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That makes me wanna go turkey hunting.....
The original "Stand Your Ground" reptile. Those dudes don't back up for anybody---I've had them slide off the other side of the creek coming after me, defending their territory. That's a bad mistake, considering that I usually have a firearm of some sort, and even if I don't, I'm pretty handy with a stick.
Twenty years ago, I was staked out on a bonefish flat in the Keys and one came swimming by the boat. The guide said he'd never seen one that far down in the keys (somewhere north of Big Pine).
I've had one swim up to me while I was in my boat, even tried to lift his head and body trying to get in. Small alligators seem to find boats interesting too. I've only seen one cotton mouth "run" from me while I was fishing a pond. They can be very aggressive at times.
Rattlers are the worst...or it may just seem that way since they account for most of the bad bites.... in my experience the bites from copperheads, cottonmouths(water mocasins), ground rattlers, timber rattlers etc are usually dry bites or very minor bites. Only one or two a year have complications like dic and even less actually die.
REGARDLESS I only handle non-poisonous snakes, anything with a traingle head/blunt tail gets #8 high brass.
Interesting, Mr. Cleland---those diamondback are the worst here in the southeast U.S., mainly because they're the biggest with most poison, and they can also be territorial, if not aggressive. Timber rattlers are shy dudes that pretty much won't bite unless you step on them---not that I go around provoking them.
One of the most impressive reactions to a rattler I ever saw was when I was in my teens, driving down a gravel road behind a pulpwood truck. The driver and I both saw a large rattler crossing the road ahead of us at the same time---the driver speeded up, then slammed on brakes just as he got to the snake, skidding across it with three sets of tires (the truck was loaded, too), then he jumped out of the cab and grabbed a seven foot long stick from somewhere in the load and proceeded to beat the remains of the snake from the toothy end to the noisy end, then back again. He stood back and leaned on his stick, and when the snake body twitched, he beat it from one end to the other all over again. There wasn't much left but a greasy stain in the dirt and the set of rattles which the driver picked up and put in his pocket. From his actions, I'd say he held a strong grudge against rattlers. I just sat behind the steering wheel of the Jeep in open-mouthed admiration for a job most thoroughly done.
I certainly don't have the antagonistic feelings toward snakes that driver had, but it was an object lesson about being careful who you p!ss off. They might have an attitude like that driver.
I agree with you mr. wire on the db's. thats been the sickest i've seen a person. from bite to dic in like 15-20 minutes with only a single fang entry so it must have shot alot of venom..Quote:
Originally Posted by Haywire
thats a funny story have you ever thought of wearing a gopro cam? I would think we would all enjoy watching episodes of haywire every once in a while..
Go Pro? I don't think so. The camera would only show what happened, but I can tell it like it should have happened---not that I EVER stretch, embellish or alter the fabric of absolute truth, I just don't like for the facts to get in the way of a good story if they are inconvenient.
Yep, a GoPro would miss the best part:
watching George's face while he spins these yarns ;-)
LOL my friend!
Have a friend that got tagged with one fang on his pinkie. Entire arm was swollen. Hand looked like it was going to explode.
I had one briefly get in the boat with me when I hung a crankbait up an overhanging tree and shook him off a limb by accident. I was standing on the front pedestal seat slapping him with a Bionic Blade rod and screaming like a little girl. Thankfully he hissed at me and rolled off into the water. It was probably only 2 ft long but I had bad dreams for years.
I've had a few cotton mouths come at me in my kayak. Not a fun feeling. About 2 months back my uncle and I were out in his boat fishing and decided to call it a day. I did the boat and he backed in the trailer. Got everything strapped down and we could both smell the snake but couldn't see it. I go to raise the motor and lock it down and there it is, curled up looking at me in the back of the boat around the motor a foot away from where I was just putting straps on the boat. Guess it was my lucky day.
That's an unmistakeable and unforgettable smell.
All we have here in coosa county are timbers,don't kill em unless they are in the yard,or where the wife and dog walk,,,anything that eats rodents is my buddy,allergy to where they have been here,,,Meanwhile seems to me them and snapping turtles have a yearly migration route from my 30 years being here in the woods,,,always the same places same time of year,,did see some impressive photos off my sisters boyfrens phone of a guy that got bit 2 times by a cottonmouth between Rockford and 65 launching a johnboat, He was at the horsepistol in Prattville in 30 minutes,got 9 units of antivenom and was out in 2 days,,,,always look,and don't be in the water behind the boat,, they are always going to the water to escape,,DUH HUH??
Here in Elmore County that's all I see are timbers and they always try to move out of your way. Copperheads always worry me, I do a lot of amphibian research over in some creeks in Tallassee and have to go through a long stretch of leaf litter in the woods. I don't think I've ever looked down at my feet that long while walking. Copperheads will not move until you step on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckster
Been a volunteer for Alabama Water Watch for about 15 years, going out once a month to collect samples and data. See mostly a variety of different water snakes ( banded and such ), which are always in danger of being killed because they look so much like the cottonmouthed water rattler. Never kill anything I ain't eating.
i shoot every coyote i get a chance but i sure ain't eating one!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bodebum
"Cottonmouthed water rattler" ---good one! I've had those big,old water snakes scare me so bad I couldn't even cuss.
I live on Lay Lake and have had many cottonmouths charge my boat and try to get in. Many died!
I know that snakes are here for a reason, but when I see one, I can't remember what that is.
They all appear to be a CottonmouthDiamondbackWaterRattlers to me!
We have the Diamond Mouth Cotton Moccasins up this way
Those are the ones with square heads, right?
I only like the ones without a head!Quote:
Originally Posted by divedeep
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All this snake killin talk is making me want to change my name ;)
It was the opening weekend of archery season 2 years ago. It was 5:30 a.m and I unzipped my blind, sat down, and then I heard a rattling noise in the corner. Shined my flashlight over there and jumped out the blind. I called it quits on the deer hunting that morning. Archery season isn't real fun when it 90 degrees.