Mr No Shoulders is no more

[gsganzer]

I was filling deer feeders at the lease and found this guy coiled up near the feeder. He was quickly introduced to a .308 pill. He was about 3 1/2 feet long.

And yes, the stick I picked him up with after killing, still felt 10 feet too short.

 

[scootr]

Good size one indeed. How many rattles?

 

[Joel/ak]

Snakes have their place but as far as I'm concerned all snakes should be dead. Hate them. Luckily MI isn't bad.

I'd rather deal with a pissed off brown bear or moose than a snake

 

[Jstpssng]

I'd rather deal with a pissed off brown bear or moose than a snake

Agreed.
I've dealt with the first two up close and personal, although mine was only a black bear. There is a reason why I live in a state where the only snakes are non poisonous.

 

[scootr]

Good size one indeed.

 

[ponytug]

Agreed.
I've dealt with the first two up close and personal, although mine was only a black bear. There is a reason why I live in a state where the only snakes are non poisonous.

Hmmm...I am not wild about rattle snakes, but I have chosen them over grizzlies and moose.

Now if we are talking cobras, or black mambas, or brown snakes, I would take a grizzly and two moose any day, and twice on Sunday!

All the best,

Peter

 

[AWSubie]

I think copperheads are worse but maybe because I come across more of them.

 

[ponytug]

Kraits, aka cobras, have local names along the lines of "seven step krait", "twenty-one step krait", "thirty step krait". The local consensus was that there wasn't time to say goodbye. The venom is all neurotoxins, unlike most North American snakes that are hemotoxic (blood clotting), coral snakes (neurotoxic venom), while Tiger rattlesnake ps and Mohave rattlesnakes have a mix of neurotoxic and hemotoxic venom, are the exceptions.

Australia's 10 most dangerous snakes

Australia is known for its dangerous snakes, and we have many – but in reality few people die from bites. Here are Australia's most dangerous snakes.

www.australiangeographic.com.au

The article points out that India gets something like a million snake bites a year, and 50,000 deaths.

I figure that I have better odds with moose and grizzlies...

 

[jaxs]

I figure that I have better odds with moose and grizzlies...

I figure I can out-run snakes and the moose or grizzle will probably slip-slide and lose footing on what I leave behind as I flee.

 

[Thomas]

Dang...