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JMO but photography is the BEST way to get close enough to see these sort of details!! That's the way I PREFER to do it,even though I have had my hands on a live Rattler.... I never took the opportunity to look him Eye to Eye!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by nell67
Seen live ones,held dead ones,but totally agree,not one I wish to have a stare down with,people say they are not inthis area anymore,I call BS on that one,my grandfather killed one not far from where I am now in the early 80's out hunting ginseng,so when I go out,I am very cautious.Quote:
Originally Posted by pocomoonskyeyes
that is a good idea Nell. Another thing that is a good idea is to carry a walking stick or even a snake hook. A snake hook can be easily made with an old Golf club and some metal rod, Epoxy and some sort of pin or Rivet. A snake hook can be used to turn over logs and rocks in snake country without endangering yourself to the possibility of snake bite!! You don't have to be out catching snakes for a snake hook to prove useful!!!
When I go hunting ginseng,I use a 'seng hoe,a garden hoe with the head cut down to about 2' across,and the handle cut down to about 3-4 ft,serves as a walking stick,digging tool,and for any snake that gets too rowdy,a way to dispatch,as I prefer to let'em go their way,and me mine,unless they don't agree with me.
I only have one poisonous snake to keep an eye open for, the Adder, have to say, I'm pretty relieved about that!
An upside down head smashed rat snake. Nevermind my previous post. Gees!
what bout' a blue racer....
It appears to be a black rat snake. Not real sure why you'd want to kill it though (thats assuming you didnt find it dead).I could give countless reasons why snakes are beneficial to our eco-system, but Ill save you the bore since snakes have an undeserving bad reputation, people are going to kill them anyway. A general rule of thumb(North America Only) is as Poco says, the arrowhead or triangle shaped heads, are the venemous ones, and not that you should get close enough to look at their eyes, but most venemous snakes in North America have elliptical-shaped eyes. Also, when referring to snakes as poisonous, the correct term is venemous. If you want to know more about snakes, send me a PM, or if youd like to see a picture of a rather large Burmese Python, check out my album.
wife made me kill it but thanks for the info
I guess if the wife says Do, then Do!
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