Snakes

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Carl Pickens said:
A few years back .... my in-laws.... again...they’re terrified of snakes..... asked me to come get one of these out of their back yard. It took off and tried to go down a hole right by the foundation of the house so I grabbed it by the tail.... had been watching Crocodile Hunter....well I’ve got it by the tail and it was a big one.... and I’m pulling with some force, but not too much when all of the sudden I get a whiff of something that smells awful.... like Michael Moore’s big fat nasty behind awful.... so I let the snake go.... smelled my hand and OMG!.... I didn’t know that snakes can musk you like that, but I do now.
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I got my snake education by watching the Crocodile Hunter too. I also grabbed a snake by the tail once and learned my lesson which is why I now use "snake picker-uppers." After tanglin' with this last big, strong, healthy snake, I now see I'm going to have to upgrade my ranglin' equipment to professional grade.
 
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I came home to not one..... but two of these guys..... they were practically twins. I saw one and went to get the rake in order to move it. When I came back I nearly stepped on the one by the stones.
 

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And today....... I ran over another one while I was mowing. WTH is going on around here? Is it mating season or what?
 
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Carl Pickens said:
And today....... I ran over another one while I was mowing. WTH is going on around here? Is it mating season or what?
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Was probably a nest close by and they've hatched but haven't really dispersed. Or you have a serious rat problem and they're dealing with it.
 
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Saw two of these guys hiking yesterday. My wife actually spotted the first one. I commended her for not freaking put and simply bringing it to our attention 😂51B1DDB5-DF0C-4138-9453-4D1682EF774B.jpeg
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
Was probably a nest close by and they've hatched but haven't really dispersed. Or you have a serious rat problem and they're dealing with it.
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Two of the three were 4-5 feet long and the third was .... maybe 3-4.... I didn’t see it and hit it with the mower. After I heard it being chopped I turned around and it was trying to slither away with its back half missing.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
And today....... I ran over another one while I was mowing. WTH is going on around here? Is it mating season or what?
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Yep, usually may and June here in N.C.or if there is some rodent buffet close by.
I was cutting my food plot oats And peas down last week and I carry a long barrel judge with .410 #6 shot For rodents, I scratched 25 rats and two copperheads. There were a couple of pairs of black racers doing the snake tango too oblivious to my bush hog I had to get down and move them to keep from chopping em up.
this was all in two fields of about 4.5 acres total. So 6 snakes and probably 35-40 rats is what I saw no telling how many I chopped up or didn’t see.
 
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bag12day said:
Yep, usually may and June here in N.C.or if there is some rodent buffet close by.
I was cutting my food plot oats And peas down last week and I carry a long barrel judge with .410 #6 shot For rodents, I scratched 25 rats and two copperheads. There were a couple of pairs of black racers doing the snake tango too oblivious to my bush hog I had to get down and move them to keep from chopping em up.
this was all in two fields of about 4.5 acres total. So 6 snakes and probably 35-40 rats is what I saw no telling how many I chopped up or didn’t see.
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I saw another rat snake just down the street from the house that had been run over. They must have a healthy population in the area as they’re the only kind I ever see.

My garland parents lived in Normandy, TN when I was a kid. When the dam was completed and they began flooding the lake it sent snakes out in every direction. Me and my cousins kept our heads on a swivel at all times. It was amazing..... we saw some huge snakes too
 
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Dude, you need to get a cover on your dryer vent. The snake is likely attracted to the heat. You could have a nasty surprise in your dryer.
 
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Carl Pickens said:
I saw another rat snake just down the street from the house that had been run over. They must have a healthy population in the area as they’re the only kind I ever see.

My garland parents lived in Normandy, TN when I was a kid. When the dam was completed and they began flooding the lake it sent snakes out in every direction. Me and my cousins kept our heads on a swivel at all times. It was amazing..... we saw some huge snakes too
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Did you refer to them as your garland parents cause they were hanging around you all the time Or cause they only showed up at Christmas? I kid i kid🤣🤣🤣
 
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Carl Pickens said:
Ding dang auto correct
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Hmmmmm never had that happen to me you should be more careful🤣 and here’s the way my mind works... with all this voice recognition software, search queries, and grammar “correction sw” around how the hell did they put garland and parents together in a sentence? Has anyone in the history of mankind ever composed a sentence with garland and parents together?
Oh and just so as not to derail, I killed a king cobra yesterday at my barn but I was so shaken up I forgot to get pictures.😏
 
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bag12day said:
Hmmmmm never had that happen to me you should be more careful🤣 and here’s the way my mind works... with all this voice recognition software, search queries, and grammar “correction sw” around how the hell did they put garland and parents together in a sentence? Has anyone in the history of mankind ever composed a sentence with garland and parents together?
Oh and just so as not to derail, I killed a king cobra yesterday at my barn but I was so shaken up I forgot to get pictures.😏
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You must have gotten a wild hair
 

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burntorangeVOLffle said:
Saw two of these guys hiking yesterday. My wife actually spotted the first one. I commended her for not freaking put and simply bringing it to our attention 😂View attachment 285383
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That's a ring neck snake. Harmless.

I've seen 3 snakes so far this year. 2 rat snakes and 1 milk snake. We live in a heavily wooded area. Really there are only 2 kinds of snakes in my area that could be venomous, a copperhead or a timber rattler. I've lived here over 10 years and I've never encountered a copperhead but I did kill a timber rattler two summers ago. My neighbor killed 2 of them that same summer.

I used to despise snakes but I've "lived" with them for so long now, they don't bother me at all. If its non venomous, I just leave them alone. However if I catch a venomous snake on my property, it's ass is mine!
 
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Went to water my pepper plants and a small black snake slithered out from underneath one of the pots. Pretty sure I haven’t hauled ass like that in a good while. I’ve seen a few at the island we go to in recent years on the boat. My god I’ve never hopped in a boat so quick in my life. Can’t stand these things.
 
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