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I have no idea what kind of snake that is, but I don't like it. I had to deal with 7 rattlers today, so I'm kind of not in a snake-loving mood 
Here's a couple of the bastards I saw today
Here's a couple of the bastards I saw today
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2nd most venomous in the world according to Wikipedia.Props to you for playing a prank on the wife though
Eastern brown snake.
Here's an idea for your prank. This pic is from a few years back. The snake is dead (his head came off some how...), but we set him up like this at my buddies house when he was having people over for a BBQ. Definitely got some reactions lol
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Yeah...Was on the road outside...Must have been ran over...The missus just came back and i was watering the garden...I said dont step on the hose and as she walked around the hose she jumped 3 feet in the air..Fuck I wish I would have recorded it.
Yes, these pranks with deadly snakes sound like so much fun
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Thats like this forum in a sense.
7 in 1 day? You're bloody barmy, mate! I've only seen one in the wild in my whole life and I didn't stop running for about 2 minutes. Uggghhh.I have no idea what kind of snake that is, but I don't like it. I had to deal with 7 rattlers today, so I'm kind of not in a snake-loving mood
Here's a couple of the bastards I saw today
I use 20 gauge to the dome on the Rattlers I find near my parents retirement house....then I pick up the head and bury it because the bees eat on it and then their sting has venom in it and is rather nasty
they can be worth 30-150 per rattler if you can catch them alive and sell to anti venom clinic in Northern California.
A guy done the road makes good money catching them from the Dens and selling them....like $500+ per day if he finds a den
A guy done the road makes good money catching them from the Dens and selling them....like $500+ per day if he finds a den
Yeah, I'm not a big fan either hah. But, I see them quite often at work. They are just part of working on undeveloped ranch land in a Texas. I can tell you that I have never got used to or comfortable around them. They still get my adrenaline pumping.
We've had lots of rain (relatively for Texas anyway) the past couple of years. That is good for vegetation, which in turn is good for rodents. So the snakes have been well fed and growing recently. The smallest one we saw yesterday was about 3-feet long. Most were around 4 feet, and we saw on big hoss mama that was closer to 5 feet. The 4-footers, like the bigger one in the pics I posted above, were as big around as a beer can. Big mofos!
Maybe I should send a couple over to @Splint to remind him of Texas
I will look in to that. I'm WAY better at collecting them dead. I don't like handling them unless necessary, but I'm fortunate to usually have a couple of biologists with me that have lots of snake handling experience. Those 4-footers were strong though, it's pretty sketchy handling them. And for some reason fucking with them makes them angry
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Depends on their current demand and snake size and whatnot...I just talked to the guy for an hour and he had buckets and sacks and some snake handling sticks and grabbers...this was northern California about 10 years ago...havent seen him in a few years...hope he didn't get snakebitI will look in to that. I'm WAY better at collecting them dead. I don't like handling them unless necessary, but I'm fortunate to usually have a couple of biologists with me that have lots of snake handling experience. Those 4-footers were strong though, it's pretty sketchy handling them. And for some reason fucking with them makes them angry
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I only get about 10 feet from them after I spot one...just close enough to keep the 20 gauge pattern tight to sever the head...I like snakes but my parents are nearly 70 and eyes are fading so I keep the population low as possible in their immediate area
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My uncle is a very much an outdoors man, even today in his mid 70's. He was a park ranger in the tetons, is an eagle scout, taught winter wilderness survival in the USAF, you get the idea. I remember him telling me, as he lived in Phoenix for 7 years, that if you ever hear the sound of a rattlesnake while in the wild, you'll never forget it.
Anyways, I'm fishing at a local lake, nothing grand, just working the shoreline at a lake that has immense fishing pressure, which makes it that much more satisfying should you actually catch anything, which is a rarity on this lake. So I hear this strange noise, that I think at first is just the reeds in the wind, except there is no wind. I look down, and about a foot away from my left leg there is a coiled up rattlesnake. Now this is in far south suburb of Chicago. I've spent 1000's of hours in the woods all around here, hiking with my dogs, setting up keggers and bonfires, trail running, mountain biking, sometimes just going out if I had an hour break between classes to get baked, whatever, I've spent a lot of time in the woods. Never have I seen a fucking rattlesnake. Didn't think we had them around here. I'd like to say I handled the situation in a super manly way, but the truth was I never jumped up and back so far, so fast in my life. Considering the rocky shoreline, it's damn near miraculous that I didn't break an ankle. Then I let the snake continue down the shore line. I walked down and told the two other groups of people that were fishing that there was a rattlesnake coming their way, and they both said 'there aren't rattlesnakes around here'. Whatever, I tried. I hopped onto the IDNR page and it turns out we actually have 2 different types. A timber rattlesnake, and a Massasauga(sp?) rattlesnake. This was the latter. I snapped this pic before he went on his way.
