Adders

[Lotobear]

Found this little guy last night when out on the bike. At first thought he was just catching some heat. Decided to hook him with a cleft stick to put him in the verge but found he was dead, which was a shame. Perfectly intact but a little bit of blood seeping from the nose. Dropped by a bird of prey?

[Nightmare]

Very likely - the head doesn’t look quite the right shape and bops do tend to head strike snakes (for good and obvious reasons!)

Pauvre adder

[dhutch]

Never seen one in the wild. What a nice looking thing.

[bad company]

Nightmare said:

Very likely - the head doesn t look quite the right shape and bops do tend to head strike snakes (for good and obvious reasons!)

Pauvre adder

What’s a ‘bop’ please?

[BlackTails]

bad company said:

What s a bop please?

Abbreviation for Bionic Overlord Pterodactyl? Can’t think what else it might stand for.

[Simpo Two]

bad company said:

What s a bop please?

I deduce 'bird of prey'.

[dhutch]

Simpo Two said:

bad company said:

What s a bop please?

I deduce 'bird of prey'.

Same.

[bad company]

dhutch said:

Simpo Two said:

bad company said:

What s a bop please?

I deduce 'bird of prey'.

Same.

Thanks. Abbreviations like that are obvious only to those in the know.

[BlackTails]

bad company said:

Thanks. Abbreviations like that are obvious only to those in the know.

Not exactly cryptic crossword clue levels of difficulty.

Lotobear said:

Dropped by a bird of prey?

Nightmare said:

and bops do tend to head strike snakes (for good and obvious reasons!)

[bad company]

BlackTails said:

bad company said:

Thanks. Abbreviations like that are obvious only to those in the know.

Not exactly cryptic crossword clue levels of difficulty.

Lotobear said:

Dropped by a bird of prey?

Nightmare said:

and bops do tend to head strike snakes (for good and obvious reasons!)

Google wasn’t much help.

[dhutch]

bad company said:

Google wasn t much help.

The frustration of a computer not being able to completely replace common sense.

[bad company]

dhutch said:

The frustration of a computer not being able to completely replace common sense.

If you think BOP is obvious good for you. Not an abbreviation I’ve seen before.

Edited by bad company on Saturday 14th June 10:58

[dhutch]

But in the context, it's bird of prey isn't it.

[Simpo Two]

dhutch said:

The frustration of a computer not being able to completely replace common sense.

Google now puts AI answers at the top, and they're usually partly wrong.

[Nightmare]

I am very sorry and I not intend to cause any confusion I did think context gave this one away but maybe the photo in the middle of the sentence was the issue

But yes - bionic overlord pterodactyl of course

[hidetheelephants]

As is traditional Bionic Overlord Pterodactyl needs to become a band name.

[Dog Star]

hidetheelephants said:

As is traditional Bionic Overlord Pterodactyl needs to become a band name.

On a related subject there’s a death metal band called “Hatebeak” and the vocals are done by a parrot SKRAAAAARK!

They’re on Spotify.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

bad company said:

Thanks. Abbreviations like that are obvious only to those in the know.

Agreed. I'm sick to death of the TLA.

[FourWheelDrift]

dhutch said:

Never seen one in the wild. What a nice looking thing.

Spotted this one recently, never seen one before so no idea if it's a young one or fully grown (Er...dog for scale, and gate). Hot weather bringing them out.

[vaud]

dhutch said:

bad company said:

Google wasn t much help.

The frustration of a computer not being able to completely replace common sense.

"bop snake reference" didn't return anything either. So definitely niche.