Snakes On a Plane - ER, In a Garage

[LeeNetworX]

So we've been living here for 2.5 years now and never seen a snake on our property up until a few weeks ago. Now we've been seeing some black snakes pretty frequently...including some behind our neighbor's house next door. Since they've been keeping to the yard, and slither off and hide when they see me, I haven't minded them too much. They weren't bothering me. To my wife's dismay, I've simply been chasing them out of our yard when possible...ignoring her pleas to kill them....telling her they are harmless. Yesterday, they crossed the line.

They sent out a scout to infiltrate the holiest of places....my garage. I won't tolerate that. Not only did the 3' rat snake desecrate my cave, but he just stared at me in utter defiance. I had just cleaned up the garage a bit, so I was hesitant to draw any blood there. Using a small garden shovel, I scooped him up since he had curled up into a ball and tossed him out. I then chased him off the driveway and to the side yard where hopefully, his brethren witnessed me delivering the fatal blow. I scooped it up and walked down to the edge of our landscaped property and flung it 30' down the hill into the brush and trees. Raising my mini-shovel in fury, I screamed at the other snakes....."This is WAAARRRRRR!!!!!"

Not really. But I did have the urge to scream that. I resisted, since a neighbor 2 houses down was watching me from his porch while he tended to his grill.

[askmrjesus]

I feel your pain.

JC

[LeeNetworX]

I know how much you love snakes.

[Trip]

should of burned it in your yard, you must offer sacrifices to appease the snake trespassing gods.

[tommymac]

I hate you all, at least the snakes would be welcome in my garage :lol:

Tom

[Amber Lamps]

I hate you all, at least the snakes would be welcome in my garage :lol:

Tom

I was waiting for this!:lol:

[tommymac]

I was waiting for this!:lol:

The snakes need someone to step up for them :lol:

Tom

[z06boy]

We've had a few harmless snakes in the yard here and the wife and I let them stay around since they aren't that big...no more than a foot or so and are non poisioness such as Brownsnakes and Wormsnakes.

I have to admit though when I was laying up under the Jeep Cherokee lastnight in the garage changing the oil...had a 3' rat snake or any other snake that size come slithering up to me while I was laying flat on my back....:willy:!! :lol

I'd probably have a knot or two on my head from banging it on the underside of the Jeep but I would have been putting some distance between us until I could "analyze" the situation. :lol

[Amber Lamps]

The snakes need someone to step up for them :lol:

Tom

Yea it's you and that Australian guy. Snake "rights" are definitely a tough sell!:lol: They're right up there with spiders, rats and bats with most people.:idk:

[the chi]

I admire your strength in not giving in and killing them all.

Tommy, I got your back! :lol:

FYI-In many areas, if you find an exceptional snake (large, friendly, etc), or any other wild animal for that matter, you can contact a local animal refuge or what not and many of them will take care of it for you. They capture them, and depending on the termperament, oftentimes they use them for teaching and training purposes. Just saying. :wink:

[RACER X]

we had one in the house, 6-8" Z freaked to say the least.

[MILK]

The snakes need someone to step up for them :lol:

Tom


Yea! All you fraidy cats need a girl to come get those mean ole snakes out of your houses and garages? :lol:

[Papa_Complex]

In time of war, it is best to be prepared.

[Looni2ns]

Ran into a good sized garter snake on Saturday while mowing the yard. Probably 'bout eighteen inches long. He was trying to get away from the mower so I stopped and let him go under the fence into the back yard. Didn't seen him when I mowed the back yard so I guess he found a good place to hide.

I don't mind the little brown snakes and the garter snakes since they help keep by the bugs down. It's the copperheads and water mocassins that I can do without. Haven't found many, but keep the hoe handy on the back porch just in case.

[z06boy]

Yea! All you fraidy cats need a girl to come get those mean ole snakes out of your houses and garages? :lol:

:lol: The first two snakes we saw in our yard a few years ago...my wife caught them and then came in the house to tell me about them so I could come down and check them out. We turned them loose...they were harmless.