With that said, my uncle was right, I won't ever forget that sound.
Anyways, I'm fishing at a local lake, nothing grand, just working the shoreline at a lake that has immense fishing pressure, which makes it that much more satisfying should you actually catch anything, which is a rarity on this lake. So I hear this strange noise, that I think at first is just the reeds in the wind, except there is no wind. I look down, and about a foot away from my left leg there is a coiled up rattlesnake. Now this is in far south suburb of Chicago. I've spent 1000's of hours in the woods all around here, hiking with my dogs, setting up keggers and bonfires, trail running, mountain biking, sometimes just going out if I had an hour break between classes to get baked, whatever, I've spent a lot of time in the woods. Never have I seen a fucking rattlesnake. Didn't think we had them around here. I'd like to say I handled the situation in a super manly way, but the truth was I never jumped up and back so far, so fast in my life. Considering the rocky shoreline, it's damn near miraculous that I didn't break an ankle. Then I let the snake continue down the shore line. I walked down and told the two other groups of people that were fishing that there was a rattlesnake coming their way, and they both said 'there aren't rattlesnakes around here'. Whatever, I tried. I hopped onto the IDNR page and it turns out we actually have 2 different types. A timber rattlesnake, and a Massasauga(sp?) rattlesnake. This was the latter. I snapped this pic before he went on his way.
With that said, my uncle was right, I won't ever forget that sound.
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Sounds like a good plan to me. A shotgun will definitely do the trick. We're hardly ever able to carry firearms at work, so I usually use a shovel or a rock lol
With the holidays right around the corner this reminds of one of my favorite holiday gifts. Pick a friend, box up a viper and wait to hear about it. Good time had by all.
I just had to look this up...I grew up in Illinois for my first 21 years, and I never saw a single rattlesnake there. Similar to what yo mentioned above - I'm and eagle scout, I camped a lot, and I mountain biked and hiked a lot - and never saw a single one! I went to school in Southern Illinois, where the timber rattler is, and same thing - never saw a single one. The only venomous snakes I remember encountering in Illinois were cottonmouth water moccasins. I'm a bit surprised that the massasauga's range extends so far north.My uncle is a very much an outdoors man, even today in his mid 70's. He was a park ranger in the tetons, is an eagle scout, taught winter wilderness survival in the USAF, you get the idea. I remember him telling me, as he lived in Phoenix for 7 years, that if you ever hear the sound of a rattlesnake while in the wild, you'll never forget it. Anyways, I'm fishing at a local lake, nothing grand, just working the shoreline at a lake that has immense fishing pressure, which makes it that much more satisfying should you actually catch anything, which is a rarity on this lake. So I hear this strange noise, that I think at first is just the reeds in the wind, except there is no wind. I look down, and about a foot away from my left leg there is a coiled up rattlesnake. Now this is in far south suburb of Chicago. I've spent 1000's of hours in the woods all around here, hiking with my dogs, setting up keggers and bonfires, trail running, mountain biking, sometimes just going out if I had an hour break between classes to get baked, whatever, I've spent a lot of time in the woods. Never have I seen a fucking rattlesnake. Didn't think we had them around here. I'd like to say I handled the situation in a super manly way, but the truth was I never just up and back so far, so fast in my life. Then I let the snake continue down the shore line. I walked down and told the two other groups of people that were fishing that there was a rattlesnake coming their way, and they both said 'there aren't rattlesnakes around here'. Whatever, I tried. I hopped onto the IDNR page and it turns out we actually have 2 different types. A timber rattlesnake, and a Massasauga(sp?) rattlesnake. This was the latter. I snapped this pic before he went on his way.
With that said, my uncle was right, I won't ever forget that sound.
And you are correct. Once you hear the sound, you never forget it. My ears are trained now to always be listening for it. Unfortunately, many aren't rattling anymore. I know of two folks that got bit, and there was no rattle/warning.
If I can figure out how to post a video directly from my phone (anybody help with this?), I'll post a video from yesterday so we can all hear that lovely sound.
I like the method used in Kill Bill. Pack a case full of money, and then surprise mother fucker!
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