Kentucky Snakes

[vetsvet]

On my way to deer stand several years in the dark and decided to take a shorter route around an old family grave site. Jumped a covey of quail. Left my underwear there!

[DJD]

On my way to deer stand several years in the dark and decided to take a shorter route around an old family grave site. Jumped a covey of quail. Left my underwear there!

Lmao!!! Been there man. I love snakes and won't kill one but I'll catch em if I can. Caught a rat snake last year and let my daughter hold it for a second but it eventually moved too much so she got a little skeert so I took it back.
Now if you want to get my full 100% attention get me around a spider. I'll kill that heartless thing in a heart beat!!!

[riverrat12]

You want scared wake up in the middle of the night nose to nose with a skunk! UUGGH

[Grumpy]

You want scared--knock over some sandbags, right next to where you have been sleeping, and see a big nest of six inch, hairy, scorpians crawl all over your cot.

Grumpy

[riverrat12]

You want scared--knock over some sandbags, right next to where you have been sleeping, and see a big nest of six inch, hairy, scorpians crawl all over your cot.

Grumpy

OK that's scary...LOL I think this is probably a whole new thread...Sorry we got off the subject Grumpy

[Grumpy]

No problem, when you/we are talking about snakes and crawly things the thread can lead anywhere.

Grumpy

[DJD]

I'm one of the few who can walk on water....I'll tell you why. We were canoeing on the little Econlockhatchee (say that one right the first time lol) in central florida and we were goofing around paddling down the river looking at gators on the bank. We flipped the canoe and our stuff was floating away so I picked it up as I ran past it on my way to the bank!

I was so scared and never felt that helpless in the water.

[kygorski]

I'm with you on the snakes and spiders,I'll let most snakes alone, but hardly any spiders. Was bit once on the hand digging for leeches on a shore line, that spider was huge, my hand sweeled up to size of a catchers mitt.Hornets,hate em, red wasps, tolerate then they eat spiders. Yellow jackets, alergic, shoild carry and epi pen, but would probably forget it, like my nitro, which I have no idea of where its at. Lived in Utah for alittle while, was warned about side winders. Took basic in colorado, full of side winders.But in the last few trips to dale didn't even see any water snakes, did see one huge beaver.About side arms, I now carry one most times I am walking my dog, its leashed, but there are a few around here that are not, I'll say now I'll shoot to warn, but if try to attack my companions life saving pet, its another story.

[jcclark]

I don't understand this "phobia" people have about snakes.
I guess it goes back to Adam and Eve!!!

[DJD]

Anyone have any experience with their dog getting bit? Just curious.

[bassin_bug]

I don't understand this "phobia" people have about snakes.
I guess it goes back to Adam and Eve!!!

A phobia my arse. Have you ever seen a two year-old old child lying in the hospital screaming with pain from an eastern diamondback rattlesnake bite to the thigh? The fang marks were at least 3 inches apart. The baby was running around in the yard with her dad when it bit her and she almost died.

Last fall one of my yard caretakers was picking up small limbs that had fallen out of some large oak trees while another of them was mowing the grass. The guy picking up the limbs walked by a bush at the corner of the yard and a 6-ft. rattlesnake with 14 rattles came out right in front of him. It was as big around as a man's arm. He shot it and, since it was so big, decided to open it up to see what it had eaten..... and found a grown rabbit.

Since you mentioned Adam and Eve, did you read what God told Adam to do about bruising the head of serpents? I prefer to smash the heads off poisonous snakes and ignore all the bleeding heart comments that try to put a guilt trip on me. jmo

[BASSKING]

I like snakes and just recently got rid of 7 of them.i had 4 corn snakes , a ball python , and two burmeese pythons. i had them for a total of around 9 1/2 years. the corn's were my favorite. the ball python was fairly boring cause it did what its name says , it layed in a ball most of the time. the burmeese were just too much work, one of them was 11' long and the other was 13 even. they ate too much and they started worrying me now that we have small children. i have always liked snakes but have tried to never mess with wild snakes. the ones you encounter outdoors are the only ones i worried about. i have relocated many copperheads off of family property without killing them. and always remember if you own property and it has black rat snakes on it , especially full grown adult ones , they are best left alone because they will fight off deadly snakes and also eat them when the opertunity comes.

all in all i like them though and i have seen water mocasuns ( cotton mouths ) around alot of local lakes even though some guys will tell you there isnt in real water mocasuns in the central and eastern parts of the state , taylorsville, rough , nolin , Mcneeley, and fishermans park out in J town is loaded with them. another thing is , if you get bit by a poisonus snake do your best to stay as calm as possible and go straight to the ER or call 911 cause you have a very high chance of surviving but its going to be very , very painfull. i have an uncle whos brother go bit by a timber rattler while out on a camping / finding himself deal and he is cherokee indian and did not go to the ER or get help. he beleived you could pack it with herbal meds and be ok. he ended up in the ER going through a very painfull surgery, it reminded me of the movie Mr Deeds and his Black Foot.