Like I posted though...laying up under a car at night and one slithers up that is bigger and a different type than what I had seen before...yep I'd be doing my best to get out from under there until I could tell what kind it is...that's for sure !! :lol:

[SteveP]

I'd take snakes anyday over the rodent size cockroaches I have :tremble:

[LeeNetworX]

Yea! All you fraidy cats need a girl to come get those mean ole snakes out of your houses and garages? :lol:

Like I said in the first post - I don't mind them as long as they aren't poisonous and don't bother me. But slithering into my garage is an act of snake suicide.

[MILK]

i'd take snakes anyday over the rodent size cockroaches i have :tremble:


yuck!!

[wildchild]

Yea! All you fraidy cats need a girl to come get those mean ole snakes out of your houses and garages? :lol:


got a picture of said girl? what will she be wearing? I'm just saying if she's hot and willing to bend over looking for a snake, hell yeah bring her on.

[Archren]

I'd take snakes anyday over the rodent size cockroaches I have :tremble:

Motherfuckin' WERD!!! :panic:

[LeeNetworX]

So my neighbor thought it would be funny to e-mail my wife this:

97 lb Eastern Diamondback found in Bulloch County , GA
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:51:27

THEY GROW 'EM BIG IN GEORGIA


97 lb rattlesnake found in just north of Savannah

9 feet, 1 inch - 97 lbs. - Biggest rattler found since Ross Allen captured one in 1969
that measured 9 feet, 1 inch but only weighed 78 lbs.

[MILK]

YIKES!!! Keep your toddlers close!! :lol:

[the chi]

Thats pretty cool, sadly, that snake weighs almost as much as a couple grown females I know...the guys expression is priceless tho...I wonder if he realizes that booger can still reach him?

[askmrjesus]

<<<< Looks at shotgun, considers buying two more.

JC

[RACER X]

damm thats a big rattler! :tremble:

[LeeNetworX]

<<<< Looks at shotgun, considers buying two more.

JC

Fuck 2 more, just get one of these:

http://www.wearesurvivalmachines.com/shared/images/aa12_L.jpg

[tommymac]

So my neighbor thought it would be funny to e-mail my wife this:

97 lb Eastern Diamondback found in Bulloch County , GA
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:51:27

THEY GROW 'EM BIG IN GEORGIA


97 lb rattlesnake found in just north of Savannah

9 feet, 1 inch - 97 lbs. - Biggest rattler found since Ross Allen captured one in 1969
that measured 9 feet, 1 inch but only weighed 78 lbs.




I think that weight is a bit exaggerated. its def a huge diamondback (they are the largest snake in north america) but thats def not 100 pounds. if it was that guy wouldnt be holding it like that with a snake grabbler. I have dealt with pythons much longer than that that were barely over 100 pounds.

Tom

[tommymac]

Thats pretty cool, sadly, that snake weighs almost as much as a couple grown females I know...the guys expression is priceless tho...I wonder if he realizes that booger can still reach him?

Sadly I think they killed it, itlooks like blood around its head and neck region :(

Tom

[askmrjesus]

Fuck 2 more, just get one of these:

<<<< Looks at tool box, seriously considers breaking some federal laws.

JC

[buzzcutt2]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/txsnake.asp

[tommymac]

<<<< Looks at tool box, seriously considers breaking some federal laws.

JC

Its only a crime if you get caught, but if you use it to kill snakes I am tellin :lol:

Tom

[tommymac]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/txsnake.asp

See I am right once in a while :rockwoot:

I dont think eastern d-backs are as far west as texas or Missouri for starters, but would need to check their range. I do know there have been reports of 10 footers out there as well as some in captivity.
Tom

['73 H1 Triple]

Yea it's you and that Australian guy. Snake "rights" are definitely a tough sell!:lol: They're right up there with spiders, rats and bats with most people.:idk:

While I'm not a "pet snake guy", I will not run snakes off my property. They eat mice, rats and other vermin. 99.9% of the time, they'll stay out of your way.

