An almshouse was located here, and several hospitals. Even the promo for the book in this weird was spooky. J your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and best kept secrets volume 9 moran, mark, sceurman, mark on. They do not smell through their nostrils like mammals, rather they smell using their tongue to collect scents and then insert them into the roof of their mouth, where lies the jacobsons organ. Mix in a religious cult bent on killing the snake, an overworked police department, a herpetologist trying to save the snake and a pubic increasingly afraid of the snake and you have a real pot boiler of a novel. Snake id at a glance this flyer focuses only on northern snake species commonly confused with njs 2 venomous snakes. Each species has its own unique colors and markings. Its filled with highquality color photos and descriptions of the worlds most well known snakes, as well as some very unique snakes that most people have never seen. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The black racer snake in north america does occasionally kill and eat other snakes. Born and raised in new jersey, ive heard many an urban legend about the state. Resilient as ever, hank pushes himself outside his comfort zone to find success. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members.
Stabler the snake, good old boy quarterback for the raiders for ten years, led the team to win super bowl xi. In prehistoric times this area of the meadowlands were. Apr 25, 2012 i live in lanoka harbor and my house is haunted. A beginners guide to the new weird genre book riot. The strange murder that shocked suburban new jersey.
Weird nj your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and best kept secrets. It was a weird, otherworldly, surreal experience, andriani says. Belly green or yellow with two rows of black spots. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Mord is truly a mutated bear that can fly and this book doesnt care if you think thats absurd. From shocking to terrifying or simply amazing, here are the most insane things happening right now in new jersey. Snake hill is an igneous rock intrusion jutting up from the floor of the meadowlands in southern secaucus, new jersey, at a bend in. Weird nj is a travel guide and magazine to places you won. Longtime weird nj contributor phillip buehler is about to release a book he has written and. Lake aeroflex is at the end of a small airport runway and has a nice picnic area and is. Borne is the perfect solution for your science fiction or fantasy rut. Heres hank, book 4 shows hank zipzer going to great lengths to try to make his sisters birthday the best day ever. The following information has been extracted from three ledgers that kept track of burials that were preformed at the hudson county burial grounds, located at snake hill, secaucus, new jersey.
In the early first decade of the 21st century, further blasting occurred along the new jersey turnpike. Mix in a religious cult bent on killing the snake, an overworked police department, a herpetologist trying to save the snake and a pubic increasingly afraid of. Snakes of new jersey northern water snake nerodia sipedon sipedon identification. Wknd knows that you will be expending most of your mental energy on the first question hint. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. For the past 186 years, mary ellis has resided on what she probably thought would always be a stately piece of property overlooking the scenic raritan river. Weird nj is a travel guide and magazine to places you wont find on state funded maps or.
You wont read about it in weird nj magazine, but the scariest place ive ever been is the monmouth beach bath and tennis club on ocean avenue in monmouth beach. These 16 urban legends in new jersey will keep you awake at night. Our home state is 350 years old this year, and we tell you why new jersey is the weirdest state in the union. Feb 05, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Nonvenomous snakes commonly mistaken for rattlesnakes or copperheads. Kittatinny valley state park newton 2020 all you need to.
The anticipation of a juicy read with lots of controversial and spicy anecdotes is more. I went to the restaurant and saw it thats how i know. While it is currently a park, snake hill has been the site of a variety of different institutions over its history. The land on which this cemetery is located is barren, unprotected and does not resemble characteristics of common cemeteries as we know them today. A monstrous black rock looming over the turnpike is scary enough. So here are a few utterly, deeply weird books that are totally worth reading, anyway. New jersey turnpike authority, a public body corporate and politic. Abandoned lake off wooley rd abandoned 1 link inside abandoned maple. This snakes book is designed for children between 5 and 12 years of age. But its probably still better known by its old name.
