Would you kill a snake?
05-14-2008, 09:50 AM
#13
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
Only way I would kill one is if it was an immediate threat to me or a companion... Otherwise, I see no point in killing a snake? We don't really have many poisonous snakes around here in the first place so it is a moot point.
I catchsnakes in the garage and sunning on the driveway in the summer and let them go out in the yard since the womandon't likethem though....
Can someone explain the whole fear associated with snakes? I really don't get it....
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05-14-2008, 09:51 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
I stayed out of the other thread cause I figured it would just get me fired up. I would not intentionally kill a snake just forthe sake of killing it. Poisonous or not. If I felt I was in danger of getting bit by a poisonous one, I'd probably put myself MORE at risk attempting to kill it, rather than just vacating the area.
I am with Matt & Scott. I have never EVER understood the irrational killing of every snake a person sees. It is one of the few things that REALLY angers me in life. I love snakes, always have. The are fascinating.
Now I would eat rattlesnake, I've heard it's very good. Even though not a fan of killing snakes, if I was in a place loaded with them & it was legal/common practice to eat some, I would give it a try.
I am with Matt & Scott. I have never EVER understood the irrational killing of every snake a person sees. It is one of the few things that REALLY angers me in life. I love snakes, always have. The are fascinating.
Now I would eat rattlesnake, I've heard it's very good. Even though not a fan of killing snakes, if I was in a place loaded with them & it was legal/common practice to eat some, I would give it a try.
05-14-2008, 09:55 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
I can honestly say, i dont "think" I really fear them, I just plain dont like them, period. I can walk up on one and not be afraid, but still kill it, I was always brought up with Dad and Papa killing snakes and such so I guess i took that with me, and now I kill them, but I have yet to come accross a poisonous one that I know of, and I bet I'll get a little nervous
right before I kill it.
To each his own... right?
right before I kill it. To each his own... right?
05-14-2008, 10:00 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
ORIGINAL: DropTine249
Have you actually been chased ??
Have you actually been chased ??
.I would only kill a snake if there was a safety concern. The last snake in my yard sent my daughter screaming and crying in my direction. We went and caught it and I she began to understand there is nothing to fear. But that was a 3 foot black snake. She wasn't afraid of the baby garter snake we caught before that.
The chickens love to catch little snakes. They will chase the one with the snake and try and steal it. This can go on for a time until the snake gets ripped into pieces.
05-14-2008, 10:00 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
ORIGINAL: Matt / PA
I don't even think I'd kill a poisonous one at my house.........I'd catch it and relocate him somewhere.
Seriously.
I have no fear of snakes and understand their benefits to the habitat. I have never understood the irrational reaction of killing every snake a person sees just because they're snakes. ESPECIALLY those who kill harmless species like Garter, Milk, Corn etc snakes......good lord get over the fear.
And people who carry revolvers with snakeshot just for snakes? Where are you guys walking, the outback of Australia?
Now if you have a place where kids play quite a bit in a rural setting it might be best if any dangerous snakes get the heave-ho and I DO have Copperhead skins on my longbow limbs.
Learn what different snakes look like and enjoy them for what they are.......they're actually pretty cool when you realize they all won't kill you or chase you for miles down a wooded trail.
I don't even think I'd kill a poisonous one at my house.........I'd catch it and relocate him somewhere.
Seriously.
I have no fear of snakes and understand their benefits to the habitat. I have never understood the irrational reaction of killing every snake a person sees just because they're snakes. ESPECIALLY those who kill harmless species like Garter, Milk, Corn etc snakes......good lord get over the fear.
And people who carry revolvers with snakeshot just for snakes? Where are you guys walking, the outback of Australia?
Now if you have a place where kids play quite a bit in a rural setting it might be best if any dangerous snakes get the heave-ho and I DO have Copperhead skins on my longbow limbs.
Learn what different snakes look like and enjoy them for what they are.......they're actually pretty cool when you realize they all won't kill you or chase you for miles down a wooded trail.
If you are going to Austrailia or Africa then you should be concerned. The Black Mamba is known to aggressively chase someone.
05-14-2008, 10:01 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
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Only way I would kill one is if it was an immediate threat to me or a companion... Otherwise, I see no point in killing a snake? We don't really have many poisonous snakes around here in the first place so it is a moot point.
I catchsnakes in the garage and sunning on the driveway in the summer and let them go out in the yard since the womandon't likethem though....
Can someone explain the whole fear associated with snakes? I really don't get it....
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Only way I would kill one is if it was an immediate threat to me or a companion... Otherwise, I see no point in killing a snake? We don't really have many poisonous snakes around here in the first place so it is a moot point.
I catchsnakes in the garage and sunning on the driveway in the summer and let them go out in the yard since the womandon't likethem though....
Can someone explain the whole fear associated with snakes? I really don't get it....
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and I totally agree with your post, Scott
05-14-2008, 10:03 AM
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RE: Would you kill a snake?
I will kill a rattler, but not just because it's a poisonous snake. I kill them to eat. As I stated in the other post, it's a bonus to come across one while hunting. They taste very good fried. I pretty much leave all other snakes alone. I caught them as a kid, so I have never feared them in the least bit. I would have 20 or 30 at a time in my back yard, both poisonous and non poisonous. Just leave them alone, and they will leave you alone.