Snake!!!

Well, he stepped on it getting out of his work truck, reached down, broke it's neck (he had no choice or would have been bitten) then while it was still squirming, he had to cut it's head off with a duct knife.. I have more pics of it but it's well....a little gruesome

Originally Posted by Hilda>^..^<

Yikes! Barehanded? How on earth....???

Reminds me of the ones in some of my dad's old pics, from when he used to go huntin'...big rattlers!

Well, I've already told my kids that they're just going to have to forgive me for the next few days...I'll be a wreck for sure. Its already started too. I was sittin' here at my computer & I felt something fall on my back and I jumped. Of course as soon as I did I knew that it was the quilt I keep on the back of the computer chair.

My kids just looked at me and shook their heads...

I'll be this way for a while...

Hilda>^..^<

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Hay Dixie, I have a rattle snake cooking recipe for snake meat that my grandfather gave me before he died, its actually a postcard.http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/ima...lies/smile.gif. ( It may take awhile to find it) I can email it to you. http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/ima...laughing02.gif

Never tryed snake but had gator, its good! Snakes are neat animals in my opinion, they scare some people but I thought it was sad when the snake got shot, your dad shouldnt have killed the rat snake, a rattler I see the logic of though. I'm sure we cannot kill ratters in MN because they are so rare, we only get two types, and they are rare thank goodness.

I would be scared to see a rattler, though once I walked in the desert with Torei my dads old girlfriend never saw any snakes but lizards aplenty..

Oh my lord...if it were me I would've been screaming like a 5 year old girl...

When I was a boy I found and picked up a rat snake once that smelled like a stinkbug... Gosh that was so fun!http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/ima...lies/blush.gif. A few summers ago I found a baby gardersnake it was cute!http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/ima...ilies/love.gif

The only good snake is a dead snake.

Originally Posted by Panther pride

your dad shouldnt have killed the rat snake, a rattler I see the logic of though.

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It was a rattlesnake...an eastern diamondback. The fangs on it were AT LEAST 3 inches long and the venom sacs were holding almost an ounce of venom...... EACH!

If you notice the date on the pictures it was Halloween. He brought it home and called the Wildlife Authorities and notified them (considering it was in a state park when it happened). They could not believe he actually killed it with his hands. But it was literally a life or death situation. If it were able to strike him just ONE time, it would have knocked him literally off his feet. They have incredible force behind thier strikes. And if that happened, it would have strike him numerous times... I just thank god my dad has cat like reflexes (no pun intended) otherwise, it would have been grim

I was refureing to the first snake. The one Alex, JR shot.

That sound scary glad the snake was killed before he bit your dad, I've never been bitten by one and never want to.

It's sad that a harmless snake died, but there is one thing I learned from living where venomous snakes are abundant;

If it's around your home and you can't immediately identify it, kill it first, ID it later.

My mother was afraid of snakes too. I'm only afraid of deformed ones or ones that can actully hurt you. The rest are neat in my opinion. Hopefully you wont see anymore snakes. My mother saw a big bull snake when she was a girl and it gave her the fear you have. I've never had a bad experense with snakes. Though the deformed ones creep me out.

ICK! Yuck Gross!!!

I HATE snakes. I shouldn't have even looked at this thread. Now I'm going to dream about snakes.

As a child my mother loved snakes. What she liked even more was finding one of the big harmless snakes (garder? sp?) and wearing it around her neck to frighten her older sisters. They still talk about that to this day. None of her kids are afraid of snakes We all have a healthy respect for the creepy-crawlies of the world. I usually feel sorry for the creepies because most people fear them and think they are ugly without ever learning much about them.

However, I do have what I call unreasonable fears, too. Just not about critters Mine are public speaking - as in more than 3 people as an audience. And, a big ol' social phobia. I would be more comfy with bugs and snakes than a room full of people. Yes, I know - weird.

Originally Posted by Hilda>^..^<

Same here. I know that one way to tell a venomous snake from a non-venomous snake is by their pupils. Venomous snakes have slit pupils...non venomous have round pupils. However...I never want to get close enough to one to make sure...not while they're alive that is.

I know you're upset that my son shot the snake today...but I'm not...he's my hero

He actually felt bad about it since he wanted a pet snake when he was younger. My daughter, Naomi, also felt sorry for the snake. That being said...they know how their mother feels about snakes and so for this reason they knew that I would have been a worse mess than I am now had the snake lived. Sorry that this upsets you Panther, but snakes are about the only thing that I truly fear...venomous or non. Its called ophidiophobia and I've suffered from it for many, many years.

Hilda>^..^<

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Me too Hilda, I am absolutely scared to death of snakes, I just don't see how I could take the time to identify what kind it is. There are also poisonous snakes where we live. I think like you do, kill it and then worry about it.

The snakes would be safe from me - before it turned it's little head I would be about a mile down the road!