Bats are another great animal. They eat tons of insects. Luckily we have plenty of old barns in my neighborhood so we have lots of bats and not too many insects :rockwoot:

Jeff

[Cruzergirl]

I'd take snakes anyday over the rodent size cockroaches I have :tremble:

Me too! Just found one in front of my sub woofer in the living room this morning. Fortunately the cat got to it but when it was alive it was freakin' HUGE... no problem for the vacuum cleaner. :whistle:

[SteveP]

Me too! Just found one in front of my sub woofer in the living room this morning. Fortunately the cat got to it but when it was alive it was freakin' HUGE... no problem for the vacuum cleaner. :whistle:

I've learned to co-exist with them I think. There is no fighting it.

[Archren]

I've learned to co-exist with them I think. There is no fighting it.

Hell to the no, man... I am constantly expanding my anti-roach arsenal. Fuggers must die. And then be flushed down the toilet. :overkill:

[Amorok]

I hate roaches. I will hunt them with every tool and ounce of cunning available, and their brothers shall know me by the trail of their dead. Damn you, roaches.

[Archren]

I hate roaches. I will hunt them with every tool and ounce of cunning available, and their brothers shall know me by the trail of their dead. Damn you, roaches.

Internet hi-five, dude. Tracy was even kind enough to go around the house yesterday and plug up some places where they might be coming in with expanding insulation foam.. hopefully that'll cull the numbers a bit, but then there's still the attic... :skep:

[HurricaneHeather]

This thread is a great reminder of one of the few great things about living on the third floor apartment. No snakes or roaches. *knocks on wood*

[tommymac]

Hell to the no, man... I am constantly expanding my anti-roach arsenal. Fuggers must die. And then be flushed down the toilet. :overkill:

You will find this funny, several years back my dad and I went to clean out my grandmothers appt. She had developed alzhiemers and was in a nursing home so the appt was unkept for some time so the roaches went nuts. I dropped a bunch of fine china bowls when I took them out of the cabinet and about 20 roaches ran up my arms. :tremble:

Tom

[tommymac]

This thread is a great reminder of one of the few great things about living on the third floor apartment. No snakes or roaches. *knocks on wood*

oh you can find plenty of both on the 3rd floor so dont count your blessings just yet.

And you dont have to worry a smuch about keeping your place clean its your neighbors too. One filthy place will attract the vermin and they go exploring.

Tom

[HurricaneHeather]

You will find this funny, several years back my dad and I went to clean out my grandmothers appt. She had developed alzhiemers and was in a nursing home so the appt was unkept for some time so the roaches went nuts. I dropped a bunch of fine china bowls when I took them out of the cabinet and about 20 roaches ran up my arms. :tremble:

Tom

:panic:

I actually did this: :willy: just now.

oh you can find plenty of both on the 3rd floor so dont count your blessings just yet.

And you dont have to worry a smuch about keeping your place clean its your neighbors too. One filthy place will attract the vermin and they go exploring.

Tom

Well it's been a year, we are moving out in a month....I think we are okay. And we have no neighbors right now. :shrug:

[tommymac]

:panic:

I actually did this: :willy: just now.



Well it's been a year, we are moving out in a month....I think we are okay. And we have no neighbors right now. :shrug:

yeah you should be fine then.

Tom

[Archren]

You will find this funny, several years back my dad and I went to clean out my grandmothers appt. She had developed alzhiemers and was in a nursing home so the appt was unkept for some time so the roaches went nuts. I dropped a bunch of fine china bowls when I took them out of the cabinet and about 20 roaches ran up my arms. :tremble:

Tom

Oh holy fuck. :panic:

I totally hate you right now. I pulled a muscle in my abs during my workout this morning, and reading that made me :willy: too, and it kinda hurt. :lol:

[tommymac]

Oh holy fuck. :panic:

I totally hate you right now. I pulled a muscle in my abs during my workout this morning, and reading that made me :willy: too, and it kinda hurt. :lol:

Sorry :lol:

Tom

[Cruzergirl]

Hell to the no, man... I am constantly expanding my anti-roach arsenal. Fuggers must die. And then be flushed down the toilet. :overkill:


Flushed down the toilet??? Yikes!!! That would mean getting waaaay too close to the little fuggers! :no::nono::runaway::backingout:

yuk, yuk, yuk, yuk, yuk... :lol:

[Archren]

