Greenhead
Pre-takeoff checklist
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That one is a red rat snake, aka corn snake.I found one about an hour ago
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If they're (poisonous) in their habitat they live. Around the house I reluctantly kill. Not quite comfortable enough to remove them alive.
Had to throw the snapping turtle in just for show and tell. Felt sorry for him. Wanted to strap my thermocell on him and help out with the mosquitoes.
Yeah, but then there are the crazy pentecostal types who will want to handle him to prove god loves and protects them from serpents.
Texas has one too, in Sweetwater. Frankly I think it is going the way of dog fighting, cock-fighting. Lots of anti-cruelty sentiment surrounding it now.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/10/sweetwater-texas-rattlesnake-round-up
There was a reality show on (briefly) last year about snake handling churches. During the run of less than 10 episodes there were 3 snakebites and 1 death.Yeah. You just can't fix stupid.
I don't expect my grandson to be as snake savvy as you e-experts. Its my responsibility to make his environment as safe as I can and my yard qualifies. See a snake, kill a snake. No remorse.
Same goes for bears.
Yea. He was a good 5-5.5ft long. I left it thereThat one is a red rat snake, aka corn snake.
If you're that worried about snakes move up north. Fewer of them, and the poisonous ones don't get that big or dangerous.
WHAT! And give up all this Alabama blue sky and sunshine, plus freeze....
Gets too hot...
Folks are scared silly about snakes while they''ll walk right up to a strange dog. Wanna know which is more likely to harm you? Wanna know which can cause more harm?
I must not have gotten those genes then. I have absolutely no fear of snakes generally, in fact I like them. Garter snakes, milk snakes, blue racers, I'm happy to see anything with scales along the trail. As long as it's not venomous. But I'm as nervous as a schoolgirl hiking through areas known to have lots of rattlers or copperheads - I did one solo hike in the Smokies through a high diamondback population area a couple of decades ago that had me treading VERY carefully.Very true but it's genetic. We have an innate fear of snakes that we don't have for dogs. Even though I love snakes and love f'ing with them (non-poisonous ones of course) it's still an adrenaline rush every time I do.
One thing you don't want to see in this lifetime is my fat, pale, ugly, hairy naked body.Ya go skinny dipping!
We do have a/c down here too btw, and electricity!
No girls in bikinis in cold places.I'll always prefer northern winters to southern summers. Wx gets too cold you put on a coat. Gets too hot...
Plus it's only "miserable" for three months instead of six or seven.We have this neat thing up here called heat. You don't even need electricity, you can just burn stuff.
We have this neat thing up here called heat. You don't even need electricity, you can just burn stuff.
Plus it's only "miserable" for three months instead of six or seven.
All of this snake talk got me doing some research. I guess NC leads the nation in venomous snake bites and copperheads led the way.
Don't care. I'm staying!
https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/reptiles/copperhead.htm
Post #103 would be getting a 40 grain Pb vitamin in these, here, parts. No questions asked.
Agreed.From his eyes, looks like he's getting ready to shed. He's probably staying hidden in one area until then. After that he'll likely wander off.
You'd feed it peanut butter?
Yeah, I know it's the symbol for lead.
You'd feed it peanut butter?
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I don't expect my grandson to be as snake savvy as you e-experts. Its my responsibility to make his environment as safe as I can and my yard qualifies. See a snake, kill a snake. No remorse.
Same goes for bears.
Day 3. Zoom in for more detail...
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Teach him. I caught my first snake when I was six, it was a black racer.
This is our garter snake. My grandson and I caught her, we feed her koi.
FTFY.