Who can ID this snake?
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From: New Braunfels, TX
Originally Posted by goody
The snake in the fence photo is an African rock python, not from Australia. Here's the true story of the photo:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/fencesnake.asp
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/fencesnake.asp
(i know the other section doesn't count posts)
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From: New Braunfels, TX
Originally Posted by Hoss
This thread just reminded me of the snake found on one of our jobsites the other day. Some of our guys installing silt fence on the AMD project in Austin stumbled upon a 5' Diamondback. That poor snake never stood a chance against their shovels.
To be honest, I think snakes are pretty cool. As a kid in west Texas I used to run across hog-nosed snakes all the time. Fortunately I never encountered any rattlers out there. The only snakes that get an automatic death sentence when they come near me are cotton-mouths (water moccasins). Those things are just way too aggressive. That's the only snake I've ever seen that will actually come after you. All the others just want to be left alone.
I still don't like spiders though. I don't have much of a problem with the ones I can see. I'll even move in for a closer inspection. It's the ones I can't see...or the ones that are suddenly right in your face when you're walking up a dark sidewalk that I don't like.
To be honest, I think snakes are pretty cool. As a kid in west Texas I used to run across hog-nosed snakes all the time. Fortunately I never encountered any rattlers out there. The only snakes that get an automatic death sentence when they come near me are cotton-mouths (water moccasins). Those things are just way too aggressive. That's the only snake I've ever seen that will actually come after you. All the others just want to be left alone.
I still don't like spiders though. I don't have much of a problem with the ones I can see. I'll even move in for a closer inspection. It's the ones I can't see...or the ones that are suddenly right in your face when you're walking up a dark sidewalk that I don't like.
West texas is fun when ur a kid. Nothing to do.
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From: Lyndon KS
I don't mind snakes, I encourage them to live under the porch and in the barn, I'll stop and pick them up off the road, bring them home and put them in the barn...
the BOSS on the other hand subscribes to the "they're CREEPY' theory that says all snakes must be killed on sight( so long as she doesn't have to see it) and in the most horrendous way she can think of( as long as someone else does it).
Copperheads are the exception, I'll kill them anywhere I see them, they'll come after ya and seems like wherever you find one, there are two...they are as venomous as a new-born as the largest adult is and they blend into just about any background.
biggest I ever killed was almost 6 foot, living in the crawl space under a old house down in OK. Found its mate the next day, almost 4 foot long....
the BOSS on the other hand subscribes to the "they're CREEPY' theory that says all snakes must be killed on sight( so long as she doesn't have to see it) and in the most horrendous way she can think of( as long as someone else does it).
Copperheads are the exception, I'll kill them anywhere I see them, they'll come after ya and seems like wherever you find one, there are two...they are as venomous as a new-born as the largest adult is and they blend into just about any background.
biggest I ever killed was almost 6 foot, living in the crawl space under a old house down in OK. Found its mate the next day, almost 4 foot long....
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Originally Posted by Hoss
I beg to differ. Worse than that is walking at night when all of the sudden you find your face in a spider web. I shudder just thinking about it. 
Leave the snakes alone. Maybe they'll eat the spiders.
Leave the snakes alone. Maybe they'll eat the spiders.
OH MAN!!!! Theres NOTHING that can ruin a hunting trip faster than web-face
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! All day long ur skin is crawling...Every little itch is a spider knawing on some important piece of flesh......I refuse to hunt until the first big frost....Yeah Im a sissy 
....More than one spider has met my shotgun igottagotakemypillsnow
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From: The 951-Flatbill center of the universe
Originally Posted by PistolWhipt
Is that like a "Wrinkled Neck Brown Trout" ?? 
PISTOL
PISTOL
I believe the old adage goes "Brown and yellow, let it mellow. Only brown, flush it down".
Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
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From: Central Texas
Originally Posted by TomW
Had a buddy put his, ummmm, willie in a web with one of those big ol' yellow and black garden spiders. He developed kidney shock in a hurry.
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....More than one spider has met my shotgun igottagotakemypillsnow[/QUOTE]
shotgun on a spider??? 'cmon, they barely move fast enough to warrant lead poisining, Dragonflies on the other hand are a real tough target. man them things can move.
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Originally Posted by FiverBob
They thought I was crazee when I picked him up and returned him to his home under the slab by my pool equipment. Now they know - - LEAVE HIM ALONE.
Bob
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And ya'll wonder why I'm paranoid when it comes to creepy crawlies.
Still, I'd rather have any snake on the planet in or around a pool than these individuals.
At least snakes apply to common laws of anatomy. If I can kill it my taking off its head and tearing its body into five pieces, it isn't a problem. Patato Bugs don't apply to that rule.
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From: Sarasota, Florida
Been on the other coast for a week and thought of this thread as I was driving back thru the center of the state near Okeechobee. A large rattler decided to cross the road in front of me - - he ain't no more. But, it reminded me of another snake story from our last house. My wife cannot scream - - she just makes this weird noise when scared. Well, I heard that weird noise one afternoon while in the front of the house - - I ran around the house to the back knowing she was in trouble. She was standing at the edge of our pool, pointing in the pool and making "that" noise. In the pool was the largest coral snake I had ever seen. In fact, it was so big I knew it was a King snake until I looked twice - - I was going to reach down and take him out. Nope - - coral. So, caught him - - measured him - - 42" long. I had heard they never grow much past 24". So, I put it in a box and ran it to the state park about 2 miles from the house and showed him to the ranger. He couldn't believe it. He took it for their snake exhibit. Two weeks later our cat was hissing and carrying on - - here was another coral - - caught him, measured him - - 38" long. Long story short - - I rustled up 7 corals on that property, not one of which was less than 33", and two over 40" and they are all now enjoying life in the snake farm. Taking a walk down the street one evening with the wife and here is a coral about 35" crossing the road. My size 12's made him history. Maybe there were some steroids in the rats around that property. I also had a yellow rat snake at that same house that was over 5' and extremely tame. He didn't stay around very long - - too bad, nice snake. Fun.
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From: Vine Grove Ky
We have a 4 ft black snake that just moved in by our front door. The sidewalk/stoop joint has a little washout.
Have caught several this year for the barn.
Did you know that if you think you smell cucumbers, you probably found a copperhead?
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Have caught several this year for the barn.
Did you know that if you think you smell cucumbers, you probably found a copperhead?
Ed