As far as rattlers, and most snakes, really, I have a live and let live policy. In the wild. My house is a different story. I will not live with snakes. No legged or 2 legged.
Adopt this cuddly, affectionate stray?
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usmc2427765
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Is that one of the Sonorian Rattlesnakes that have a much more deadly bite??
If that cute little licker were to show up on my doorstep, there would now be a divot in the concrete, where it's tail wagging head used to be.
What was left would get short little walk across the yard, where I would deposit it in my neighbor's hog pen.
What was left would get short little walk across the yard, where I would deposit it in my neighbor's hog pen.
BigBill
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One of my three tamed feral cats was tossing what I thought was a piece of rope. He killed a snake and was playing with his prize.
True story. I never lost it infront of my son. I'm fishing and hooked a little turtle. I reeled it in only to have a water snake dart out from under the rock I was sitting on to go after the turtle. I took the tip of my rod and tossed it away. A minute later it's back. I whipped it good with the rod tip knocking it out. Again it's back. It veered up at me to bite me and I lost it. I threw it up on shore and smashed it with a rock. There's little kids fishing in this spot too. I fear for them. I hate snakes.
True story. I never lost it infront of my son. I'm fishing and hooked a little turtle. I reeled it in only to have a water snake dart out from under the rock I was sitting on to go after the turtle. I took the tip of my rod and tossed it away. A minute later it's back. I whipped it good with the rod tip knocking it out. Again it's back. It veered up at me to bite me and I lost it. I threw it up on shore and smashed it with a rock. There's little kids fishing in this spot too. I fear for them. I hate snakes.
LoboGunLeather
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Lots of rattlesnakes here in southern Colorado, and I have taken care of several over the years. When I retired in 2015 we moved into a new home right on the edge of the city limits, other side of the fence is miles and miles of high prairie with an abundance of critters. Since then I have had 2 or 3 on my patio every year and I have gotten very good at taking care of business with a garden shovel.
First time I found one I was sitting on the patio reading a book and enjoying an adult beverage. Some movement caught my eye about 3 feet from my left foot; juvenile prairie rattler with just a button on his tail. I was flailing away with the shovel, banging into the gravel, making a little racket. Wife opened the back door and asked what I was doing. I told her to go back in the house. She insisted on knowing what I was doing, so I told her I was killing a rattlesnake. Back door banged shut, deadbolt lock clicked into place!
Took a while to convince my wife that the patio is perfectly safe, so long as we take a quick look around before stepping out the door.
Good idea to give the surrounding area a good look after dispatching one rattler. About half the time I will find another one nearby.
After that first snake I mentioned it to our maintenance contractor, told him I had killed it with a shovel. He told me he uses a weed-eater or a lawn mower.
First time I found one I was sitting on the patio reading a book and enjoying an adult beverage. Some movement caught my eye about 3 feet from my left foot; juvenile prairie rattler with just a button on his tail. I was flailing away with the shovel, banging into the gravel, making a little racket. Wife opened the back door and asked what I was doing. I told her to go back in the house. She insisted on knowing what I was doing, so I told her I was killing a rattlesnake. Back door banged shut, deadbolt lock clicked into place!
Took a while to convince my wife that the patio is perfectly safe, so long as we take a quick look around before stepping out the door.
Good idea to give the surrounding area a good look after dispatching one rattler. About half the time I will find another one nearby.
After that first snake I mentioned it to our maintenance contractor, told him I had killed it with a shovel. He told me he uses a weed-eater or a lawn mower.
This one brought rain! Old Southern tradition, if you hang a rattlesnake over a fence during a drought, it will soon rain. We weren't really in a drought, but it was getting dry. Sure enough, two days later, got 1/2 inch rain. Last summer. Got him with the trusty mini-revolver and magnum snake loads.
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And I though I was being paranoid....
...during our U.S. visit, particularly in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, in my constant vigilance for snakes.
Turns out Inwas right all along
...during our U.S. visit, particularly in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, in my constant vigilance for snakes.
Turns out Inwas right all along
One of my best friends moved from being the chief deputy sheriff in a very rural county to being assistant chief in a large city. He said the biggest change was the drop in the number of calls to the department for snakes and varmints in or around homes. All the varmints in town were two legged he said.
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