Snakes in the South while huntin
#41
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
Hey Chubber,
I came down here from Falls church in 1981. I 've been living in Central Florida all this time. Your biggest problem won't be the snakes.It's finding a spot away from the other hunters. And yes,seriously,the gators are more of a threat. A 12 footer can sink into a 12" mud hole and if you ain't looking good,you'll step right on him. Then you got a serious problem.They can be found in places where you would think a frog wouldn't live.
Chuck
I came down here from Falls church in 1981. I 've been living in Central Florida all this time. Your biggest problem won't be the snakes.It's finding a spot away from the other hunters. And yes,seriously,the gators are more of a threat. A 12 footer can sink into a 12" mud hole and if you ain't looking good,you'll step right on him. Then you got a serious problem.They can be found in places where you would think a frog wouldn't live.
Chuck
#43
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
Well i know i'm not south (southern boy at heart though) but i know what everyone means by snake problems. I live in the valley so we have alot of cottonmouths and such. When i go camping or dove hunting even, i carry a big knife with me. I know its not much but its saved me in the past when dealing with a snake
#44
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: California
Posts: 896
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
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ORIGINAL: tracker
I`m more worried about the ticks then the snakes. Hung a couple stands this weekend and the ticks are going to be bad this year in North Carolina
Tracker, you took the words right off of my keyboard!
I made a trip to the woods yesterday, and the chiggers and ticks are awful! I'm more afraid of them than of any snakes!
ORIGINAL: tracker
I`m more worried about the ticks then the snakes. Hung a couple stands this weekend and the ticks are going to be bad this year in North Carolina
Tracker, you took the words right off of my keyboard!
I made a trip to the woods yesterday, and the chiggers and ticks are awful! I'm more afraid of them than of any snakes!
Caldoc
#45
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 35
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
I live in Louisiana we have plenty things that will bite you.I spend alot of time out in the woods spring ,summer and fall.I just walk around them I feel it is thier house not mine.They eat bugs to the bite me .When I hear a turkey it is the snake that needs to be carefull because I'm turning and burning to get set up.Doesn.t have anything to do with this but I remember a saying my old drill sargent told me.It pays the same to march as it does to fight.Keep your head down
#47
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Vidrine, LA
Posts: 84
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
I see snakes just 'bout everyday around the house here. With the rice fields, canals, rivers and swamps, they're everywhere. When we go fourwheeler riding, I take my .22 ruger with me just for a little target practice.
#50
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Virginia
Posts: 440
RE: Snakes in the South while huntin
I hunt in the mountains of Va. the only time I worry about snakes is during Spring Gobbler season, When I find myself sitting next to a dead fall and realize this is where they like to hind. On my fathers 90 acre farm in the past 9 years he has "removed" 27 rattlers.