Saw a big rattler

[Steve Wood]

ambling across one of my roads after lunch....he was about five ft long, I guess.  I decided to run over him because he was such an easy target.  Apparently, I missed because I saw no sign of him so he must have down shifted and got the heck out of the way.  Saw no sign of him after I unhooked a gun and got out of the truck.

I hope he is not wrapped around my driveshaft waiting on my leg.....I hate those sobs.  For some reason, they have stopped rattling their warnings and the number of bites is going up.

[daveismissing]

Saw a big rattler....was about five ft long...

There's a joke in there somewhere...

For some reason, they have stopped rattling their warnings and the number of bites is going up.

Nasty, what is there for predators?
(besides your rifle)

[gbsean]

[Steve Wood]

there is a lot of discussion going on as to why they don't rattle very often.  Some think it is due to hogs being a new predator...oth er than guns, hogs, and hawks, there is not much in the way of natural predators..... no hogs close to me yet....

Last year, I was down on my knees checking for a water leak and realized there was a rattler's head four inches or so from my hand.....

[gbsean]

he would bite you and die instantly..... .but on a serious note...be carefull

[Charlief1]

Not ratlers here but copperheads. My neighbor has killed 4 since it got warm enough for them to be out.

Thank goodness we don't have the ratler issue you have but we do have a few close encounters just west of here.

[daveismissing]

We've got a strain - Massassauga rattler that is this far north. As a teen I was on the lake headin' to the outhouse. Good thing I had bare feet 'cuz that was the only reason I was watching where I was going and was the only thing that stopped me from stepping on it.

[firebird_1252]

in south fl the hogs are getting out of control. i've only seen a few snakes. think its the coral snake?

[Scoobum]

We've got a strain - Massassauga rattler that is this far north. As a teen I was on the lake headin' to the outhouse. Good thing I had bare feet 'cuz that was the only reason I was watching where I was going and was the only thing that stopped me from stepping on it.

Living north of 7...bare feet...outhous e...and no indoor plumbing. Doesn't surprise me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9jL3YNX-0

[Steve Wood]

Not ratlers here but copperheads. My neighbor has killed 4 since it got warm enough for them to be out.

Thank goodness we don't have the ratler issue you have but we do have a few close encounters just west of here.

the copperheads are usually a lot more aggressive than rattlers as are the cotton mouths....eith er would have been all over me when I was down on hands and knees trying to sort out the leak.

[Steve Wood]

the very last picture was supposedly killed in the next county...I am thinking it is from somewhere else, but there are still some big ones around here...a six foot one was killed under a porch in town here a couple of years ago

http://www.snakeboots.com/snakepic.htm

[Top Speed]

That is a cool site.  Amazing how big they can grow.

[daveismissing]

A destination that is now off my retirement list:
St. Augustine Florida
:o

[SuperSix]

Saint Augustine kicks ass to visit. Not sure about living there.

[DCEPTCN]

They've always given me a good 10- to 15-foot heads-up. Which has always prompted me to return the favor with a heads-off. There's a great movie title for ya, "The New Mexico Shovel Decapitation".