Copperhead Head

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Not responsible for nightmares..

Does a dead snake feel pain? Does a dead -anything- know it's dead?

The Rattlesnake We Found a Few Nights Ago (OC)

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Mine (Click 'em to enlarge!)

It was about 2 feet long, and as big around as my thumb.. 4 little rattles. I was watering at 11pm, with a little flashlight (NEVER AGAIN), and one of those little green lizards caught my eye on the plant just nearer to me than the one I was watering. Down on the ground I saw the snake slither by, back next to the outside of the garage door, and I almost had a heart attack. It took us about 45 minutes, but we finally figured out a way to get it into an easy enough position to kill it. That method was the wife beating it repeatedly with the flat of a broom. (Thinking back it was rather comical..) After she had it stunned quite a bit, I was able to get close enough to chop it hard behind the head, with a flat-edge shovel.. We don't have a hoe.

And no, I don't live out in the country! This is the first one I've ever found at this house, and I've lived here 11+ years. Many have been found nearby - where my Mom lives, and where my sister lives - but first one here. It's also the first one I've had to deal with. I hope we can go another 10 years before seeing one again!

This is what Snake Venom Does to Blood

This is venom from a Russell's viper, an Asia native.

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Yep - Sticky Pads Work, Alright!

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Clever Snake is Clever

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The Snake We Found at the Beach Yesterday Morning

Cute little guy we found at the edge of the Port Aransas tide was about 14-15 inches long, but thicker than most snakes which are that long - probably adult male index finger width. Anyone have any idea what type of snake this is? We looked around a bit, but couldn't pinpoint it. He was very much alive, and very much unhappy. He probably wasn't very healthy either, because he didn't run from us.

Bait

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I went fishing this morning, but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth, and frogs are good bass bait.

So knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth, I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog, and put it in my bait bucket.

Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bitten. So I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels, and poured a little whiskey in its mouth. His eyes then rolled back, and he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog. Whew!

A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake with two frogs in his mouth!



Life is good in the South!




Thanks Ryan!

One Lucky Cat

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Touching?

This is so cool. Spaceghetto contributor typecast_wookie writes in a submission:

"And I didn't really mean to. He just decided to post up in the middle of our trail, and we had no way to get around him, so I found a big branch and tossed him. Unfortunately, I miscalculated his weight (he was about 4-5 feet long) and the mechanical advantage of my stick - so he sailed off into the night. We heard him land in some grass about 50 feet down the mountainside. I'm sure he was fine, but I still felt bad. I made this rap to deal with my own guilt and self-loathing over the incident."



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Snake Math

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