Now that is a snaaaake!  I like the snarf stick that picks up the snake though, it does away with the possibility of a bite.

Phelonius

Not a big snake fan myself.  I won't go outta my way to harrass them, but they better stay the he!! way from me!  
Growing up we had mostly bull snakes and garter snakes (neat stripes!), but some other varieties.  Rattlers along the rivers, water moccasins farther south, hognose snakes (poisonous, but their teeth are farther back in their throat, hard to get bit), what everyone called a "sand viper", don't know if they were poisonous, but they had the arrow shaped head, and what Dad called a blue racer, not sure if it was the same as what you were talking about Ed, but I know those little suckers could move!

My great aunt used to be death on snakes.  She had her husband sharpen her garden hoe, and if she ever saw one... chop chop chop!  Biggest one was a bullsnake, over 6' long, minus 3" or so behind his head!

Babyhog, I believe what you had was a kingsnake. http://www.gotreptilesonline.com/king-snake-pictures-breeders-babies/pictures...
They eat other snakes (including poisonous ones) and can easily grow to 5 ft and longer. I used to kill them until I worked on my uncle's farm one year. He told me to leave them alone around his place, it was the biggest reason he didn't have copperheads around the farmhouse!

So, tonite at about 12:30, I needed to go out to the shop to make a little tool. Heading back in, I had a 22 pistol Id worked on earlier. Didnt like the front sight, so filed it off & rebuilt it with a piece of hard wire. When I opened the door to leave I saw a Fat mocassin, scootin on across the path to the house. Grabbed a flashlight & a hooked wire to drag the wood back that it had gone behind. Only had to pull 2 board before it came out, heading on toward the pond. I couldnt see the sights at all, but I could see that blasted snake pretty well, thanks to the big lite the power company put up on the pole. The pole was to the right front of me, not behind me, so the sights were no good for me. From about 6 feet, pointed & pulled the trigger. The right side of his head went all to pieces & the bullet went on & hit him in the body about 5 inches back, too. It turned & took off. I thjot Id missed & was lining up for another shot, as it was headed up a small rise & back into the wood ( building materials to finish the chicken pen up with). It stopped & started sliding back down. Grabbed it w/ the hooked wire I moved things with & went & got the family. They were headed out anyway, because of the shot. My SIL & I hacked its head off w/ a machette. He's planning on skinning the stanky thing tomorrow. Well, later today, I guess, since its almost 3:30 now..
So, who wants to come visit us out in the boonies? I have a big tent for visitors,,

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/15/10 at 01:24:53:


Hey everybody, let's party at Justin's!  Just be sure to bring your guns, machettes, and hoes!

LAUGHING....   I figured it wouldn't take someone long to offer to bring the hoe's...

As long as someone is sleeping outside the tent with a shotgun or machette I would camp out there. Otherwise, thanks but no thanks.

Phelonius wrote on 06/12/10 at 16:19:35:


ROFLOL !!!!!

Why start another thread?
I got me some real excitement today. My wife needed a container for birdseed, to feed the little birds. I had set it on the cab of the pickup. I was close & walked quickly toward it, raising my arm quickly to grab it. I dont move slow when Im feelin okay & I was moving way too quick for what was close to me that I didnt see. There is a red wasp nest in an old birdhouse, close to the pickup. As I reached, I heard a wasps wing in full swing. I knew I was under attack & brought the hand back, & slapped the crappola outta that thing, almost as soon as it hit me, but HIt me it did, in the head, just aft of the forehead, on the right side, about at the part line, if ya part that side. Went in the ouse & put some ninegar on  it. It didnt hut very bad, just an anoyance, really, Ohh, but the swelling,, holy crap, Ive never swollen up like this from anything. Its the 3rd or 4th red wasp hit Ive had in the 4+ years weve been here. So far, every one has been my fault. But, man, Im tellin ya, my head had about a 4 or 5 square inch swollen spot, & then, the thing started sinking down, down my forehead, till my eyelid was drooping, then it went on down, till I have a "mouse" under my eye, like a boxer who has been pupped in the eye a few times. Still sore to the touch up high, but all around the eye is fat & fluffy.
Watch how ya act around thse things, they will decide you are a danger to them if you move at them too quickly. I went back & grabbed a couple things I had left near the nest b4 I got hit. I walked up easy & knelt down, watching the guard that was posted in the door. It watched me & decided I was still a threat, since I was picking things up & it came at me, just as I got done grabbing things & stepping back a step. It stopped & hovered & went back to i9ts post. I was pleased,, ohh yes I was verfy pleased to see that.