model70hunter
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Hello folks, been busy with the new farm and moving more stuff from SE KS.
My 15 year old grandson was up for 2 weeks, he is great help and we got a lot done. I promised him a day of shooting on the farm and we did it last week. He loves to shoot the AR 15 Match. I let him do all he wanted. We shot my Colt National Match and Kimber match target match. The Kimber really shines in accuracy and my grand son was shooting one hole groups. He loves it and wants one.
We left after 7 PM. 10 miles of 2 lane blacktop. I saw a sedan pulled over with the trunk up and a pickup stopped in my lane ahead of me. I'm thinking car trouble. The pickup moved on as I approached.
My grandson said loudly A RATTLESNAKE. Coiled in the middle of the other lane with his rattles sticking straight up was a dang big rattler. He was coiled so tightly one could have rolled him like a hubcap if he promised not to bite.
I inquired did you run over him? No, he said. I said there is a house with little kids that play in the yard about 75 yards down the road, back up and take better aim on him.
He said, no I'm going to save him. He dug around in his trunk and pulled out a 12"x12"x 18" cardboard box and dumped the contents back in the trunk.
I said the snake is really upset, you going to put him in the box. He said nope gonna slide him off the road with the box.
I said well Mr. Darwin, he obviously did not recognize the reference, this summer I've read of 3 folks who've been bitten playing with snakes, a Copperhead, a Cottonmouth and a rattler, their medical bills were $150,000.00. That snake is pushing 5' long, he can strike ballpark 24". Your box looks to be 18". I've been around lots of snakes and killed many copperheads, a snake can also move quickly when motivated. He could be around or over that box in a blink. They have fangs you know.
It did not phase him, logistics and common sense were some kind of fancy city guy words.
Mr. OJT herpetologist walks up to the rattler put the box against him and pushed hard. The rattler slid like a hockey puck for 2 or 3 feet. Now the rattler is ticked off, he raises his head and his rattles are a blur.
The guy was focused on sliding the big boy off the road. I'm thinking he's gonna get bit in the face. He shoved harder and the snake went to the gravel on the shoulder.
No one was bitten and no snakes harmed. But again, watching this show makes me feel the gent will make the Darwin awards at some point.
I left feeling with a house and little kids that close saving the snake may not have been the best choice. For you snake huggers, I don't kill poisonous snakes when out hunting, only when they came around the house when we lived on the farm as a youngster.
I go to the farm most every day, I've heard rumors that a Ford diesel is detrimental to a jaywalking vipers health. One cool evening he might be tempted to lay on the warm 2 lane blacktop a little to long.
And I have a 686 that is wanting to get involved, he told me so
My 15 year old grandson was up for 2 weeks, he is great help and we got a lot done. I promised him a day of shooting on the farm and we did it last week. He loves to shoot the AR 15 Match. I let him do all he wanted. We shot my Colt National Match and Kimber match target match. The Kimber really shines in accuracy and my grand son was shooting one hole groups. He loves it and wants one.
We left after 7 PM. 10 miles of 2 lane blacktop. I saw a sedan pulled over with the trunk up and a pickup stopped in my lane ahead of me. I'm thinking car trouble. The pickup moved on as I approached.
My grandson said loudly A RATTLESNAKE. Coiled in the middle of the other lane with his rattles sticking straight up was a dang big rattler. He was coiled so tightly one could have rolled him like a hubcap if he promised not to bite.
I inquired did you run over him? No, he said. I said there is a house with little kids that play in the yard about 75 yards down the road, back up and take better aim on him.
He said, no I'm going to save him. He dug around in his trunk and pulled out a 12"x12"x 18" cardboard box and dumped the contents back in the trunk.
I said the snake is really upset, you going to put him in the box. He said nope gonna slide him off the road with the box.
I said well Mr. Darwin, he obviously did not recognize the reference, this summer I've read of 3 folks who've been bitten playing with snakes, a Copperhead, a Cottonmouth and a rattler, their medical bills were $150,000.00. That snake is pushing 5' long, he can strike ballpark 24". Your box looks to be 18". I've been around lots of snakes and killed many copperheads, a snake can also move quickly when motivated. He could be around or over that box in a blink. They have fangs you know.
It did not phase him, logistics and common sense were some kind of fancy city guy words.
Mr. OJT herpetologist walks up to the rattler put the box against him and pushed hard. The rattler slid like a hockey puck for 2 or 3 feet. Now the rattler is ticked off, he raises his head and his rattles are a blur.
The guy was focused on sliding the big boy off the road. I'm thinking he's gonna get bit in the face. He shoved harder and the snake went to the gravel on the shoulder.
No one was bitten and no snakes harmed. But again, watching this show makes me feel the gent will make the Darwin awards at some point.
I left feeling with a house and little kids that close saving the snake may not have been the best choice. For you snake huggers, I don't kill poisonous snakes when out hunting, only when they came around the house when we lived on the farm as a youngster.
I go to the farm most every day, I've heard rumors that a Ford diesel is detrimental to a jaywalking vipers health. One cool evening he might be tempted to lay on the warm 2 lane blacktop a little to long.
And I have a 686 that is wanting to get involved, he told me so
