The only good snake is a...

coolbrze0 · 06-21-2009, 06:42 PM

DEAD SNAKE!!!
All jokes aside, the only snakes I kill are poisonous ones. This copperhead measured 41 Â½" and was curled back in striking position 10" from one of my little B&T gyps. I don't know how the other 2 made it past the copperhead b/c they walked right where it was, but I'm glad nonetheless. I just happened to look down and it was curled back about to nail her on her side. I only had a split second to whack it & thank god I had my Tally-Ho stick w/ me!

This would have been the 2nd time in less than a year a dog of mine was bitten by a copperhead.

WM Greening · 06-21-2009, 07:26 PM

Did you have to have to change your underdrawers? Lucky your four legged hunting buddies didn't get hit. Two years ago IAgee wasn't as lucky,I wind-up in the local hospital overnight from a strike just above my left ankle. Agee a dead snake is a good one.

haystack · 06-22-2009, 03:17 AM

Thats one of the largest copperheads I've seen! Good job taking it out. I'm sure there will be few cry about it....To freaking bad! I've killed a few and will kill a lot more...given the chance

flips2 · 06-22-2009, 05:13 PM

Hey Steve,

Thats a good size snake, where did you whack him at? Hope all is well and looking forward to this fall to hopefully rabbit hunt with you finally.

Jim

The Rev · 06-25-2009, 07:08 AM

We found this little guy hog hunting.

shump · 07-05-2009, 04:46 AM

I do not like to see a dead snake but when i do i am glad it is a copperhead.if you go for walks you need what rev has on his feet.a good pair of snake boots can save you alot of pain.them copperheads are not happy snakes they will hit you 2-3-4-5 times and look to hit you somemore.now revs pet he has on his foot they just try to get away from you.This was 1 of my pets http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r52/stonecaty/cem003.jpg

rafsob · 08-07-2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by shump

I do not like to see a dead snake but when i do i am glad it is a copperhead.if you go for walks you need what rev has on his feet.a good pair of snake boots can save you alot of pain.them copperheads are not happy snakes they will hit you 2-3-4-5 times and look to hit you somemore.now revs pet he has on his foot they just try to get away from you.This was 1 of my pets http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r52/stonecaty/cem003.jpg

Why in heavens name would you have a dangerous animal as a rattle snake for a pet? You are one o the people that I hear about in the news. I remember hearing about a little girl being killed by a pet snake that daddy had. This is so stupid. That snake belongs in the woods and not around humans.

crenshaw · 08-07-2009, 06:48 AM

Shump- nice timber rattler

I personally love snakes, used to work at the reptile houses in various zoo's (national, San Diego, and private) But Copperheads are mean SOB's and i have had them lunge at me more then any other snake. Not a fan of them. As a kid i used to catch copperheads around the day care center to protect the other kids (my father was the head guy at the reptile house/bird of prey house at the national zoo, so i grew up with snakes and hawks/eagles and owls in my house.) But if you are in an area with a lot of snakes, snakes boots and or big rubber boots are a good idea, especially with copperheads, they dont give warnings.

AGRTigers560 · 08-07-2009, 08:42 AM

Killed this guy last week on the way to go fishing- Ending up being 5 feet long w/ 11 rattles.

http://plane-insane.com/uploader/010.JPG *Warning- BIG picture

560

robert4570 · 08-07-2009, 01:59 PM

I dont care for snakes , especially poisonous ones.
About 6 years ago while hunting I was hit 3 times on the toe of my boot.
Luckily , it didnt penetrate and was very surprised by the speed at which the 3 strikes occured. It was like a machine gun on 3 shot burst , that fast.

Being at night , I barely noticed the event until I realized I had my foot on the body of the snake.
Put a big stick to his head and made a mess of it.

Use caution when in the woods.