Rattler!! New pics, nother snake pg 3

[Jolyn]

Ewwwwwwwwwww sorry that makes me shudder!!!!!!!!! It's huge!

 

[dangerouschicken]

You need some guinea fowl. That's what people out here use to keep the rattlers down. I saw one just outside our gate about a month ago. Now I have some guineas, too. Mine are still in the brooder, tho.

 

[shaky]

That is an Atrox horridus, or a canebreak, AKA timber, rattlesnake.
They are Protected almost everywhere, as habitat destruction really takes its toll on them.
Be careful, but don't kill.

 

[pati-o]

Thank GOD I live in Michigan! Our rattlers are few and far between and not as deadly as other parts of the U.S.

 

[Flycropper]

Don't kill? Maybe if I'm far away in the woods on a hike or hunting...but if I see that in my backyard. That picture would be of a headless rattler. I've got family (children and all their friends) and a dog that I sure wouldn't want to step on that.

Wish I still had a picture. I had a Timber Rattler that was about 5' long laying cross my path. Scared the snot out of me. Like my brain was sending me signals of something dangerous so I stopped and for the first 30 seconds or so my eyes were trying to figure out what was wrong with the leaves. Finally I made out the snake. Sucker never rattled at me.

 

[kees]

Ooh...that picture just gave me the creeps. I have a little girl and if I ever saw one of those by her, protected or now, I would have to choose my daughter. Then I'd call the police department, which is unfortunately only a part-time police force.

 

[ginbart]

Boy I think that beats the black snake in my yard today. I think I'll stick with the black snake and you can have your's.

 

[Mahonri]

Rattlesnake.... tastes just like chicken.

 

[rooster-red]

The king snakes around here are doing a good job of keeping the rattlesnake population down now, but about 6 years ago this place was literally crawling with them.

I haven't seen any in the past few years, but king snakes do stretch out to sun in my front yard.

 

[rooster-red]

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Well not exactly like chicken, but it is good.