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SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon [img]https://36.media.tumblr.com/c894ad489085e1a55883d314f4be6f1e/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso1_400.png[/img] her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean [img]https://40.media.tumblr.com/e6e734a4171f368bd4679d5904566153/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso2_400.png[/img] thats what it means NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common [b] they jump [/b] i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills option 1: "the bellyflop" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/d7335350a443cea746c2db197b592903/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso4_r1_1280.gif[/img] option 2: "the 45 degree angle" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/fad81d00cb1175038e0f5200d631fc67/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso3_r1_500.gif[/img] and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs" [img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0b26d4dc45333e0e99567e0a1a34591a/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso6_r1_500.gif[/img]

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October 24, 2015 18:30:46

SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST

snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon

her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean

thats what it means

NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common

they jump

i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills

option 1: "the bellyflop"

option 2: "the 45 degree angle"

and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs"

I don't even think Spirals walk. They're slithery, like snek.

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October 24, 2015 18:34:35

I don't even think Spirals walk. They're slithery, like snek.

[quote name="owligator" date=2015-10-24 18:30:46] SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon [img]https://36.media.tumblr.com/c894ad489085e1a55883d314f4be6f1e/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso1_400.png[/img] her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean [img]https://40.media.tumblr.com/e6e734a4171f368bd4679d5904566153/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso2_400.png[/img] thats what it means NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common [b] they jump [/b] i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills option 1: "the bellyflop" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/d7335350a443cea746c2db197b592903/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso4_r1_1280.gif[/img] option 2: "the 45 degree angle" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/fad81d00cb1175038e0f5200d631fc67/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso3_r1_500.gif[/img] and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs" [img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0b26d4dc45333e0e99567e0a1a34591a/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso6_r1_500.gif[/img] [/quote] I... what... WHAT THE... OMG, HA HA HA HA HA HA 8D

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October 24, 2015 18:35:59

owligator wrote on 2015-10-24:

SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST

snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon

her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean

thats what it means

NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common

they jump

i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills

option 1: "the bellyflop"

option 2: "the 45 degree angle"

and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs"

I... what... WHAT THE... OMG, HA HA HA HA HA HA 8D

[quote name="owligator" date=2015-10-24 18:30:46] SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. option 1: "the bellyflop" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/d7335350a443cea746c2db197b592903/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso4_r1_1280.gif[/img] [/quote] ... with my soon to be Poison/Toxin snappers, I approve of bellyfloping frog jumping snappers.

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October 24, 2015 18:38:26

owligator wrote on 2015-10-24:

SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST

her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon.
option 1: "the bellyflop"

... with my soon to be Poison/Toxin snappers, I approve of bellyfloping frog jumping snappers.

@owligator I'M DYING OF LAUGHTER HERE

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October 24, 2015 18:47:48

@owligator I'M DYING OF LAUGHTER HERE

[quote name="owligator" date=2015-10-24 18:30:46] SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon [img]https://36.media.tumblr.com/c894ad489085e1a55883d314f4be6f1e/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso1_400.png[/img] her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean [img]https://40.media.tumblr.com/e6e734a4171f368bd4679d5904566153/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso2_400.png[/img] thats what it means NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common [b] they jump [/b] i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills option 1: "the bellyflop" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/d7335350a443cea746c2db197b592903/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso4_r1_1280.gif[/img] option 2: "the 45 degree angle" [img]https://33.media.tumblr.com/fad81d00cb1175038e0f5200d631fc67/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso3_r1_500.gif[/img] and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs" [img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/0b26d4dc45333e0e99567e0a1a34591a/tumblr_nwqwhabVgm1r9hauso6_r1_500.gif[/img] [/quote] What...no...I'm laughing really loud and people are staring...

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October 24, 2015 18:52:36

owligator wrote on 2015-10-24:

SNAPPERS THO..let me indulge myself i need to get this off my CHEST

snappers have?? really long hind legs?? generally speaking quadrupedal ground-dwelling animals should have legs that are the same length, or at least very similar lengths. but look at this lil watermelon

her front legs convey a standing position but those are the hind legs of a squattin' dragon. what does this mean

thats what it means

NOW there are a few irl terrestrial quadrupeds that have hind legs significantly longer than their front ones!! for example, kangaroos and toads and frogs. but let me ask you. what do these creatures have in common

they jump

i can imagine a few possible gaits for snappers. lets be creative. please excuse my mediocre animation skills

option 1: "the bellyflop"

option 2: "the 45 degree angle"

and last but not least, option 3: "the hot legs"

What...no...I'm laughing really loud and people are staring...

HELP THE HOT LEGS IS KILLING ME

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October 24, 2015 19:53:25

HELP THE HOT LEGS IS KILLING ME

[quote name="Hobi" date=2015-10-14 21:40:09] male ridgebacks going fishing [img]http://puu.sh/kKO23/14151a9deb.png[/img] [/quote] I went backwards through this topic and I am losing it over these he L P

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October 24, 2015 19:54:52

Hobi wrote on 2015-10-14:

male ridgebacks going fishing

I went backwards through this topic and I am losing it over these he L P

I wish I had skillz/programs besides MS Paint and a mouse I wanna participate in drawings.

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October 24, 2015 21:16:14

I wish I had skillz/programs besides MS Paint and a mouse I wanna participate in drawings.

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Couldn't the ones with long bodies and short legs move like otters? Or ferrets?

If I had any computer skills at all I'd put in an animation file of one of these guys running. It's hilarious. Like fat hairy caterpillars with whiskers and tiny ears, in a big bustling hurry to get into EVERYTHING.

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October 24, 2015 21:48:38

Couldn't the ones with long bodies and short legs move like otters? Or ferrets?

If I had any computer skills at all I'd put in an animation file of one of these guys running. It's hilarious. Like fat hairy caterpillars with whiskers and tiny ears, in a big bustling hurry to get into EVERYTHING.

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