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ollyblue

18th January 2019, 17:19
Snake stop for a covering..
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malone

18th January 2019, 17:22
Asphalt, a covering (road covering). Asp, snake +Halt, stop.
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ollyblue

18th January 2019, 17:30
Cheers Malone, would never have got that...
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malone

18th January 2019, 17:43
Glad I could help. I spent (wasted!) time looking for something beginning Boa....
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chrise

18th January 2019, 17:52
Hi malone
Do you know what is unique about Boa constrictor?
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malone

18th January 2019, 18:14
No, ChrisE, I don't ...
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cerasus

18th January 2019, 18:51
@ChrisE The only creature whose name is the same as its Latin name ?
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chrise

18th January 2019, 18:54
You've got it, cerasus (though I would prefer "scientific name" to "Latin name" - many of the derivations aren't Latin!)
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malone

18th January 2019, 18:57
ChrisE, thanks - I'd class that as 'relatively interesting'!
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cerasus

18th January 2019, 18:58
It was a wild guess !
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