Flushed down the toilet??? Yikes!!! That would mean getting waaaay too close to the little fuggers! :no::nono::runaway::backingout:

yuk, yuk, yuk, yuk, yuk... :lol:


I've had them come back to life even after being stomped/sprayed/what-have-you.. so yeah, after they quit moving (or play possum), I scoop them up into a dust pan and toss them into the toilet. They can't be sneaky that way. :D

[Cruzergirl]

You will find this funny, several years back my dad and I went to clean out my grandmothers appt. She had developed alzhiemers and was in a nursing home so the appt was unkept for some time so the roaches went nuts. I dropped a bunch of fine china bowls when I took them out of the cabinet and about 20 roaches ran up my arms. :tremble:

Tom


I wish I could just "etch a sketch" that image right out of my head....

[tommymac]

Guess you guys dont want to hear a common overnight procedure in the ER. I have removed close to 50 roaches from peoples ears over the last 6 yrs:tremble:

Tom

[Archren]

Guess you guys dont want to hear a common overnight procedure in the ER. I have removed close to 50 roaches from peoples ears over the last 6 yrs:tremble:

Tom


:bw:

[tommymac]

:bw:

Thats usualy how the patients are reacting too.

Tom

[Cruzergirl]

Guess you guys dont want to hear a common overnight procedure in the ER. I have removed close to 50 roaches from peoples ears over the last 6 yrs:tremble:

Tom

How does that even happen????


Wait.



I really don't want to know :runaway:

[Archren]

Thats usualy how the patients are reacting too.

Tom

I would be too!! :panic: I would be crying and having a freaking panic attack. Someone would have to sedate me with a damn tranquilizer dart. :tremble:

[tommymac]

How does that even happen????


Wait.



I really don't want to know :runaway:

Simple actualy, they go scurrying about at night and they fit niceley into the ear canal so they go in to take a look then get suck because they cant back out. many dont know whats in there and I dont tell them till I get it out so they dont freak even further.

Tom

[Papa_Complex]

I would be too!! :panic: I would be crying and having a freaking panic attack. Someone would have to sedate me with a damn tranquilizer dart. :tremble:

"There goes Archren again."

"Don't worry, I'll get her."

PffffffTHT!

"Just let her sleep it off."

[Archren]

"There goes Archren again."

"Don't worry, I'll get her."

PffffffTHT!

"Just let her sleep it off."

:rofl: Yup, sounds about right.

[Rsv1000R]

"There goes Archren again."

"Don't worry, I'll get her."

PffffffTHT!

"Just let her sleep it off."

Prop her up in the corner....

[Cruzergirl]

Simple actualy, they go scurrying about at night and they fit niceley into the ear canal so they go in to take a look then get suck because they cant back out. many dont know whats in there and I dont tell them till I get it out so they dont freak even further.

Tom

Please tell me these people live in complete and utter filth, sleeping in garbage every night.

If I have to try and sleep tonight with that image in my head...aack...

[tommymac]

Please tell me these people live in complete and utter filth, sleeping in garbage every night.

If I have to try and sleep tonight with that image in my head...aack...

I wouldnt go that far. I do work in alower income area in brooklyn, and have seen people with maggots and kids with mouse/rat bites on them, but the roaches can be anywhere. A few people said I have a clean appt so how can it happen. Simple they have sloppy neighbors, you live in the projects so what can you expect.

Tom

[z06boy]

oh you can find plenty of both on the 3rd floor so dont count your blessings just yet.

And you dont have to worry a smuch about keeping your place clean its your neighbors too. One filthy place will attract the vermin and they go exploring.

Tom

No kidding !! I work on the 58th floor of a building and they get up here.

If they get into people's attics they can sure get to the 3rd foor !! :lol:

As far as the "keeping your place clean"...very true. Put pesticide in one unit...they just run to the other units and then come back when the pesticide weakens.


Well isn't this just a warm and fuzzy thread ? :lol

[Archren]

No kidding !! I work on the 58th floor of a building and they get up here.

If they get into people's attics they can sure get to the 3rd foor !! :lol:

As far as the "keeping your place clean"...very true. Put pesticide in one unit...they just run to the other units and then come back when the pesticide weakens.


