Texas

[uglychickens]

Kitten face!

 

[jajeanpierre]

OMG it was a joke! I'm all for protecting a species but if you can't take a joke don't mess with the texans who can.

There was nothing joke-like about any of this. Where is the humor? What is funny about a couple of Texans killing a rattlesnake with a gun? Where's the humor in many chiming in saying, "Oh, glad there was a happy ending"?

There's nothing funny about mindlessly killing every snake one comes across. Nothing.

If you have a lot of snakes eating your eggs or your young chicks your husbandry practices are probably lacking. Two things immediately come to mind: 1) make your coop snake proof, and, 2) clean up the clutter in the area so there are no safe hiding places for the snakes. Make your yard not particularly snake friendly.

One doesn't have to mindlessly kill snakes to remove them from your property.

 

[TammyTX]

 

[uglychickens]

There was nothing joke-like about any of this.  Where is the humor?  What is funny about a couple of Texans killing a rattlesnake with a gun?  Where's the humor in many chiming in saying, "Oh, glad there was a happy ending"?

There's nothing funny about mindlessly killing every snake one comes across.  Nothing.

If you have a lot of snakes eating your eggs or your young chicks your husbandry practices are probably lacking.  Two things immediately come to mind:  1) make your coop snake proof, and, 2) clean up the clutter in the area so there are no safe hiding places for the snakes.  Make your yard not particularly snake friendly.

One doesn't have to mindlessly kill snakes to remove them from your property.

Your not from texas are you?
The joke was the bullet proof snake bit!
Now can you please stop pushing you greenpiece ads!
Happy to live around sweetwater, HOME OF THE LARGEST RATTLESNAKE ROUNDUP AND COOK OFF! Now let's go make some boots!

 

[mandaleigh1981]

You know a man is going to be okay when he asks about his truck!! I am so glad prayers were answered!

Hi Tammy! Nice to be able to put a picture (even if it is sideways) to a name!!

Lisa

Yep agree on that! I wrecked my camaro street racing when I was 18 and the paramedics told me I kept asking about car

You are beautiful Tammy!

 

[mandaleigh1981]

I guess I'm just too Texan. I was thinking, "Ok, they shoot a rattler. So?" hahaha Anyway I like a happy ending too. Happily there's one less rattler around.

 

[mandaleigh1981]

Advocating the destruction of a species or class of animal is really pretty offensive.

According to TEXAS SNAKES, A FIELD GUIDE written by Dixon and Werler (2000), from 1978 to 1995 the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, reports an average of one death a year from venomous snake bites. "These figures hardly classify venomous snake bite as a high-mortality occurrence, at least in the United States. Outdoor hazards more likely to cause human death in Texas are the stings and bites of insects and arachnids, lightning strikes, hunting accidents involving firearms, and drownings." (Page 5)

Probably because we take care of them before they can bite anyone.

 

[TammyTX]

Yep agree on that! I wrecked my camaro street racing when I was 18 and the paramedics told me I kept asking about car

You are beautiful Tammy!

Well thanks, BUT...the secret is wearing a dark shirt that matched the dark seat of the car so you can't really see where my blubber body ends and the seat begins and then leaning out so my double chin doesn't show! I have mastered the art of photo taking...or is that ripping the camera out of peoples hands and deleting all the sucky photos of me....not sure.

Anyone here do MediFast? I do, but I haven't been very faithful this year.

 

[mandaleigh1981]

I have almost lost two dear dogs to rattlers. Killing snakes is not against the law. Shooting an animal is not torture. We all realize that you do not care for it, but it is the circle of life around here, and something that is not going to change. This issue is similar to many others in the fact that you can talk til you're blue in the face and it isn't going to change minds. So, as happened last time, can we just drop it so we don't get our thread messed with? Thanks!

 

[mandaleigh1981]

Well thanks, BUT...the secret is wearing a dark shirt that matched the dark seat of the car so you can't really see where my blubber body ends and the seat begins and then leaning out so my double chin doesn't show! I have mastered the art of photo taking...or is that ripping the camera out of peoples hands and deleting all the sucky photos of me....not sure.

Anyone here do MediFast? I do, but I haven't been very faithful this year.

What is medifast? My husband and I are starting on a smoothie diet. I want to lose the last ten pounds of baby weight that won't come off no matter what I do!