@Gellar would have grabbed that thing with his bare hands. mtmuley
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CRJR45
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It kept going under the seat and it was like whack a mole for a hot second, or three . Lol I used a bucket of water to flush it out , then grabbed it .
CRJR45
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This one I almost stepped on .
I was burning palm fronds next to the rim canal and as I was raking the coals I looked at where my foot was going , I swear I levitated over it .
It sadly did not survive the encounter.
I was burning palm fronds next to the rim canal and as I was raking the coals I looked at where my foot was going , I swear I levitated over it .
It sadly did not survive the encounter.
Art Vandeley
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Should not have opened this thread
Outlaw99
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This is probably the worst thread in the history of hunttalk. Thank you all for continued nightmares for the foreseeable future!
CRJR45
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I could go on for days . One time I was guiding a man and two sons on Okeechobee. He was going through a divorce and the boys were 12-13 ish and very metro , as in not a clue how to fish .
The guy thought it would toughen them up .
I set up at Boy Scout cut out of Belle Glade fishing shiners on the weed line but we must have been too close to a nest because a four foot moccasin wanted in the boat .
Normally I would just push them back with the net handle but this one kept coming back .
As I was netting a big fish for one kid , the other tapped me on my shoulder and pointed down .
That snake was coming over the gunnel between my feet .
I knocked it down with my net , but it just sat there showing its fangs coiled up on the water .
So I took my Glock and shot it , or close enough to kill it .
The guy said -Yeah , you can take us back to the dock now .
Tipped me good though .
The guy thought it would toughen them up .
I set up at Boy Scout cut out of Belle Glade fishing shiners on the weed line but we must have been too close to a nest because a four foot moccasin wanted in the boat .
Normally I would just push them back with the net handle but this one kept coming back .
As I was netting a big fish for one kid , the other tapped me on my shoulder and pointed down .
That snake was coming over the gunnel between my feet .
I knocked it down with my net , but it just sat there showing its fangs coiled up on the water .
So I took my Glock and shot it , or close enough to kill it .
The guy said -Yeah , you can take us back to the dock now .
Tipped me good though .
Outlaw99
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So I live and farm in southwest Iowa. I’ve been deathly afraid of snakes my whole life. Afraid as in, if I’m mowing grass on a riding lawnmower and see a shed skin, I pick my feet up high off the mower and leave a 5ft gap between myself and the snake skin.
One I’m in sitting in the shop on the toilet doing my business in an extreme state of focus. I look down and next to my right foot is a 4ft bull snake………I jump off the toilet, pants still around my ankles and go screaming out into the main shop like a little girl.
Another time, about a year later I’m working in the shop on our old 4020. I have my 72” snap on tool box next to me working on the tractor. I look down and coiled up under the tractor is another 3 foot bull snake! Again, the screaming like a little girl commences. I jump up on top of my tool box and begin screaming for my dad who was elsewhere in the shop. I’m continue screaming like a little girl from the top of my tool box until my dad removes the deadly bull snake from the shop. I think I was around 30 years old at the time……
One I’m in sitting in the shop on the toilet doing my business in an extreme state of focus. I look down and next to my right foot is a 4ft bull snake………I jump off the toilet, pants still around my ankles and go screaming out into the main shop like a little girl.
Another time, about a year later I’m working in the shop on our old 4020. I have my 72” snap on tool box next to me working on the tractor. I look down and coiled up under the tractor is another 3 foot bull snake! Again, the screaming like a little girl commences. I jump up on top of my tool box and begin screaming for my dad who was elsewhere in the shop. I’m continue screaming like a little girl from the top of my tool box until my dad removes the deadly bull snake from the shop. I think I was around 30 years old at the time……
We had a guy that worked with us that was like that. Someone put a snake skin in the top drawer of his box. I don't think anything could have kept that man inside the hanger when he opened that box.
One woman I worked with was even more terrified of praying mantises. Even seeing a picture will make her cry and go to killing someone.
CRJR45
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My big sister was that way with snakes , and had bad eyes , so EVERYTHING looked like a snake to her.
I may have contributed to the problem when I was young . I would leave snakes where she would find them , I thought I was helping , and it was fun , I was a mean little shit ...
Bear hunting. Whole family was on a knob glassing. Within 10 yards of our spot we had sat at for a while the snake emerged. I had women screaming, dogs trying to get to it and the snake rattled when I took a look to see the snake type. I was throwing the dogs away until I could kill it with a rock. Gopher snake. I found out they’ll fake rattle. I still feel bad. I let gopher snakes go.
I’ve walked around rattlers when there’s no harm and I’ve killed a few in the wrong position.
Hem
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A guy i know picked up a roadkill rattler in good condition. He coiled it up and put it in the freezer.
Wife got a good surprise.
Wife got a good surprise.
CRJR45
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Is he divorced or DOA?A guy i know picked up a roadkill rattler in good condition. He coiled it up and put it in the freezer.
Wife got a good surprise.
Hem
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Thats a complicated answer.
CRJR45
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Either answer I feel he's deserved it ...
Years ago a friend was installing tile floors for new builds and got in a running feud with the plumbers that culminated in a live rattler being left in a bathtub of a new build with no electric . Randy heard it and thought it was the water hissing so went to turn it off , first thing in the morning , he was kind of a jerk , everyone thought it was funny but him ..
Hem
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I once put a harmless snake in a coworkers lunch box.
He was an old Montana boy, didnt hardly flinch. A few choice words though.
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Haven't seen a snake around here for years. Too much farm ground being worked I guess. Too far from the timber for anything. Not much but rabbits and squirrels with the occasional possum or raccoon. Foxes and coyotes make a swing through during the night looking for food but are rare to actually see. Where in the state are you?
No snake encounters of the poison kind. I'm not convinced there really are any!When we were on one of our trips to visit @Bill Zent and his wife, we went riding our ATVs into the mountains on a snake hunt. Nothing. Never have spotted one. Maybe I'm just not lucky? Or am I VERY lucky?
This is what we see most along the fox river. A little north of Ottawa. Saw a couple small Massasouwa [spelling is a guess] rattlesnakes about 10 years ago working near the Illinois river. Was told the venom was only mild swelling and discomfort. Luckily none of us found out.
Hey, neighbor! I'm about 10 minutes southwest of Peru.
Wildabeest
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My ex was similarly paranoid of snakes. We used to vacation on Bald Head Island in NC because someone told her there weren’t any snakes there. She was a bit surprised when this 6’+ rat snake was in the tree just off our deck! There quite a bit of shrieking and screaming.
Hem
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Full bodied snake
