Got Snakes??

[steelslaver]

I know where one such den is.

Huge Rattlesnake Den in Montana is the Stuff of Nightmares

I kept one in a big aquarium for a year when I was younger.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I am going nowhere near a pile of snakes without Iggy.

 

[JJEH]

I am going nowhere near a pile of snakes without Iggy.

And a new set of underwear

 

[arjay]

When my son worked in the oil fields they had to shut down a pad he was on for a week so they could relocate the den. The place really gave him the creeps!

 

[ZGrand]

I'm surprised none of them struck at the camera (drone?).

 

[sipowicz]

If that’s the den I’d hate to see the living room.

 

[sipowicz]

I'm surprised none of them struck at the camera (drone?).

Gopro on a stick. Like to know where he found a mile long stick.

 

[bigmtnman]

Tastes like chicken ..... Enough for EVERYBODY at the ranch !!

Just saying..... Delectably Unique Rattlesnake Meat Recipes - Tastessence

 

[Rustyt1953]

"I knew I shoulda taken that left turn in Albuquerque."

 

[6518John]

I think Iggy may finally be upstaged as the king of rattlesnake photography. BUT he took his pictures on a bucking horse not a GoPro with a long stick.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Chip retains his title of snake whisperer.

 

[Rudi]

I did myself a favor, did not watch it.

 

[LVSteve]

Person taking the video is clearly trying to provoke a strike. Should he/she get one from behind from the snake they didn't see, it would be fully deserved. Leave nature to do nature and observe without disturbance. That nonsense doesn't qualify.

 

[walkin jack]

It's pretty bad up here this year. But we are all carrying our snake charmers when out side. Don't know a total number but 2 rattle snakes and a hand full of copperheads, one of 'em mine. Most of the copperheads are juveniles and still have yellow tails. I don't kill the non poison snakes but just about every one else on the compound follows the old sayin..."Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out."

It's time to watch your Ps and Qs up here. They can show up on your porch, in your garage, around any object surrounded by grass....basically anywhere and ESPECIALLY in piles/stacks of fire wood. Both rattle snakes came from stacked firewood.

I carry a broom handle to poke around an area that might have a snake. I just picked a whole row of green beans. Took a while too cause I took the time to clear the area before I put my hand in it. Fortunately no snakes for today. Scorpions are also a menace...

 

[6518John]

Person taking the video is clearly trying to provoke a strike. Should he/she get one from behind from the snake they didn't see, it would be fully deserved. Leave nature to do nature and observe without disturbance. That nonsense doesn't qualify.

And No One Ever Heard From the Anderson Brothers Again.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[s&wchad]

I watched about a minute of the video. Yikes!

I know there are lots of snake lovers out there, but I’m not one of them. After seeing that, two words come to mind….



FLAME THROWER!!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Choot 'em!

 

[BAM-BAM]

5 gal of Diesel fuel.......... and a RR flair!!

Too close; call in an airstrike!!! " I Love the smell of napalm in the morning!"

 

[walter o]

Lots of nice HAT bands ,Just pick one

 

[Mule Packer]

Rattlesnakes are protected in our state, making it illegal to harass or kill one. The only exception to this is if you are threatened and defending yourself; otherwise, it is a class B misdemeanor to kill a rattlesnake.

In talking with a guy from Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources, he explained that they are an important part of Utah's ecosystem and help keep the rodent population in check. He also mentioned that their population was declining because most people would just kill 'em whenever they ran across one.

So....I guess it boils down to would you rather die from snakebite or hantavirus?

 

[Old cop]

I killed a copperhead w/a shovel a few years ago. I do keep .38 snakeshot handy but our HOA would have a fit if I used it.

 

[Absalom]

Great. So much for my nap this afternoon. I hope this has faded by the time i go to bed tonight …

 

[steelslaver]

Jut think of all the mice, pack rats voles etc those snakes git rid of. I have walked a lot of miles through the Montana sage, juniper hills, gumbo knobs and never had one strike at me. I have seen quite a few and they usually either stay where they are and go away from me. Prairie rattlers are usually pretty low on the venom scale and a 5' would be huge. The average rattle can strike 1/3 of its body length so if your just 18" away your good. Plus, they only go a few miles and hour and you can get way at mosey speed.

They do like hay stacks and feed storage areas because they are often high in rodents. Boots and watching where you put your hands has worked for me. But, never had one hit my boots that I know of. I have known a few people that got bit, but nobody had much trouble from the bits around here.

 

[2152hq]

We got lots of 'em around here but they carry Glocks and shoot out of the back seat of Buicks.

 

[SMSgt]

I'm thinking thermonuclear grenade. Fire in the hole!

 

[ameridaddy]

I've never in all my years seen that many snakes in one place, not even at a reptile zoo in Durban, South Africa!

 

[vonn]

Hunted and hiked all over Texas and have not seen but maybe a half dozen rattlesnakes in 50 years plus. I make a habit of avoiding any areas that they might hideout in!

 

[Kinman]

Jut think of all the mice, pack rats voles etc those snakes git rid of. I have walked a lot of miles through the Montana sage, juniper hills, gumbo knobs and never had one strike at me. I have seen quite a few and they usually either stay where they are and go away from me. Prairie rattlers are usually pretty low on the venom scale and a 5' would be huge. The average rattle can strike 1/3 of its body length so if your just 18" away your good. Plus, they only go a few miles and hour and you can get way at mosey speed.

They do like hay stacks and feed storage areas because they are often high in rodents. Boots and watching where you put your hands has worked for me. But, never had one hit my boots that I know of. I have known a few people that got bit, but nobody had much trouble from the bits around here.

I've seen them bailed up and heard guys yelling while tossing bales around. Always had to keep your eyes on the bale.
I'm not crazy about snakes but appreciate them for their part in the ecosystem, they are efficient varmint controllers. We have more bull snakes around here, my granddad always said that if you run across a bull snake while crick fishin that was a good sign because the bull snakes kill and eat rattlesnakes and that side of the crick will be clear of rattlers. Nature has her balance...If you have been raised in snake country you learn to look before you sit down and always check out where your putting your hand. Like a native buddy of mine once said "White folks look but don't see, listen but don't hear."

 

[steelslaver]

I've seen them bailed up and heard guys yelling while tossing bales around. Always had to keep your eyes on the bale.
"White folks look but don't see, listen but don't hear."

Like seeing fish in a creek. I can see fish where some people just see moving water. In Ketchican AK there is a creek that is lined with a board walk during the summer that creek is loaded with salmon and I have heard lots of tourist ask "where are all the salmon?" while looking at the water right where there is a whole school of them.

My mom was born in a part sod house, She said back in the day of sod lot of people had a resident bull snake. Kept the mice and rattlers away.