I though they had gone fishing

[Tallyho 181]

My lad and his mate said they were going fishing, they came back with a bucket and i thought it was a fish they wanted to show me, but it was this little shrew, right pissy little bleeder it was, it was shrieking like a good un so took a couple of pictures then they took it back to where they had found it, god knows how they caught it and the fact they didnt get bit as i have heard they can give a bit of a bite and im not to sure but do theses type of shrew when they bite inject a small amount of venom??

 

 

 

[terrier410 53]

i think i remember reading something about that years ago but i'm not sure but think they do exude some nasty taste when grabbed which is why you see them on paths and parks dead but uneaten. b*****d cats.

[lanesra 3,994]

there is a belief that a shrew is as ferocious as anything , males are believed to fight to the death at times over territory, just what ive read or heard cant recall, my terrier goes crazy for them in there grassy runs and at times is succesful, though i dont add them to the catch bag

[terrier410 53]

this time of year i exercise my hounds in the forestry a lot and come across a lot of dead shrews (seen 2 today)that makes me think that nothing will eat them this time of year but they are chewed up so somethings nabbed them.? the hounds sniff em for less time than they do a strange turd so maybe inpalatable maybe a quick google would confirm this.?i'm pissed so can't be arsed what about you lads.?

[terrier410 53]

there is a belief that a shrew is as ferocious as anything , males are believed to fight to the death at times over territory, just what ive read or heard cant recall, my terrier goes crazy for them in there grassy runs and at times is succesful, though i dont add them to the catch bag

has he ever eat one.?

[lanesra 3,994]

there is a belief that a shrew is as ferocious as anything , males are believed to fight to the death at times over territory, just what ive read or heard cant recall, my terrier goes crazy for them in there grassy runs and at times is succesful, though i dont add them to the catch bag

has he ever eat one.?

no mate,well not that ive seen just quick kill and moves on.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

I caught a water shrew once when I was a kid and it didnt bite me

[runforyourlife 361]

Dog had one just the other day, so in two weeks she has killed a water vole and a shrew... top hunter, lol.

[terrier410 53]

Dog had one just the other day, so in two weeks she has killed a water vole and a shrew... top hunter, lol.

they all go on the cv even a gudgeon or stickleback count when fishing.

[scothunter 12,609]

Shrews are unusual among mammals in a number of respects. Unlike most mammals, some species of shrew are venomous. Shrew venom is not conducted into the wound by fangs, but by grooves in the teeth. The venom contains various compounds and the contents of the venom glands of the American short-tailed shrew are sufficient to kill 200 mice by intravenous injection. One chemical extracted from shrew venom may be potentially useful in the treatment of blood pressure while another compound may be useful in the treatment of neuromuscular conditions and migraines

[J Darcy 5,871]

You are lucky to see such an elusive critter. They are true eating machines and i have only seen 2 in a lifetime spent fishing on rivers,streams and brooks. I will stand corrected but i do not believe shrews found in the UK to be venemous, indeed, none of our mammals are.

[Malt 379]

You are lucky to see such an elusive critter. They are true eating machines and i have only seen 2 in a lifetime spent fishing on rivers,streams and brooks. I will stand corrected but i do not believe shrews found in the UK to be venemous, indeed, none of our mammals are.

 

The water shrew is, and so is the mole..

[CarraghsGem 92]

You are lucky to see such an elusive critter. They are true eating machines and i have only seen 2 in a lifetime spent fishing on rivers,streams and brooks. I will stand corrected but i do not believe shrews found in the UK to be venemous, indeed, none of our mammals are.

 

The water shrew is, and so is the mole..

 

 

the moles natural predators are tawny + barn owls, stoats, weasels, foxes, badgers, cats and herons (according to the observers book of wild animals in the british isles)

the toxin they carry is only capable of paralysing earthworms!

Edited August 21, 2010 by CarraghsGem

[Malt 379]

You are lucky to see such an elusive critter. They are true eating machines and i have only seen 2 in a lifetime spent fishing on rivers,streams and brooks. I will stand corrected but i do not believe shrews found in the UK to be venemous, indeed, none of our mammals are.

 

The water shrew is, and so is the mole..

 

 

the moles natural predators are tawny + barn owls, stoats, weasels, foxes, badgers, cats and herons (according to the observers book of wild animals in the british isles)

the toxin they carry is only capable of paralysing earthworms!

 

You're right, but that still makes them venomous! There's a big difference between being venomous and being poisonous...

Edited August 21, 2010 by maltenby

[CarraghsGem 92]

You are lucky to see such an elusive critter. They are true eating machines and i have only seen 2 in a lifetime spent fishing on rivers,streams and brooks. I will stand corrected but i do not believe shrews found in the UK to be venemous, indeed, none of our mammals are.

 

The water shrew is, and so is the mole..

 

 

the moles natural predators are tawny + barn owls, stoats, weasels, foxes, badgers, cats and herons (according to the observers book of wild animals in the british isles)

the toxin they carry is only capable of paralysing earthworms!

 

You're right, but that still makes them venomous! There's a difference between being venomous and being poisonous...

 

a wasp is more VENOMOUS than a mole lol!