,

I dont think much of steves habit of diving upon reptiles
But i think austin steven is a bit of an idiot one epiMicke he almost acted like his life was almost tragikly taken when a non-venomous snake lashed out on him and he jumped out of a 1 and a half metre treeMorpheus38839.3643055556
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Morpheus
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Posted: 01 May 2006
Talking about the red frog
i have found a frog with a rather dark red tint all other him
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Mark T
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Posted: 08 May 2006
Steve obviously knows his animals but is indeed a showman.

Of course the snake is all fired up after being rugby tackled by some big australian and held unceremoniously in the air

He shows little respect for the creatures

Mark O'Shea is much better

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