Well isn't this just a warm and fuzzy thread ? :lol

I only have to worry about roaches for a few more weeks.. then I have bigger fish to fry in the way of camel spiders and scorpions. :panic:

[tommymac]

I only have to worry about roaches for a few more weeks.. then I have bigger fish to fry in the way of camel spiders and scorpions. :panic:

are the camel spiders the ones that are like 6 feet long and eat small children over there?

Tom

[Archren]

are the camel spiders the ones that are like 6 feet long and eat small children over there?

Tom

:lol: Yeah, that's just a little bit exaggerated. They get pretty big, and they have a nasty bite, but not 6 feet long big... :lol:

[the chi]

I only have to worry about roaches for a few more weeks.. then I have bigger fish to fry in the way of camel spiders and scorpions. :panic:

Carry a big boot around...I dont advocate killing, but if its you or them, and those spiders could carry you off, make it them!!

[tommymac]

:lol: Yeah, that's just a little bit exaggerated. They get pretty big, and they have a nasty bite, but not 6 feet long big... :lol:

I have heard from others that they are quite big and nasty.

Tom

[Archren]

I have heard from others that they are quite big and nasty.

Tom

http://www.camel-spiders.net/faq.php

[HurricaneHeather]

http://www.camel-spiders.net/faq.php

WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?! WHY DID I CLICK?!

:big:

[z06boy]

I only have to worry about roaches for a few more weeks.. then I have bigger fish to fry in the way of camel spiders and scorpions. :panic:

Definitely "bigger fish"...I've seen several pictures of those spiders...not too good !! :lol:

Good luck and stay safe.

[tommymac]

at least you dont have to worry about it going in your ear while sleeping, it will just rip youre whole head off :lol:

Tom

[Archren]

Definitely "bigger fish"...I've seen pictures of those spiders...not too good !! :lol:

Good luck and stay safe.

Thanks. :)

at least you dont have to worry about it going in your ear while sleeping, it will just rip youre whole head off :lol:

Tom

True, I guess. :lol: I just have to shake out my boots in the mornings to make sure no creepy crawlies took up residence in them.

[the chi]

Watch out for snakes from above too...my hubby was over there and one of the guys they roomed with had a snake fall thru the ceiling of the room, he thought he was dreaming when it hit him, he just rolled over and woke up with it later!

[Archren]

Watch out for snakes from above too...my hubby was over there and one of the guys they roomed with had a snake fall thru the ceiling of the room, he thought he was dreaming when it hit him, he just rolled over and woke up with it later!

Snakes don't give me the heebie jeebies like the bugs do, but I know what you mean.. we had issues with all sorts of wildlife out there. Freaking crows the size of small dogs...

[Particle Man]

In time of war, it is best to be prepared.

a-freakin'-men

[MILK]

Watch out for snakes from above too...my hubby was over there and one of the guys they roomed with had a snake fall thru the ceiling of the room, he thought he was dreaming when it hit him, he just rolled over and woke up with it later!


Ohhh a few years ago we rented a little A frame cottage in Gatlinburg for vacation. One night we are sitting by the fire and I look up into the rafters and there was a snake skin hanging from one!! :tremble: I never asked the owner if it was planted up there... :lol:

[tommymac]

Ohhh a few years ago we rented a little A frame cottage in Gatlinburg for vacation. One night we are sitting by the fire and I look up into the rafters and there was a snake skin hanging from one!! :tremble: I never asked the owner if it was planted up there... :lol:

My LL may ask the same thing again when we leave:rockwoot:

Tom

[LeeNetworX]

Please stay on topic.

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[tached1000rr]

Guess you guys dont want to hear a common overnight procedure in the ER. I have removed close to 50 roaches from peoples ears over the last 6 yrs:tremble:

Tom

Tom, what symptoms do they come in reporting in these situations?

[Papa_Complex]

Please stay on topic.

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Soooooo......

[LeeNetworX]

Soooooo......

:lol

Would you settle for a "maybe"?

[Particle Man]

Tom, what symptoms do they come in reporting in these situations?
huh?











