There was a lake we used to fish, just crawling with rattlers. Back then we would use short sections of stove pipe!
I remember reading a research paper (U of Ga.?) talking about how people are creating a trend toward "silent" rattlers. Just as you said. Any rattler around here gets shot or chopped. The quiet ones reproduce. None of the rattlers I've encountered on the sea islands ever rattled. I didn't harm them either. As my huntin' buddy and I both agreed, it's their neighborhood.Stop and think about it: we are training the rattlers not to rattle. Every time one rattles some cowboy runs over and hacks off its head. Not great for reproductive success. The better tactic is to bite first, rattle last.
I wish I had found these shin guards last time I went shopping. The ones I bought are more expensive, hard to put on and have plastic panels sewn in with fabric gaps between panels, probably OK for most bites, but a lucky strick might get between the panels.
For years I used knee high rubber boots wnen wandering about in snake country. Not snake proof, but a darn sight better than just jeans (never got to test it). I tried to find suitable plastic sheeting that I could simply tuck into my boots for protection but couldnt find it... now that I think about it I have just that sitting in my recycling bin right now: an empty cat litter container!
True. Some places have "rattlesnake roundups" and wind up killing thousands. As a result, the snakes with a genetic propensity for small or no rattles breed. And presto-silent, formerly rattle snakes. To just kill them on sight is mindless and stupid. They have a place in the ecosystem and unless one is in love with rats and the diseases they carry, they should be left alone.Stop and think about it: we are training the rattlers not to rattle. Every time one rattles some cowboy runs over and hacks off its head. Not great for reproductive success. The better tactic is to bite first, rattle last.
I wish I had found these shin guards last time I went shopping. The ones I bought are more expensive, hard to put on and have plastic panels sewn in with fabric gaps between panels, probably OK for most bites, but a lucky strick might get between the panels.
For years I used knee high rubber boots wnen wandering about in snake country. Not snake proof, but a darn sight better than just jeans (never got to test it). I tried to find suitable plastic sheeting that I could simply tuck into my boots for protection but couldnt find it... now that I think about it I have just that sitting in my recycling bin right now: an empty cat litter container!
Nope, not going to try. Don't try changing mine. I will get your share and then some if I run into themChange my mind.
I agree, and the ones I have are Cane Break rattlers, they’re big and since the closest hospital is 30 minutes away it’s a chance I just can’t take, not with grandkids coming to visit. Now if I’m in woods well away from my trails I’ll leave them alone if they leave me alone. But when I find one on a trail or close to camp he or she is a dead rattler. Usually always have a shotgun with me in the active periods. Luckily I’ve got King snakes and Rat snakes that I see periodically around the camp and I love them. They rough on rattlers too.Nope, not going to try. Don't try changing mine. I will get your share and then some if I run into them
Fair enough.Nope, not going to try. Don't try changing mine. I will get your share and then some if I run into them
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Maybe for Chorizo and everyone else, I should clarify. I'm not for letting the things slither around where people live. I've killed my share on my own property and on neighbor's property just because of the chance of their grandkids happening by. I don't believe in a scorched earth policy when visiting their (snake) habitat as I've seen so many people do.I agree, and the ones I have are Cane Break rattlers, they’re big and since the closest hospital is 30 minutes away it’s a chance I just can’t take, not with grandkids coming to visit. Now if I’m in woods well away from my trails I’ll leave them alone if they leave me alone. But when I find one on a trail or close to camp he or she is a dead rattler. Usually always have a shotgun with me in the active periods. Luckily I’ve got King snakes and Rat snakes that I see periodically around the camp and I love them. They rough on rattlers too.
Son of a gun. I bet you have a cat skinner tale as well.Well, you know it’s really hard to get good snake gaiters that fit. Lacking a foot, the gaiter just slides off the snake. And there you are, snake in one place, gaiter left behind.tragic
Yup, my cat hates getting fur in his food so when he hunts he brings his skinner. He usually hunts under and around my dozer…Son of a gun. I bet you have a cat skinner tale as well.
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