2023 snake PSA

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It is common place around here when they first come out about this time of year because they will look to bask. I always wear heavy boots when shore fishing or walking around. We don't have rattlers (supposedly we do, but I've never seen one) around here, but copperheads seem to love my favorite local puddles. I've been standing a foot or two from one for a bit before seeing it. I find poison ivy and ticks more of a problem, and Canada geese more annoying though.

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

those Epipens expire?  

 

man..imagine if you took all that money and bought something useful, like SpinnerBaits?  

TRUE story.

 

 my wife and I were swimming in a lagoon in Malaysia.  we were staying at a host house.  super fun.  a big gray snake swam by us, we froze but it appeared just as surprised by my pasty white upper body.  he moved off.  we came back to the hut, and I just said.."we saw birds, some fish..oh and a big snake".  the home owner who used to be a big code writer in Silicon Valley, asked me about the snake.  long, gray..distinct scales, swam great.  he pulled out a reptile book and said, like this?  yup..

 

he barked out some orders in his lingo and all the grounds keepers ran off with hoes and machetes.  what the heck?  I went over to the book and looked.  it was a king Cobra.  !!!  my wife almost fainted.

 

they didnt find the snake.  we didnt swim any more despite the heat and humidity.  

 

I would have loved to have a fishing rod and a senko.  

Yeah they expire in 2 years I think. I just keep old ones now and hope for the best. I might die one day from bees but that’s probably better than living in a cardboard box with up to date epipens 

[NYWayfarer]

The few snakes I see while bank fishing in these parts are of the non-venomous variety.

 

 

[GreenPig]

I should've been bit a dozen times with all the waist to chest deep wading at night hunting beavers I did. The only one I bother to lookout for is a pond side Water Moccasin as they're crazy. 

[TnRiver46]

8 hours ago, GreenPig said:

I should've been bit a dozen times with all the waist to chest deep wading at night hunting beavers I did. The only one I bother to lookout for is a pond side Water Moccasin as they're crazy. 

Hunting beavers at night??!!! Do you want to do it the easy way and borrow some traps??? Wait I forgot who I was talking to ? 

[Cbump]

On 3/21/2023 at 12:06 PM, Bird said:

We have an abundance of rattlesnakes and copperheads.

Rattlesnakes just want to be left alone and are not aggressive.

Copperheads on the other hand welcome combat.

Yep

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Hunting beavers at night??!!! Do you want to do it the easy way and borrow some traps??? Wait I forgot who I was talking to ? 

I’ve hunted plenty beaver at night. Only one snake involved ?

[GreenPig]

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Hunting beavers at night??!!! Do you want to do it the easy way and borrow some traps??? Wait I forgot who I was talking to ? 

Then what would I do with my 221 Fireball the world's best beaver gun.?

[Darth-Baiter]

4 hours ago, Cbump said:

Yep

I’ve hunted plenty beaver at night. Only one snake involved ?

totally cool without pics.  hahahh...