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[the chi]

Ran into one of these lil boogers last night...fairly certain it was a Dusky Pigmy Rattler, only rattler I can find in Florida with the orange, and this guys a dead ringer! I've got to start carrying a camera. Night before last, it was a beautiful bobcat!

http://www.floridaadventuring.com/images/Dusky-Pygmy-Rattlesnake-2.jpg

[tommymac]

Ran into one of these lil boogers last night...fairly certain it was a Dusky Pigmy Rattler, only rattler I can find in Florida with the orange, and this guys a dead ringer! I've got to start carrying a camera. Night before last, it was a beautiful bobcat!

http://www.floridaadventuring.com/images/Dusky-Pygmy-Rattlesnake-2.jpg


Nice colors, never saw one of those before.

of course now I want one :lol:

Tom

[askmrjesus]

Ran into one of these lil boogers last night...fairly certain it was a Dusky Pigmy Rattler, only rattler I can find in Florida with the orange, and this guys a dead ringer! I've got to start carrying a camera. Night before last, it was a beautiful bobcat!

Holy shit, you have bobcats that turn into snakes?

I'd move. That shit just ain't right.

JC

[tommymac]

Holy shit, you have bobcats that turn into snakes?

I'd move. That shit just ain't right.

JC


must be near a nuclear reactor :lol:

Tom

[the chi]

Very "striking" snake, lookswise. He wasnt agressive, he was crossing our path as we crossed his. He stopped, but never coiled, just sat very still. We knew he was venomous, just not sure what he was till we looked him up. Little guy, probably about 6-7 inches, no rattler yet.

[tommymac]

Very "striking" snake, lookswise. He wasnt agressive, he was crossing our path as we crossed his. He stopped, but never coiled, just sat very still. We knew he was venomous, just not sure what he was till we looked him up. Little guy, probably about 6-7 inches, no rattler yet.

Damn prolly just a hatchling then.

Tom

[the chi]

Holy shit, you have bobcats that turn into snakes?

I'd move. That shit just ain't right.

JC

:rofl: You have a point.

Told my friend about them this morning, said she's never coming to visit again. I'll have to remember that one for when I dont want company! :wink:

[the chi]

Damn prolly just a hatchling then.

Tom

Probly, which is why I only got close enough to see him well, I have no desire to get nipped by an adult, let alone a baby! *shudder*

[Looni2ns]

From what I've heard, the babies are just as potent as the adults. Used to find the baby copperheads in my swimming pool. Gave them as much room as they wanted.

[the chi]

From what I've heard, the babies are just as potent as the adults. Used to find the baby copperheads in my swimming pool. Gave them as much room as they wanted.


I've actually been told babies are significantly worse as adults will stop injecting venom and use only whats needed whereas babies blow their whole load so to speak...

Funny you mention the copperheads, my hubby told me last night the copperheads he's familiar with behave just like cottonmouths, including being in the water whereas the copperheads I grew up with in Texas were never in or near the water. *sigh* Do I have to tell him he's right? :lol:

[Looni2ns]

Kinda think you do. :-( I've seen pics of them in stream beds, etc.

Found a baby mocassin in the pool skimmer one morning. I reached in to grab the basket and he was stretched out in one of the grooves. Little pointy head pops out. He drops down, swims out in the pool, and just hangs there, watching us. Fished him out, and from under the net, he raises up to strike. Hubby asks, " Are you sure he's a mocasssin? What do you want me to do w/him?" I'm like, "DUH -- Kill him!!!"

[tommymac]

I've actually been told babies are significantly worse as adults will stop injecting venom and use only whats needed whereas babies blow their whole load so to speak...

Funny you mention the copperheads, my hubby told me last night the copperheads he's familiar with behave just like cottonmouths, including being in the water whereas the copperheads I grew up with in Texas were never in or near the water. *sigh* Do I have to tell him he's right? :lol:

Think so, I caught one in a stream upstate and he was just chillin in the water. I have heard mixed things about copperheads. Most say they are kinda timid, I was actualy holding the one I caught freehand it it didnt bite, didnt realize what it was untill a fisherman yelled at me. But then I have heard that they can be much more agressive along the lines of the cottonmouths.

