Snakebite Protocol - Updated

[Lawnboy]

Man you guys are giving me the creeps!!

 

[wingman1]

Rattlesnakes have the perfect camouflage. Almost looks like digital camo.

 

[montanadogs]

I hate snakes but they sure do taste pretty good when done right.

 

[Grizzley]

The shadow in this picture was provided by..................the pickup. You're welcome for todays roadhunting safety tip.

Tips like that are priceless...I just pissed myself!

montanadogs they sure do taste pretty good when done right.

Your not right in the head!:hump:

 

[Hem]

Montanadogs, whats your technique for dressing and cooking Mr.Rattler? I've been wanting to get a good skin for my den,might consider eating the dang thing while I'm at it.All I know is if you kill one in the dead of summer its best to skin it right away,otherwise they get rank really fast.I had to leave my construction job a few Julys ago to dispatch a decent size snake that got into my garage(the one that nearly tagged my wife),..I killed it and threw it into the back of the truck and went back to work.Three hours later it was pretty vile.

 

[montanadogs]

I've only had some that others have cooked, although I admit I do have fun catching them........J/K. I do catch them on occasion, usually before they really start to get active. I tape their mouths up and release them. I then let the dogs out with their training collars on, when they get close I give them a good zap, it only takes one time, then every time they hit the scent, hear or see it they go the opposite way as fast as they can. Come to think about it I may owe Bushy my life one day for posting this thread on here.

 

[Devil Diver Down]

Thanks buschy for the reminder. What do they suggest if your bit three miles back with no cell service and your all alone.

I'm curious about that, too. Hopefully, the Red Cross doesn't recommend standing up, leaning forward until you are folded in half, then stretching your head between your legs and kissing your butt goodbye.

I go solo for quail several times a season and run into my fair share of those $%^&#%^& things. I don't want to even think about wearing tall boots in the desert in October, or really any other time of year. I put 2 down with a 12 gauge less than 5 minutes apart on opening day last year. I couldn't get off the rocky slope fast enough, even with quail scurrying all over the place. Didn't even pick up the carcass or take the rattles. I was in a hurry. I'm with Lawnboy--no use for them at all, along with the wind. I think bears are pretty cool, though.

 

[Danvet]

Hem, I've prepared many rattlers for eating and I just cut into sections, salt, pepper, flour and fry. They are pretty good but you have to eat several pieces to actually get some "meat". Last year I shot one while dove hunting, gutted and skinned it and put it in a zip lock bag on ice until I got home. When I got home, I put the zip lock with the snake on the kitchen counter and proceeded to touch up my doves and froze some of them. I heard a yell and I turned to see my daughter staring at a zip lock bag trying to crawl off the counter! This is without a head or guts or skin--pretty creepy if I say so myself. Being on ice kind of had him in suspended animation or something. I was surprised that my daughter still had no problem eating him after frying. Pretty tastey with mashed taters, gravy and corn on the cob.

 

[IdahoBugler]

Damn, someone is moderating my posts. I will try this one for a third time.

Here is a pic of a snake Bugler wanted to adopt as a pet on our NM antelope hunt last fall. The guy treats rattle snakes like my wife treats her dog. The guy ain't right. He thinks they are fun to play with.

I keep a stray eye on any guy wanting to play with rattle snakes.

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Cricky.... What a beautiful specimen you guys have posted. I just want to give them a kiss. Snake karma will get you every time.

Oh and thanks for the tip Buschy. That's good stuff right there.

 

[Buschy]

Thanks buschy for the reminder. What do they suggest if your bit three miles back with no cell service and your all alone.

Wingman,

Many of us could find ourselves in the same situation you mention. In that case, you should follow the procedures mentioned above and then walk out at a slow, steady pace. The goal is to keep your heart rate down. Get help or get yourself to a medical facility ASAP. Not a lot of good options in that scenario.

 

[idnative1948]

Buschy, thanks for the update as you just never know........

I do have a couple of questions for those of you who keep them as pets-

I grew up being told not to pick up the rattle with bare hands and rub your eyes or you will go blind. Assuming a tale (pun)?
The more segments of the rattle, the older the snake?

 

[Buschy]

I keep a stray eye on any guy wanting to play with rattle snakes.

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Fin,

You are too kind. Those people just aren't right in the head. There is a solution though and I am here to help.

Step one: Find the biggest frying pan you can, preferably cast iron, and sneak up behind IB on your next hunting trip together.

Step two: Wind up like your going to knock one out of the park and let her rip for the back if IB's head. This second part is tricky because IB is built like a brick ****house so make sure you connect solid!

Step three: When IB shakes out the cobwebs and comes to, calmly question him about his fondness for snakes. You should have sufficiently rearranged his brainbox and hopefully rewired it correctly so that he hates them like a normal person. I should mention it is crucial that you have hidden the frying pan under your camaeraman's cot in the event IB starts asking questions. If this happens pretend like you are scratching your head and subtly point under the cot!

Remember to stay strong and that we are doing this for IB only because we care about his mental well-being. Let me know how it goes and don't tell IB I wrote this! Throw Upper Deck or Grizzley under the bus if you have to!!!

 

[Hem]

Danvet,
Sounds easy enough.Might give it a try.Snakes are amazing,I chopped one in half in the yard and the thing didn't twitch.It was still reared up reading for action.Thanks for the info.

 

[Bucnutz.wis]

Buschy, thanks for the update as you just never know........

I do have a couple of questions for those of you who keep them as pets-

I grew up being told not to pick up the rattle with bare hands and rub your eyes or you will go blind. Assuming a tale (pun)?
The more segments of the rattle, the older the snake?

Will a Hawk or Eagle eat them ???

We killed a small one once, and came back the next day to get the rattle.... it was gone (eaten, we assume), but the snake still lay there intact, apparently untouched....

 

[Danvet]

Someone else came across your snake and beat you to the rattles.

 

[hardscrabble]

Good stuff Buschy. A guy never knows what can happen, I hope I never need to use this information.

On a side note: You may be setting Fin up for failure. Maybe he should whack with frying pan then...RUN LIKE HELL!!