About four months ago my buddy and some friends were riding atvs on his property and stopped to take a break and he saw a cotton mouth in a puddle sunning an decided to catch it and got bitten on his thumb and had to get rushed to the hospital,cost 5,000 bucks for treatment. :banghead: :banghead:
It's dripping snakes around here.
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TheDutchman
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Snakes hate me, the last snake I saw was 70'' tall Rattlesnake they a ranch hand caught and was going to sell to pay his electric bill. Then there was the time I stepped on a rattlesnake while on a rabbit hunting trip with some Siblings, someone said snake and the 3 1/2 foot Rattle Snake decided discretion is the better part of valor and high tail it out of the kill zone. Me and my sibling proceeded to fire 50 to 75 rounds in about 8 seconds at Mr snake who dodged them all, while we attempting a tactical reload, my Pops who had not fire a shoot yet pulls a Model 19 2 1/2 inch S&W from his boot and shoots Mr snake in the head. 
[Upon opening the Well of the Souls and peering down into it.]
Sallah: Indy, why does the floor move?
Indiana Jones: Give me your torch. [Sallah does, and Indy drops it in.] Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?
Sallah: Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.
[Upon opening the Well of the Souls and peering down into it.]
Sallah: Indy, why does the floor move?
Indiana Jones: Give me your torch. [Sallah does, and Indy drops it in.] Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?
Sallah: Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.
Nathanael_Greene
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"What about snow snakes? They crawl up your leg and freeze your unmentionables."
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I was on a ski trip to Colorado a few years ago and struck up a chairlift conversation with a guy from Australia. I asked him if they had "snow snakes" in Oz.
"What are those?" he asked.
"Well, they're sneaky little devils that get in front of your skis and trip you while you're going downhill," I explained. "You never see 'em, but they'll knock you down every chance they get."
"Ah, those. Yes, we have 'em," he said, laughing.
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I was on a ski trip to Colorado a few years ago and struck up a chairlift conversation with a guy from Australia. I asked him if they had "snow snakes" in Oz.
"What are those?" he asked.
"Well, they're sneaky little devils that get in front of your skis and trip you while you're going downhill," I explained. "You never see 'em, but they'll knock you down every chance they get."
"Ah, those. Yes, we have 'em," he said, laughing.
Central WVa is certainly one of the snakiest places I've ever been... look down and the forest floor was just 'moving' had a water moc take up residence under my tackle box on a partially submerged rock... had a big one swim past me while wearing waders (very clear water) reached to tie up the canoe and almost grabbed a fat handful of watersnake... found a big fat eastern diamondback dead on the side of the road (those are big enough to eat rabbits).
Here in Colorado the proper way to enjoy rattlesnake is filleted, cooked white, then chilled and served with cocktail sauce as an appetizer.
Back in WVa you pan fry chunks of 'em in a egg and Ritz cracker batter.
Living in Arizona I saw a LOT of snakes... and even a Gila Monster...we knew which ones to catch and which ones to avoid. Give a boy scout an hour and he'll find every creepy crawly thing within a mile. Coolest snakes to see were sidewinders... no where near as big as a diamondback but way cool to see 'on the move.'
Coral snakes live in AZ too, and several versions of rattlers...some of which are slightly neurotoxic... I forget the species but it's fairly common in So. California...
The only GOOD reason to kill a snake not 'on your property' is you've already been bitten by it and need to ID it.
Onve had my pic taken with a 14 foot anaconda. I like snakes.
Here in Colorado the proper way to enjoy rattlesnake is filleted, cooked white, then chilled and served with cocktail sauce as an appetizer.
Back in WVa you pan fry chunks of 'em in a egg and Ritz cracker batter.
Living in Arizona I saw a LOT of snakes... and even a Gila Monster...we knew which ones to catch and which ones to avoid. Give a boy scout an hour and he'll find every creepy crawly thing within a mile. Coolest snakes to see were sidewinders... no where near as big as a diamondback but way cool to see 'on the move.'
Coral snakes live in AZ too, and several versions of rattlers...some of which are slightly neurotoxic... I forget the species but it's fairly common in So. California...
The only GOOD reason to kill a snake not 'on your property' is you've already been bitten by it and need to ID it.
Onve had my pic taken with a 14 foot anaconda. I like snakes.
Silent-Snail
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Dr.Rob would you mind posting a pic of the Anaconda
Bravo11
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Vern,
What was the reason for releasing rattlesnakes in the Forest? I'd heard that they had done this and I can't figure out why. If it was to stop a rodent overpopulation then why not use a non-venomous type like King Snakes.
What was the reason for releasing rattlesnakes in the Forest? I'd heard that they had done this and I can't figure out why. If it was to stop a rodent overpopulation then why not use a non-venomous type like King Snakes.
Vern Humphrey
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The purpose was to restock rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes are in decline, and so they wanted to re-introduce them into that area, just as they re-introduced bear and turkeys.
Don't ask me to make sense of it -- someday they'll re-introduce mosquitos and ticks!
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