Topic: Gopher in my front yard. HAAAAAALP!!

[bustin98]

I finally saw a live Mole the week of my wedding.  He was only the size of a mouse... I thought they be much bigger from stories like this.

After all the influences of cartoons and whatever, I pictured moles being like the size of a very small cat or something, with claws bigger than their heads. Very enlightening to see in person. Though maybe it just depends where in the world you live. There is a russian one that is 18 - 21 cm long. Still not big, but compared to the american shrew mole, it is.

[Chozo Ghost]

There are about a dozen or so different species of moles. The word "Mole" refers to a family of animals rather than a single species. I'm sure they run the gambit from very tiny to maybe as large as a cat or something. The ones I've seen that live around here are about the size of a potato or a rat. They are really neat creatures with hands that are almost human like, and the tiniest eyes you can imagine.