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June 30, 2012 at 10:26 am
It's amazing what record flooding will drive up into your yard.
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My friends & I were about 15' away from this guy when I realized that buzzing sound wasn't a cicada. That's a 5 1/2' Timber Rattlesnake.
A few pics of my backyard. The river is usually 100 yards northeast of where it is in these photos.
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Mr. Rattlesnake was between those two trees when he lost his head.
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June 30, 2012 at 10:30 am
Why did you have to kill it? Catch it, relocate it, or call the fire department to have them do so.
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RE: Unwelcome Visitor
June 30, 2012 at 10:34 am
How did it lose its head?
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June 30, 2012 at 10:56 am
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(June 30, 2012 at 10:30 am)Epimethean Wrote: Why did you have to kill it? Catch it, relocate it, or call the fire department to have them do so.
I live in a
swamp, dude. Also, I don't catch poisonous snakes. There is no fire department where I live, & if you call the volunteer fire department for a snake they are just going to laugh at you & tell you to shoot it. Also, the nearest cities animal control doesn't cover my rural ass.
If I could have ran it off I would have, but due to the record flooding we've had, there was literally nowhere to run it to that would have fixed the situation. I didn't want it biting my dogs (I've already lost one to a snakebite before) or my nephews who play in that yard.
Anyhow, my friend's friend ate it & is going to epoxy the hide & mount it.
(June 30, 2012 at 10:34 am)Tiberius Wrote: How did it lose its head?
My friend popped its head off with a shovel. I was going to shoot it but they wanted the skin intact & undamaged as much as possible.
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June 30, 2012 at 11:04 am
Damn! That snake was shorter than me by a half inch!!
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June 30, 2012 at 11:09 am
beautiful grounds there dude. i've come to despise city living.
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June 30, 2012 at 11:20 am
(June 30, 2012 at 11:09 am)jackman Wrote: beautiful grounds there dude. i've come to despise city living.
Thanks
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June 30, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Yeah I'd much rather live in the country and be left to my own devices, than in some scum infested shithole like I'm living in now.
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June 30, 2012 at 1:53 pm
(June 30, 2012 at 1:30 pm)LastPoet Wrote: I live in what is still the country, although the city is growing toward here. still, I prefer them. In europe, if you get a rat problem, get cats. If you get a snake problem, get hedgehogs
I would like to see a hedgehog take on a five foot rattlesnake.
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