best choice for rattlesnakes?

[Quartus]

Steve Irwin is an idiot.

On his good days, sendec, on his good days....

 

[Okiecruffler]

Steve Irwin is probably the best snake handler I've ever seen, I've never seen him handle a snake in any way that would harm it. There's another Aussie Bloke, a red-headed fella however, that shouldn't be allowed to dig worms. I have no doubt that 25% of the snakes he handles, hot or otherwise, dies soon after.

I just finished Snakebite Survivor's Club, in fact it's sitting on top of one of my cages by the computer. Great read.

 

[Azrael256]

$50 says you don't see two snakes per decade in Kileen. I've heard various reasons for the decline in rattler population, and the bit about fire ants eating their eggs seems the most plausible to me.

I'm fairly convinced that copperheads are like fruitcakes. There's really only one in the world, and the nature museums or whatnot just trade him off. Anyway, if you see a copperhead, just ignore him. They're only really aggressive if you step on them. Don't ask.

The snake to worry about in that part of the country is the moccasin/cottonmouth. They're nasty little b*stards. They WILL climb things, contrary to popular belief, and four .38 snake loads doesn't always do them in. It will, however, immobilize them enough that the chainsaw can polish them off.

I don't know if Kileen has a lot of limestone like the Hill County area does (haven't been there in a long time), but there's enough rock on the surface there to preclude the use of a firearm most of the time. They like to curl up on big rocks, so BE CAREFUL. Four rules and all.

Sniping rattlers at a thousand paces with a matchlock might prove your skills, but a good hoe will be better. Raise it high and come down hard, and then just start a-choppin. The only good rattler is a pinkish goo soaking into the lawn.

Oh, btw, this is one of the BIG reasons that we all wear boots around here.

If you move to Harker Heights, say hi to my dad. He'll probably do the title on your house.