INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[kwhites634]

Of the poisonous snakes around here, we have Water Moccasins, Massasauga, Pygmy, Timber Rattlers, Copperheads and Corals. They all look different so you have to know the individuals. Corals have very small heads, hardly larger than their body.
I've been tromping around the woods, brush, creeks, rivers and swampy areas for over 60 years and never been bitten. It just isn't that common.

Missouri's Wildlife Code Protects Snakes​

Few Missourians realize that all snakes native to our state are protected. The Wildlife Code of Missouri treats snakes, lizards, and most turtles as nongame. This means that there is no open season on these animals, and it is technically unlawful to kill them. There is a realistic exception, however: when a venomous snake is in close association with people, which could result in someone being bitten. We hope that more people realize that snakes are interesting, valuable, and, for the most part, harmless.​

Too bad snakes can't read. I've come close to being bitten only once, by a Copperhead in western KY. Only the lightning-fast-quicker-than-the-speed-of-light reflexes of a 26 yr old saved my bacon.

Grandpa had no use for snakes, either. He was on his steel wheel JD tractor one day & intentionally ran over a snake, which rode the cleats of the rear wheel to the top. Grandpa bailed off; snake & tractor kept going down the road.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Quote: Close but no cigar.
This from the MO Dept. of Conservation site.
To our knowledge, there have only been two human deaths attributed to venomous snakes in Missouri: a 1933 timber rattlesnake bite and a 1965 copperhead bite.

2 deaths from snakes in recorded history. There are more deaths in my town every night from gun violence.

Copperhead bites aren't extremely poisonous and all hospitals have antivenin.

another excerpt from the conservation site

Create Snake-Friendly Habitat on Your Land

In general, a diversified, well-managed habitat will support a variety of both game and nongame species of animals. Snakes benefit from the addition of various kinds of shelters, such as brush piles, logs, and rock piles. These shelters will provide security for snakes and may increase the availability of food animals (mice, native rats, lizards, toads, and frogs).
Ponds built near forested areas will also benefit several kinds of snakes and other wildlife as long as the pond is properly maintained. See our Pond Improvements section under Related Information below to learn more about building and maintaining ponds on your Missouri property.

 

[LocalYokel]

Coffee is best when filtered through a Bounty paper towel; it's then the Quicker Picker Upper

 

[kwhites634]

All the moo-cows behave this morning?

 

[LocalYokel]

Good morning all.... Slowly getting up to make coffee..

Fire, that's awesome you are getting those panels.

 

[LocalYokel]

Just made another video of my flock:

Sweet!

 

[casportpony]

Does this look like an early death to you guys? This is one of my white leghorn eggs on day 7 and I think that it may have died. What do you guys think?

I think the only way to know for sure is to open it.

-Kathy

Please don't open it if you think that there is a possibility that it has veins!

 

[LocalYokel]

@Sally Sunshine my buddy that owns the shipping and crating company called this morning and said to bring the gooseneck. He the one I got this crate from. Said he has (12) 7x17 crate panels and to come get them if I want. Guess where I'm headed in a bit. LOL

Fricken Sweet King!

 

[kwhites634]

I shall return; gonna go change some coop bedding.

Wondering if there's been a big power loss in certain parts of LA overnight

 

[LocalYokel]

Not bad!