57" rattlesnake
 

Makes you think!

RE: 57" rattlesnake
 

wow....... glad i dont have to deal with any of those. lol

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Sure glad I dont have them things around here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I am glad I don't have to be concerned about snakes where I am at. A few small grass & garder snakes which are harmless.

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Make a nice purse.:)

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We dont see to many canebreak rattlers here but have more than our share of western diamond backs, it's just one of those things we have to deal with here in South Texas. Nice snake though, my biggest rattler is 72 inches taken many years ago.

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Those canebreak are some pretty snakes. Too bad they can kill you. I killed a diamondback this summer that ate a rat killed one buy it and killed a rabbit. I accidently shot the rattlers off. It was as long as my shoulders down and I am 5 10. I killed it behind my little girls swing set. SCARY.

RE: 57" rattlesnake
 

This was a road kill picked up by a relative - makes the hair stand up on my neck! We have to worry mostly about copperheads but on a rare occasion you can find one of these - the timber rattler -

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i seen one about that size when i was a kid growing up in alabama. at least the rattlesnake warn you when they bite the cotton mouths don't, but it does make you think.

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I grew up in P.A. near Morris where they have the rattlesnake round up every year. Used to catch them myself. Anyway, I've seen and caught a lot of timber rattle snakes and that one is awsome. The largest I ever caught was 52".

RE: 57" rattlesnake
 

Ashame it was killed

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wow is all I can say...

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You must be from one of the gulf states. To us they are Canebreak's everybody else calls them timber rattlers.

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I know its been said, but I'm REALLY gald I don't have to worry about crossing paths with one of those.

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2 weeks ago i was shooting my bow when i was surrounded by 2 black timber rattlesnakes that was a little scary

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I hunt two WMA's in mississippi. We have alot of snakes and there have been a lot of rattlers killed.

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You know guys-although they pack a bad punch, as long as you don't provoke them, they are essentially harmless. Most of these venomous snakes can be approached to extremely close distances without endangering yourself at all. In my experience (I work with snakes), I have never seen one strike that wasn't warranted to do so (i.e. from our prodding). I'm not saying you should interact with all venomous snakes, but there is really no immediate danger to yourself when you encounter them. Enjoy them from a distance, and you will find the to be another rewarding animal from the forest... :)

RE: 57" rattlesnake
 

Maybe make a nice bow backing?;)

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Yeah buddy, you go on thinkin that.... I mean while will be running the other direction.

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I'm the same way! I'm terrified of snakes and when makes the mistake of crossing my path, I kill it(right after I clean out my shorts). As a teenager, I stumbled accross a whole nest of rattlers under some junk I was cleaning up in our pasture. My feet never touched the grass getting back to the truck! I was shaking so bad I couldn't even load my gun!

BTW, not all rattlers give you a warning! We were used to the ones in North Central KS, and western NE that give you plenty of warning. We moved to SE Kansas and found out that they didn't buzz around there. You could walk right next to them and not know they were there until you got tagged.