5'7" of rattler

Post by **kninebirddog** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:18 pm

Bob is in Texas right now taking care of clients for Turkey season. He was out topping off the feeders when he came across this buzz stick yep he measured it 5'7" and I have the distinct feeling that is as big as that snake will ever get anymore

gittrdonebritts · Post by **gittrdonebritts** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:26 pm

nasty ! my buddy in Tn nailed a 4 ft timber rattler this past week i hate me a snake !

tommyboy72 · Post by **tommyboy72** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:23 pm

He's a nice sized one. Just right for skinnin out and fryin up.

Vman · Post by **Vman** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:12 pm

Are they still tender?

It would be extremely tender if I ever came across it.

tommyboy72 · Post by **tommyboy72** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:48 am

All snake meat is a bit stringy no matter what size they are but bread it up and fry it like chicken with a bit of egg wash, flour, garlic powder, onion powder, season all salt, black pepper,cayenne pepper and and a little paprika and you have yourself a fine dining experience.

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:47 am

I bet it was 5'-10" before loosing its head.

bossman · Post by **bossman** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:46 pm

Thanks for posting. Now I remember why I stopped Turkey hunting. Saw a guy one day during turkey season have one of those babies hanging from his pants. Lucky that he didn't get any meat (the snake that is).

prairiefirepointers · Post by **prairiefirepointers** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:26 am

That gives me the Heebie Jeebies... Yuck. I can do without snakes.. PERIOD!

pointshootretrieve · Post by **pointshootretrieve** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:12 am

Snake wheres there a snake? All I see is a fine looking AR tell us more about it. I am currently building a 6.8 hunting rifle

asc · Post by **asc** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:00 pm

I've killed three water moccasians this turkey season, one this morning. On a scarier note my ep(she has had snake avoidence training) killed a coral snake in the yard last sunday. Time for a refresher course.

Post by **kninebirddog** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:15 pm

asc wrote:I've killed three water moccasians this turkey season, one this morning. On a scarier note my ep(she has had snake avoidence training) killed a coral snake in the yard last sunday. Time for a refresher course.

My dogs will avoid rattlers but think grass snakes when we used to go to Nebraska for trials were the greatest thing to chase

apachecadillac · Post by **apachecadillac** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:11 pm

Looks like the raw ingredient of a his'n'her matching hatband set to me.

Coveyrise64 · Post by **Coveyrise64** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:26 pm

asc wrote:I've killed three water moccasians this turkey season, one this morning. On a scarier note my ep(she has had snake avoidence training) killed a coral snake in the yard last sunday. Time for a refresher course.

The Brown Water Snake is often mis-identified as a Water Moccasian. Either way, better safe than sorry unless you can positivley identify the two.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/FL ... pilota.htm

Coveyrise64

asc · Post by **asc** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:55 pm

I know the difference tween Mr. Cottonmouth and a brown water snake

, and a coral snake and a scarlet king. Funny story, I was wading thru a shallow cypress head a couple of springs back and was amazed by the number of tadpoles in this pool, they were thick. Out of curiosity I leaned over to get a handful to see if their legs were showing(just like I did as a kid) and a stick reared up and showed me the white about two feet from my face. I leaped/fell back (probably screaming/cursing) into the pool, soaking me, my gun, vest, etc. Mr. Cottonmouth held his ground until I regained my senses and dispatched him to snake heaven. I view tadpoles at a distance now

Post by **kninebirddog** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:57 pm

asc wrote:I know the difference tween Mr. Cottonmouth and a brown water snake , and a coral snake and a scarlet king. Funny story, I was wading thru a shallow cypress head a couple of springs back and was amazed by the number of tadpoles in this pool, they were thick. Out of curiosity I leaned over to get a handful to see if their legs were showing(just like I did as a kid) and a stick reared up and showed me the white about two feet from my face. I leaped/fell back (probably screaming/cursing) into the pool, soaking me, my gun, vest, etc. Mr. Cottonmouth held his ground until I regained my senses and dispatched him to snake heaven. I view tadpoles at a distance now

Now that sounds like a Charmin Moment

Tall Boy · Post by **Tall Boy** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:53 pm

We're control burning right now and have been seeing at least one bad boy everyday. Several times this year we've had cotton mouths come right up to us, twice in the middle of harrowed field with the tractor idling. Nothing will make a grown man look like a little girl quite like a cotton mouth sneeking up on you.

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