Snakes, The Good, The Bad, and the ugly

[higgy]

Great pics,

Dane

 

[8NTX]

This seems to be a bad year for snakes. In the last month, I've killed two copperheads and a water mocassin. And spotted more snakes in the last month that in the last 3 years at my place. Yesterday, as I approached my tractor shed, I spotted the black head of a snake moving towards the trailer about 30 ft. away. I approached it to see exactly what it was; when I was about 15 ft. away it took off. FAST. It was coal black, between 5 and 6 ft. long, but with a brownish tail (last 1-2 feet). My guess it was a king snake.

 

[polecat]

mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm

sounds like u jist walked or should i say ran away from one of the best dinners you'll eva eat!!!!! ever eat snake or eel b4!!!


if u haven't u dunno what yer missin!!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[FLDave]

Hey...I'm a Reptile Wholesaler...go easy on the snakes.

Mitch those are pics of a TX Rat Snake (nonvenomous).

These are the guys to worry about....

Eastern Coral Snake

Eastern Diamonback Rattlesnake

Florida Cottonmouth (Water Moccasin)

Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake

Stop killin my product!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Talking with a neighbor last week. The discussion came round to snakes. My neighbor is of the opinion the only good snake is a dead snake. When I used to hike I always felt that even if a snake is dangerous as long as he wasn't a threat to me I would leave him alone. Now that I am a land owner I will try to leave the "good" snakes alone, but will kill the rattlers and copperheads because I feel that if I don't deal with them now I will have to deal with them and their offspring later. How do you feel? I guess that this is an informal TBN poll.

Lane Smith )</font>

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I don't like them but the only poisonous ones we have here is the copperheads.
When I was 3 years old I picked up a copperhead. Guess Mom bout had a heart attack when she looked out the door and saw me holding it.I can remember doing it clear as day.

My next door neighbor is petrified of snakes any snake.
He shoots any of them on sight.

A-50-C

 

[LBrown59]

I have handled a lot of snakes in my life, but I have never had any poisonous snakes in my hands.
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I have :
See my other post.

 

[johndeere2210]

My son and I were trying to remove a tree stump that was along the road and a PITA to mow around. I was down on my knees with a chainsaw trying to cut some of the roots when an eighteen foot boa constricter crawled right between my legs. I killed it with the chain saw out of instinct for survival. Oh, my son said that I kind of over reacted to an 8" long bull snake. Funny, from where I was at he looked a lot bigger. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[jeffsmallwood]

I know I probably killed upwards of 20 snakes this past summer, I have my technique down pretty well. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[EddieWalker]

I sometimes think I got more snakes on my land than any other critter. I just about can't spend half a day mowing without seeing one race away from me. Mostly they're black rat or milk snakes, but I have cotton mouths and copper heads around here also.

My philosophy is if it's close enough to kill, then I kill it.

Last winter when it was really cold out, I was clearing some saplings and underbrush with a small dozer. I killed about a dozen snakes in a quarter acre just scaping the surface with the blade. When I backed up I'd see half a snake lying there pulled out of a hole.

My biggest scare this year happened the day after cutting a bunch of 2X4's. I left the ends lying inside my barn door for the night before closing up. The next morning while cleaning up, I uncovered a rather large black snake all coiled up. I took off and grabed a shove. It went the wrong way into my barn. My heart didn't slow down for at least an hour afterwards.

Ever since I killed him, I've had all sorts of Toads hanging around my barn at night. Some rather large ones. I like Toads much more than snakes!

I got two dogs now that I hope will help keep the snakes away, and I cleared out all the jungle around my barn to cut down on their habitat. Now I have a nice place for a pasture as an unplanned suprise.

 

[Dargo]

Stop killin my product!!

I love that quote! An attorney friend of mine went to go duck hunting last week and, much to his surprise, found one of your products in the back of his john boat. You guessed it! He panicked; turned and blasted it with his shotgun. Do you know how cold the lake water is in Indiana this time of the year?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif