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Post by Andyberg on Mar 9, 2021 22:23:52 GMT
On my route to a job this last week in a very rural bit of Lancashire, Ive noticed a proliferation of mole hills.
Now this morning in the road, was what appeared to be a dead mole, it was certainly mole shaped and had classic ‘moley’ shaped digging feet, only this bastard was as big as a normal sized cat! It definitely wasn't a badger, which I first thought as it was all black, wasn't big enough and it 100% had massive moley type feet!
My question...Since lockdown, is there now a ‘super mole’ breed on the loose?
I was hoping to stop on the way home for a closer look and take maybe some pictures but it was gone, whether it had recovered and scarpered or collected by a traveller as roadkill who knows?😱
WTF could it of been?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2021 22:37:57 GMT
It's the new glasses.
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 9, 2021 22:58:33 GMT
I thought, as I hastily locked my van doors as apparently they can kill a human, it could possibly have been a fully grown Honey badger, but upon researching realised it would have be a bit out of its ‘comfort zone’ burrowing in Rossendale, plus it didn't have the Honey badgers distinctive white topcoat! 🙄  |
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Post by phil70 on Mar 10, 2021 0:45:29 GMT
Gonna ask my Bro if he's seen any as he lives uo that way.
Phil
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Mar 10, 2021 8:49:43 GMT
Mink? Moles are on the rise due to the waterlogged ground.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 8:59:29 GMT
Thought this was going to be about Debby Figgy..
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Post by patty on Mar 10, 2021 9:02:33 GMT
On my route to a job this last week in a very rural bit of Lancashire, Ive noticed a proliferation of mole hills. Now this morning in the road, was what appeared to be a dead mole, it was certainly mole shaped and had classic ‘moley’ shaped digging feet, only this bastard was as big as a normal sized cat! It definitely wasn't a badger, which I first thought as it was all black, wasn't big enough and it 100% had massive moley type feet! My question...Since lockdown, is there now a ‘super mole’ breed on the loose? I was hoping to stop on the way home for a closer look and take maybe some pictures but it was gone, whether it had recovered and scarpered or collected by a traveller as roadkill who knows?😱 WTF could it of been? Is a mole edible? Do remember mums dogs digging them out but because they stank they wouldn't kill them |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 10:49:52 GMT
Otter?
I had one run across a road in front of me once.
Probably Mink though from your description.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 10, 2021 11:03:11 GMT
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Post by Andyberg on Mar 10, 2021 11:06:35 GMT
One things for sure...
It was certainly living on ‘burrowed’ time! 🙄
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Post by JohnV on Mar 10, 2021 13:28:57 GMT
One things for sure... It was certainly living on ‘burrowed’ time! 🙄 Ouch !!!
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Post by Jim on Mar 11, 2021 13:39:57 GMT
Otter?
I had one run across a road in front of me once.
Probably Mink though from your description.
A lot of mustelids can be confused. Eg the confusion between stoats and weasels. While one is weasily distinguished the other is stoatally different. I think it would have been a Mink too. |
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