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How to identify the snakes of new jersey sciencing. Surrounding the hill is a prison, a train station, the nj turnpike and the hackensack river. Eastern garter snake thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis pl. For the past 186 years, mary ellis has resided on what she probably thought would always be a stately piece. Feb 14, 2020 new jerseys long history includes plenty of murder and mayhem, giving the state its fair share of spooky and haunted locations. Officially, new jersey is home to 23 species of snake, but one of those, the queen snake, is likely locally extinct. Or i could have written an entire book on just the pine.
Uncover more hidden wonders in the new edition of an explorers guide to the worlds hidden wonders. New jerseys long history includes plenty of murder and mayhem, giving the state its fair share of spooky and haunted locations. Take a black mamba one of the worlds most poisonous snakes, notorious for its bad temper, set it loose in central park. Snake hill, located in secaucus, was once home to a. Having a weird nj moment snake hill memories elizabeth orphanage days causeway closed vile graffiti update f4 phantom crash in manasquan. I find that most of my favorite books, in fact, are a little difficult to. From shocking to terrifying or simply amazing, here are the most insane things happening right now in.
Snake hill was named after the snakes that would seek refuge here from the flat areas of the. So, its highly unlikely youll ever spot one of those. Weird nj your travel guide to new jerseys local legends. Although commonly mistaken for a water moccasin, the northern water snake is a nonvenomous species. You can read more about the atco ghost and all of new jerseys other haunted byways in weird nj magazine, your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and best kept secrets, which can be. Weird nj is a travel guide and magazine to places you wont find on state funded maps or located on any tourist attraction pamphlets.
The most insane things happening right now in new jersey. Black rat snakes, however, arent known for snake killing. The presence of a long, twopointed, forked tongue helps you identify snakes. I was going to join a ghost hunting group in brick new jersey but just didnt have the time. When choosing a snake as a pet, realize you are making a longterm commitment because many species can be expected to live over 20 years. Having a black snake wont guarantee that there are no other snakes around. However you still have a good chance of identifying one of the 22 other species if you know what you look for.
Highly variable in color and pattern photo by william flaxington. The quaker state, the keystone state, the coal state pennsylvania is called them all. As with the other books in this fun series, the characters are realistic and relatable. In 1962 or 1967, according to contradictory articles, a military jet, a lockheed t2v1 seastar to be exact, encountered critical problems or ran out of fuel and crashed in a heavily wooded swamp infested with venomous snakes in west milford, n. Manhattanites would travel to the meadows for snake. Amelia earhart in nj, weird adventures at snake hill, 1959, found in nj. Sep 06, 2016 where are the most haunted places in nj. Longtime weird nj contributor phillip buehler is about to release a book he has written and taken photographs for entitled woody guthries wardy forty. Adult water snakes are highly melanistic, usually brown or black with the remnants of a banding pattern. But we like to call it the weird state, because theres enough strange stuff going on here to fill an encyclopedia, or better yet, a book appropriately called weird pennsylvania. Join facebook to connect with glen jones and others you may know. Snake hill and the area between it and the hackensack river today comprise laurel hill county park, part of the hudson county park system.
In fact, they sometimes will hibernate with other species of snakes, including copperheads and rattlesnakes. Kittatinny valley state park great walkinghiking trails and the ranger staff is great. Lake aeroflex is at the end of a small airport runway and has a nice picnic area and is kayakcanoe friendly with an easy put in. Scotch, so weve pulled together a quick questionnaire to help you make the second decision provided, that is, that youve been tapped for all five of yales most prestigious secret societies.
You must be willing to feed prey animals to your snake though previously frozen, prekilled prey is the safest choice and you will probably have to devote some freezer space to frozen prey items i. Some you may be familiar with, while others are lesser known. In an issue of weird nj that is dedicated completely to clinton. Mar 22, 2015 you can read more about the atco ghost and all of new jerseys other haunted byways in weird nj magazine, your travel guide to new jerseys local legends and best kept secrets, which can be. They are all at least a little spooky, some fantastical, others based in fact. Let me start by saying the place is private property and is very secure. Phil has just established a kickstarter page to raise fund for the printing of this amazing documentation. Corn snakes, like this one, were found to be infected with an intestinal parasite potentially fatal to them.