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Oh, Louisiana. That is where I met a crazy swamp beast that scared the hell out of me. It turns out, it was a Nutria and similar to this frog deal. They were su
by KGIII 9y ago
Oh, Louisiana. That is where I met a crazy swamp beast that scared the hell out of me. It turns out, it was a Nutria and similar to this frog deal. They were supposed to be a profitable critter to raise but they aren't. No, the one I met crawled out of a swamp, covered in slime, and ate a rotten fish - while staring me down.
It did not look even remotely tasty or like I might want to wear its fur. I can't imagine what people were thinking, kind of like these frogs. Frogs are handy for catching food, however. I am not sure if even gators eat the nutria. They are now an invasive pest species. They look worse when they are covered in swamp slime.
- ivanhoe 9y agoActually nutria fur is very nice to touch and a good quality since it's water resistant (if we set aside the moral side of wearing furs). Also they're cute little critters (when you see them outside of the swamp, I guess), but yes, they're horribly invasive pest, and here in Europe create a lot of problems because they dig holes in river banks and dams.
- KGIII 9y agoYeah, they look like nice friendly things you want to cuddle and pet - unless your first encounter with them is in a swamp while you're in a very inebriated state. (Meaning my state, not the State of Louisiana, though they are often pretty inebriated.)