SNAKE!!!

[misswired]

Fishing buddy arrived yesterday am in the wee hours to go fishing. Having been working on the boat, it was in the yard instead of the carport. He grabs his rods and starts thru the yard by floodlight only. I stopped him saying you need a flashlight so you don't step on a snake..... they're moving this time of year.

Leaving out again last night I see something in the road.... looks like a snake. Got closer and it was a HUGE copperhead. Running it over, I backed up to see if we got it? Nope, it had slithered off. Telling fishing buddy I was getting slow on the draw, should've slid the tire on it. Haven't moved ten feet when another one a little smaller (mate?) crawled out in the road. Gunning the truck for a little speed I tried to slide the tire on this one.

We wasn't about to get out in the dark to see with copperheads crawling about. Got lucky and got the smaller one....the big one got away. These snakes were a beautiful orange color in the headlights. 3ft long is a biggg copperhead.... we both agreed, the first snake was a lot bigger. Biggest either of us have seen. These snakes were about 150ft from my yard

Striper trip: slow night catching 2 fish......fishing buddy caught his personal best 20lbs 15ounces.

 

[steveno]

looks like a good snake

 

[Protocall_Design]

That's a big snake and big fish! Did they taste good? Never eaten a Copperhead.

 

[AZ2VET]

I bagged a copperhead Saturday. It is a young one that still has the green/yellow tint in the tail and is good for about $500 to a local guy who milks them to make anti-venom. Waiting for him to show up. It almost got killed until I seen the tail.

 

[Doug627]

I ate rattle snake in Kansas. To me, it looked like flaky bluegill meat and tasted similar. I actually liked it. Kind of sweet as I recall.

 

[MRB1]

Congrats on the correct identification. You would be surprised how many people can't tell the differences.

 

[Bro. Dave]

I live in Copperhead country, too. I don't believe I've ever seen one that went 3 feet, though! That's a monster.

Only time I ever ate Rattlesnake was in Sweetwater, TX at their famous roundup. It reminded me of rabbit, or maybe froglegs. White meat and a little stringy? Anyway, it didn't cause me to add it to my regular rotation of protein consumption.

My experience with Copperheads makes me dislike them intensely, as they don't warn you like a Rattlesnake, nor move away. They seem to just lay up and wait to bite. Along with coyotes and feral hogs, they are on my "kill on sight with no remorse" list.

 

[Rudi]

The only good snake is a dead snake.

Ditto that!!

 

[mckenney99]

The only problem with that snake, is that it's not in enough pieces.

 

[amazingflapjack]

I lived in the mountains of N.E. Georgia, and never realized how big the copperheads there were until I saw this post-must have been record book snakes.

 

[Texas Star]

About that striped bass...how would you rate them as food fish?

Is the meat more flaky or dense like swordfish and grouper?

 

[rockquarry]

I've seen and killed plenty of Texas copperheads. I've never measured one, but I doubt I've ever encountered one longer than about two feet; many have been shorter than that. The one in the photo is huge.

 

[pharmer]

About that striped bass...how would you rate them as food fish?

Is the meat more flaky or dense like swordfish and grouper?

Flaky, Salmon texture with white meat. Great eating. Joe

 

[Golddollar]

I think I would have laid the tape measure the other way. I wouldn't want my hands anywhere near that snake's head. I've heard of dead poisonous snakes biting on reflex.

 

[misswired]

About that striped bass...how would you rate them as food fish?

Is the meat more flaky or dense like swordfish and grouper?

As someone mentioned before, cut out the red blooded meat and it eats as well as any fish..... cooked right the meat flakes with a fork.

Fresh caught Colorado Brookies are the sweetest, tastiest fish I've eaten. My personal salt water fish tablefare has been limited,so, I'm not the best judge of that.

 

[misswired]

I lived in the mountains of N.E. Georgia, and never realized how big the copperheads there were until I saw this post-must have been record book snakes.

I'm telling y'all the bigger copperhead got away...fishing buddy and I were discussing that bigger snake while fishing. I guesstimated three feet and he said at least. After measuring this one , the other had to be over four feet..... maybe even approaching the record. No kidding!!

 

[Lee Barner]

you go girl. keep slidin them tires on them. nice fish too. lee

 

[misswired]

you go girl. keep slidin them tires on them. nice fish too. lee

Girl? LOL.....whew, I'd make one ugly 250 lb bearded woman

After that comment..... Think I'll call it Miller Time... ��

 

[oink]

Supposedly the copperhead is native as far south as Northern S. FL but I've never seen one. I grew up in central FL and never saw one there either. I've seen plenty of diamondbacks over the years. My son proudly took a rattlesnake sandwich to school for lunch in elementary school once. It was a good 4' snake. Not huge for a diamondback. Kinda like chicken of course. More pygmy rattlesnakes around than anything although have had water moccasins around. Never seen coral snakes in my yard but I'm sure they're around. Always have rat snakes, black snakes and water snakes and those little ringneck snakes.

 

[oink]

Girl? LOL.....whew, I'd make one ugly 250 lb bearded woman

After that comment..... Think I'll call it Miller Time... ��

That pic will be hard to unsee!