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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Rattlesnake of the new year, it was a young one maybe 2 years old in my backyard, dangit I hate this, having them coming up in the yard. Now I am on high snake alert.  |
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| Oh dear God I'm so happy I don't have to put up with those! But I do have to put up with 7 mo. of winter so I guess it evens out!. Wore three sweaters and a winter jacket to the jackpot last nite :)  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I was bummed when I found it, me and Sterling {grandbaby} were out working in the yard all day, cleaning the fish tanks that I have up in the yard so the grandkids can watch the goldfish grow, and just peddling and I walk by this one tree where I have another tank with waterlillys and it caught my eye, it was colied up really tight up against a tree.... |
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Location: In a happy place | yuk |
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| We were in Drummond Montana a few years back at a senior rodeo and a couple there said the wife had shot a rattler through the screen door! We thought that was hilarious but what else would you do? |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | One of the main reasons that I was SO happy to move out of western Kansas.....rattle snakes and tarantulas.....UGH!!!! |
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Location: Florida.. | I have had so many close calls with rattlesnakes , 2 water moccassins and a copperhead. I saw a fawn grazing when I got out of my truck in the side yard area by my woods and I walked over in flipflops.. out of corner of my eye I saw about a foot away if that in a sandy area a huge rattlesnake. all coiled up. I think i surprised him for he didnt rattle asap or id have heard him. I think I lost a few of my heartbeats though that day. I jumped and ran and got my camara.. took a photo then went to grab my pistol and he was gone.. Then one day my Lab was with me by my creek and she jumped in and i had to help her out it was steep.. went to reach down and all i saw was a cottonmouth wide open.. I dont like be surprised at all.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | barrelbasher - 2014-04-03 8:07 PM I HATE snakes!
Ha ha ha ha ha I do too to a point, I like snakes but not the bad ones.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Bibliafarm - 2014-04-03 8:06 PM I have had so many close calls with rattlesnakes , 2 water moccassins and a copperhead. I saw a fawn grazing when I got out of my truck in the side yard area by my woods and I walked over in flipflops.. out of corner of my eye I saw about a foot away if that in a sandy area a huge rattlesnake. all coiled up. I think i surprised him for he didnt rattle asap or id have heard him. I think I lost a few of my heartbeats though that day. I jumped and ran and got my camara.. took a photo then went to grab my pistol and he was gone.. Then one day my Lab was with me by my creek and she jumped in and i had to help her out it was steep.. went to reach down and all i saw was a cottonmouth wide open.. I dont like be surprised at all.
I hate that they come up into my yard because of the grandkids, snakes dont really bother me unless they surprise me and I'm with you I dont Like Suprises of this kind..And you know rattlesnakes dont hardley rattle anymore, so we all really need to be carefull of them they dont warn like that did a few years back. |
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| I killed a baby copperhead AT SCHOOL yesterday. I could not find anything to kill him with and had to grab a meter stick. It worked. |
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Location: Here | Honeymoney - 2014-04-03 9:49 PM I killed a baby copperhead AT SCHOOL yesterday. I could not find anything to kill him with and had to grab a meter stick. It worked.
us too. Hubby found a stick to smash its head. it was about 5" long. the rottie spotted it and stayed a safe distance but alerted us. what bothers me is where are the brothers and sisters.. Yuck |
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Location: Here | Southtxponygirl - 2014-04-03 9:03 PM Bibliafarm - 2014-04-03 8:06 PM I have had so many close calls with rattlesnakes , 2 water moccassins and a copperhead. I saw a fawn grazing when I got out of my truck in the side yard area by my woods and I walked over in flipflops.. out of corner of my eye I saw about a foot away if that in a sandy area a huge rattlesnake. all coiled up. I think i surprised him for he didnt rattle asap or id have heard him. I think I lost a few of my heartbeats though that day. I jumped and ran and got my camara.. took a photo then went to grab my pistol and he was gone.. Then one day my Lab was with me by my creek and she jumped in and i had to help her out it was steep.. went to reach down and all i saw was a cottonmouth wide open.. I dont like be surprised at all.
Isnt it wild mother nature taught them to stop warning theor prey? Scary. I hate snakes of any kind
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Location: North Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2014-04-03 7:07 PM
Rattlesnake of the new year, it was a young one maybe 2 years old in my backyard, dangit I hate this, having them coming up in the yard. Now I am on high snake alert.
How does One 'age' a rattlesnake?
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Location: Arkansas | One of my sons, when he was about 13-14 told his Mama that you could tell if a snake was poiseness by the shape of it's scales. I informed him, I'd just do that. AFTER I killed it!  I'm not getting close enough to determine the shape of the scales while it's still alive!
Any snake, whether good or bad, around this old lady is a dead snake!
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| Lurker is going to send a picture of my sister at the golf course in Arizona. The sign warns you of rattle snakes on the course! |
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Location: Mayerthorpe Alberta | Lurker2 - 2014-04-03 10:13 PM Lurker is going to send a picture of my sister at the golf course in Arizona. The sign warns you of rattle snakes on the course!
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Location: Mayerthorpe Alberta | i have no idea why the picture wont show up in the thread. sigh.....
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