The nose/smell?

Guy · 10-20-2004, 15:57

How many people still use that?

My eyesight ain't all that good.

Which enhances all of my other senses.

**Ambush Master** · 10-20-2004, 16:07

Hell yes, I do !!! I can smell a Rattlesnake or Water Moccasin from about 2-3 meters and Copperheads at about 1 !! Amazingly, I still have very good hearing and only need reading glasses (the age thing!!).

Sweetbriar · 10-20-2004, 20:42

AM, what do those snakes smell like? I had no idea they could be sniffed out.

**Ambush Master** · 10-20-2004, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Sweetbriar

AM, what do those snakes smell like? I had no idea they could be sniffed out.

First, you tell me what a Peach smells like and how could I tell the difference between it and an Apple by the smell !!! Keep in mind that you need to explain it to me and I have NEVER smelled either before !!

This is not something that can be explained in this type of forum, nor in even a face to face discourse, but only in a hands on practical exercise.

Not being a smart ass here, but there is no other answer to that question !!

Sdiver · 10-21-2004, 08:18

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Originally Posted by Sweetbriar

AM, what do those snakes smell like? I had no idea they could be sniffed out.

Don't they smell like Chicken ?

Guy · 10-21-2004, 08:31

There will be someting in the AIR...that will make you fuckin FREEZE!

I mean just STOP dead in your tracks...somethings you just can't explain.

flyboy1 · 10-21-2004, 09:04

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Originally Posted by Sdiver

Don't they smell like Chicken ?

Only when cooked.

Sweetbriar · 10-21-2004, 09:16

That's plenty good enough explanation, AM. With snakes being predators, I somehow had just assumed they would be odorless relative to their surroundings so they could hunt without mice sniffing them out, too. Next time I visit a reptile exhibit I'll be sure to get a whiff and compare.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 10-25-2004, 09:00

Snakes definitely have a unique smell. AM: very impressive that you can differentiate among species, especially in the field!!

**Team Sergeant** · 10-25-2004, 10:33

When I walked point I would constantly “smell” the air, just as a dog sniffing out a scent.
Unlike hunters, warriors need to be on the alert for any changes in their environments as a change in smell could/would be a definite indicator of an enemy presence.

TS

**The Reaper** · 10-25-2004, 10:35

I have picked up cigarette smoke at night incredible distances away.

Snakes, I can't recall smelling. Maybe I need more time in the Snake Room.

TR

**Ambush Master** · 10-25-2004, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

When I walked point I would constantly “smell” the air, just as a dog sniffing out a scent.
Unlike hunters, warriors need to be on the alert for any changes in their environments as a change in smell could/would be a definite indicator of an enemy presence.

TS

That's one of the reasons we would start eating Indig chow a couple of days before and during an Op. That is where I acquired a taste for Nouc Mam, not bad really. Also, if you think that you have never eaten it in anything and you've eaten Chinese, Vietnamese, or Thai food, YOU HAVE !!!

brewmonkey · 10-25-2004, 13:21

Smell is an integral part of the senses. You can only taste 5 basic things salty,
sour, sweet, bitter, umami but you can smell millions.

Smell was one of the first senses that I developed during my time as a brewer. I have learned to pick out flaws in beers before I even taste them. It is kind of cool when you can do stuff like that.

vsvo · 10-25-2004, 13:46

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Originally Posted by Ambush Master

...That is where I acquired a taste for Nouc Mam, not bad really...

AM, as a Vietnamese-American, albeit a very Americanized one (I immigrated to the States when I was 5), I respect you even more! I couldn't imagine food w/o nuoc mam, but of course that's a biased opinion.

Here's another one, have you ever tried durian?

**Ambush Master** · 10-25-2004, 14:44

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Originally Posted by vsvo

AM, as a Vietnamese-American, albeit a very Americanized one (I immigrated to the States when I was 5), I respect you even more! I couldn't imagine food w/o nuoc mam, but of course that's a biased opinion.

Here's another one, have you ever tried durian?

Yes I have. The little spiny, smelly fruit !! Remember, I worked with the Montagnards and there wasn't much in that part of the world that we didn't eat !!!