[the chi]

Think so, I caught one in a stream upstate and he was just chillin in the water. I have heard mixed things about copperheads. Most say they are kinda timid, I was actualy holding the one I caught freehand it it didnt bite, didnt realize what it was untill a fisherman yelled at me. But then I have heard that they can be much more agressive along the lines of the cottonmouths.


Yeah, thats what hubby was telling me. I know moccasins, which apparently copperheads are a member of the same species, will literally chase a person and continue to attack, especially during mating season!

[MILK]

So far we havn't run into a really aggressive copperhead. *knocks wood* The one we caught last year didn't get upset until we put him in a storage container. Then he was pissed! :lol: Even then he only struck a few times though.

[tommymac]

Yeah, thats what hubby was telling me. I know moccasins, which apparently copperheads are a member of the same species, will literally chase a person and continue to attack, especially during mating season!

never heard that about the cottonmouth, I do know they are quite agressive. I have heard of mambas chasing people down and a friends monacled cobra came after us while tryin gto snap some pics of it. That was prolly quite comical to watch as we all ran for cover :lol:

Tom

[the chi]

Funnily enough, as much "flack" as I catch for being so "buddhist" minded, I have never once had a bad encounter *knocks on wood* with any animal. All the snakes I have come across observe me as I observe them, and other than a wolf spider or 3, I've never had an animal come after me at all. My hubby on the other hand is like a damn magnet, before we saw the rattler last night I told him he must have some type of attractant to dangerous animals, since he has so many stories of his run ins. :lol: Sure nuff, we found one!!

I found a 6 foot rattler on the road once. I stopped my car to check him out, hopped out with my camera, walked up behind him, he just stopped and laid there. It wasnt till my ex got out of the car screaming and jumping up and down that he even moved to bring his head off the ground.

(Yes I know they strike, I know they can do it without warning, and I KNOW they can basically launch themselves off the ground, I never said I was SMART animal lover.)

[askmrjesus]

So far we havn't run into a really aggressive copperhead. *knocks wood* The one we caught last year didn't get upset until we put him in a storage container. Then he was pissed! :lol: Even then he only struck a few times though.

Oh, well if he only tried to kill you by shooting poison out of his teeth a few times, I guess that's not so bad...

I now have this mental picture of you running around your yard, trying to herd snakes into Tupperware.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you're nuts lady. :lol:

JC

[tommymac]

Funnily enough, as much "flack" as I catch for being so "buddhist" minded, I have never once had a bad encounter *knocks on wood* with any animal. All the snakes I have come across observe me as I observe them, and other than a wolf spider or 3, I've never had an animal come after me at all. My hubby on the other hand is like a damn magnet, before we saw the rattler last night I told him he must have some type of attractant to dangerous animals, since he has so many stories of his run ins. :lol: Sure nuff, we found one!!

I found a 6 foot rattler on the road once. I stopped my car to check him out, hopped out with my camera, walked up behind him, he just stopped and laid there. It wasnt till my ex got out of the car screaming and jumping up and down that he even moved to bring his head off the ground.

(Yes I know they strike, I know they can do it without warning, and I KNOW they can basically launch themselves off the ground, I never said I was SMART animal lover.)


Rattlers tend to strike low so if you keep your feet back and peer over him theres less of a chance of getting nailed. I assume curb will agree but after being bitten enough times yo ucan kind of figure out how to keep positioned to avoid getting bit.

Tom

[the chi]

Rattlers tend to strike low so if you keep your feet back and peer over him theres less of a chance of getting nailed. I assume curb will agree but after being bitten enough times yo ucan kind of figure out how to keep positioned to avoid getting bit.

Tom

Fascinating, thank for the info!

[MILK]

Oh, well if he only tried to kill you by shooting poison out of his teeth a few times, I guess that's not so bad...

I now have this mental picture of you running around your yard, trying to herd snakes into Tupperware.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you're nuts lady. :lol:

JC

Actually my husband has the Tupperware. I run around the yard banging a spoon against a saucepan yelling, "OK..LA..HOMA, OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA!!

[z06boy]

So far we havn't run into a really aggressive copperhead. *knocks wood* The one we caught last year didn't get upset until we put him in a storage container. Then he was pissed! :lol: Even then he only struck a few times though.

