Rattlesnake

[MTlan66]

Bull snakes? That first picture is not a bull snake…

 

[RWT]

Bull snakes? That first picture is not a bull snake…

It’s a copper head. I am covered up in them.

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

I hate this thread.

A few years ago turkey hunting our place in Alabama, I just about stepped on a 4 ft long timber rattler that was stretched out in the sun along the shade line of a field. Thankfully it rattled. That was probably the last time I ever shot a 3.5 inch #5 from a 12 gauge during turkey season. Vaporized the head at 3 yards.

Last September we had a crew come from Arkansas to do some hack n squirt a 50 acre section of mixed upland pines and hardwoods on our place. They killed a dozen timber rattlers while doing so. Told my uncle he should pay them more just for that.

 

[OregonSteeler]

Here's one that was in my pole shed at camp. I picked up that sack of concrete and he was under it. What almost got me when I was handling this one was the 2nd smaller one hidden just behind that bag at the bottom of the pic. We keep a flat nose shovel down there, not for digging but it's a great snake tool.
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Here's a picture of my sweet baby girl after she saved my wife from stepping on one. Wife was grilling lunch on the pit out front and the dog jumped up from the porch and ran right behind her, wife heard her yelp and turned around and the snake had slithered right up behind her from across the road.
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Poor girl. Did you take her to the vet? How long did the swelling last? Was she in a lot of pain? Any details would be appreciated as I'm heading to snake country this weekend with my dog and family. Never had a problem but always want to be as prepared as possible just in case....

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Poor girl. Did you take her to the vet? How long did the swelling last? Was she in a lot of pain? Any details would be appreciated as I'm heading to snake country this weekend with my dog and family. Never had a problem but always want to be as prepared as possible just in case....

Yes, we got across the bay within 30 minutes, that pic was the swelling right at 30 minutes. Vet was another 45 minutes away and she stayed overnight. Judging by the baggy loose skin she had the next evening she swelled up unbelievably huge. My buddy saved her life, I called him after leaving the vet and he asked me if I took off her collar and I hadn't so I called the vet and they hadn't taken it off either but agreed to remove it. He said the only dogs he's seen die were from strangulation because they swelled up so much their collar killed them. Always be sure to remove the collar whether you take them to the vet or not. She looked better the following evening and took a while for the baggy skin to go away.

 

[brca005]

I really don't know why I opened this thread.... I hate snakes!

Same and my dumbass is following it. Looked at it before bed last night had a dream with snakes in it.

I hate snakes as well, yet here I am reading every post and following it. I live in prime rattlesnake country too, haven't seen one yet but I'm also like a previous comment where if I'm not looking for them, they aren't there. I'm sure I've passed right by some walking in the woods and not known they were there, which is completely fine with me.

There are some pretty cool pics though of them in this thread, so thanks everyone for sharing

...and back to following with nothing to contribute...

 

[Rich M]

 

[Jusgunn3]

I’m out in the foothills of Northern California and we have a creek that runs through the property. I think that’s what keeps them around, killed around 35 in the 3 years we have been out here. I have littles and pets so they all get the shovel when I come across them.

 

[butcherboy]

There’s a reason why the devil is referred to as a serpent…… I hate snakes more than anything. Even more than poisonous spiders.

 

[bridgerbenson]

This one was in my yard last year.


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[bridgerbenson]

Was on my knees shooting my bow in my yard and this one started buzzing at my dog 10 yards away.


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