You live around Charlotte right ? What part ?

[Archren]

Actually my husband has the Tupperware. I run around the yard banging a spoon against a saucepan yelling, "OK..LA..HOMA, OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA!!

And here I thought only Tracy did shit like that. :rofl:

[MILK]

You live around Charlotte right ? What part ?

The heavily populated metropolis of Kannapolis! You want to come over when we catch the next one? :lol:

[the chi]

Actually my husband has the Tupperware. I run around the yard banging a spoon against a saucepan yelling, "OK..LA..HOMA, OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA!!

I give, whats the significance of Oklahoma?

[MILK]

And here I thought only Tracy did shit like that. :rofl:

Bestest movie OF ALL TIME!! Ok maybe not but I still love it!! :)

I give, whats the significance of Oklahoma?

Steve Martin & Michael Cain movie - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! :) It's one of my favorites!

[the chi]

Bestest movie OF ALL TIME!! Ok maybe not but I still love it!! :)


:lol: Ok I get it. I am technically from there, and spent many a summer, but couldnt for the life of me recall any connection between the state and catching snakes!

[z06boy]

The heavily populated metropolis of Kannapolis! You want to come over when we catch the next one? :lol:

:lol: Well maybe I will.

I've read some of your post and just wondered where you were. I "assumed" south of Charlotte...don't know why though. We're not too far away in Mooresville. We've caught a few snakes and turned them loose but so far no Copperheads or Moccasins. When I lived in other areas around Charlotte I've seen a few but not here.

I've only seen one Rattlesnake out and about and that was at Morrow Mountain State Park near Albemarle...almost ran over him while on my bike. This was a few years ago and a girl on the back that I was dating screamed and claimed that he was right beside the road when we rode by...I didn't even see it. :wtfru:

I stopped the bike and went back to check him out...pretty cool. A Park Ranger drove up and told me not to kill it or he would cite me. The only thing that got me was that it was near a boat landing and a campsite. :?:

Oh yeah...the wife and I made it over to Tiger World...pretty cool...thanks.

[askmrjesus]

Actually my husband has the Tupperware. I run around the yard banging a spoon against a saucepan yelling, "OK..LA..HOMA, OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA!!

Right. It's all clear now. You're perfectly sane. :lol:

JC

[MILK]

:lol: Well maybe I will.

I've read some of your post and just wondered where you were. I "assumed" south of Charlotte...don't know why though. We're not too far away in Mooresville. We've caught a few snakes and turned them loose but so far no Copperheads or Moccasins. When I lived in other areas around Charlotte I've seen a few but not here.

I've only seen one Rattlesnake out and about and that was at Morrow Mountain State Park near Albemarle...almost ran over him while on my bike. This was a few years ago and a girl on the back that I was dating screamed and claimed that he was right beside the road when we rode by...I didn't even see it. :wtfru:

I stopped the bike and went back to check him out...pretty cool. A Park Ranger drove up and told me not to kill it or he would cite me. The only thing that got me was that it was near a boat landing and a campsite. :?:

Oh yeah...the wife and I made it over to Tiger World...pretty cool...thanks.

Well PM me your number and I'll call you. I can hear your wife now, "Honey there's some woman on the phone that says she has a snake you need to see!" :lmao: So far we've seen no rattlesnakes thank goodness.

Glad you liked Tiger World! Did you get to hear the lions roar? That was the coolest!!

[z06boy]

Well PM me your number and I'll call you. I can hear your wife now, "Honey there's some woman on the phone that says she has a snake you need to see!" :lmao: So far we've seen no rattlesnakes thank goodness.

Glad you liked Tiger World! Did you get to hear the lions roar? That was the coolest!!

Yes on the roaring...very cool !! The Baboon was cool too. He took a liking to this one girl and it was funny to see him get all upset if anyone got close to her or hugged her. He even got upset when she was leaving. :lol: Poor guy.

The wife would probably scratch her head and then laugh if you called about a snake. She caught the first two here in the yard and called me downstairs to check them out. I couldn't believe she had actually caught them. She's pretty cool about stuff like that.