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gonzo · 07-04-2008, 02:30 PM

Sooo, I hear Coco barking her ass off, and I went to see why.

I started my day out relocating this fat sucker from my yard to a creek area a few miles away. Has he been eating good or what? When I grabbed him behind his head it was a battle just to keep my grip. Man, he was strong! This is a crappy pic, but I swear his girth was as big as a small grapefruit.

(For those not familiar with snakes it's a Crotalus horridus, Canebrake Rattlesnake aka Timber Rattler.)

W.M.DEEEZ · 07-04-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Sooo, I hear Coco barking her ass off, and I went to see why.

I started my day out relocating this fat sucker from my yard to a creek area a few miles away. Has he been eating good or what? When I grabbed him behind his head it was a battle just to keep my grip. Man, he was strong! This is a crappy pic, but I swear his girth was as big as a small grapefruit.

(For those not familiar with snakes it's a Crotalus horridus, Canebrake Rattlesnake aka Timber Rattler.)

Man...you've got quite an array of snakes in your region...I assume this one is venemous?

gonzo · 07-04-2008, 05:32 PM

Yep. According to Wikipedia: this is one of North America's most dangerous snakes, due to its long fangs, impressive size and high venom yield. Four venom patterns have been described for this species. (neurotoxic, hemorrhagic and proteolytic, and a small basic peptide that works as a myotoxin, a fibrinogen-clotting enzyme that can produce defibrination syndrome, and a bradykinin-releasing enzyme.)

Oh hell yeah I was careful! This is the second big Canebrake I've removed and relocated out of our yard this year. The last one I probably would have gotten nailed by had hubby not seen him. He was coiled up and wallowed down in dead leaves around the Red Oak I feed my Cardinals by...he matched the environment to perfection. Methinks he'd had several Cardinal snacks.

This is the downside to living so deep in the woods. I'm in their turf, so I have to be ever watchful.

jowey · 07-04-2008, 06:39 PM

Be careful there.... Nice snake....

gonzo · 07-04-2008, 07:18 PM

Thanks jowey. He's nicer now that he's a few miles away, lol!

anhailla · 07-04-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Sooo, I hear Coco barking her ass off, and I went to see why.

I started my day out relocating this fat sucker from my yard to a creek area a few miles away. Has he been eating good or what? When I grabbed him behind his head it was a battle just to keep my grip. Man, he was strong! This is a crappy pic, but I swear his girth was as big as a small grapefruit.

(For those not familiar with snakes it's a Crotalus horridus, Canebrake Rattlesnake aka Timber Rattler.)

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I'm ahhh, not to brave around snakes. Nice pic though,
I can't believe you got that close...yikes!

gonzo · 07-04-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by anhailla

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I'm ahhh, not to brave around snakes. Nice pic though,
I can't believe you got that close...yikes!

I was raised hand catching them, but I'm aging just enough that my reflexes are slowing down. I cheat now..pinned him down with a stick and eased my hand up behind his head. I just wasn't going to take a chance of getting popped by this old boy. I didn't hurt him doing that, and then we put him in a 5 gal bucket with snap lid and transported him down the highway and offroad to that creek area where there's a good food source for him. This pic is when we opened the bucket and released him. He was glad to go, lol.

Everything serves a purpose in nature.

anhailla · 07-04-2008, 11:27 PM

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Everything serves a purpose in nature.

I know, Mr Heretic likes to remind me of that...I think I'll keep my distance from certain creatures nonetheless

jowey · 07-05-2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Thanks jowey. He's nicer now that he's a few miles away, lol!

I agree, but I understand that they taste like chicken....

At least it would have led a snakely life and died a noble death before ending up as dinner. In contrast to chickens and cattle that they keep in cages and mistreat.....

gonzo · 07-05-2008, 12:52 PM

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I agree, but I understand that they taste like chicken....

At least it would have led a snakely life and died a noble death before ending up as dinner. In contrast to chickens and cattle that they keep in cages and mistreat.....

Noooo thanks, eyewww. (All I can think of with reptiles is they carry salmonella on their bodies.)

OMG..lol..I'm looking at the Ad that has popped up on this page:
"Rattlesnake Ringtones". (How DO they do that!?) LOL!

07-04-2008, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
gonzo strange brew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: woods Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 60 Thanked 53 Times in 32 Posts	Wild & Healthy Sooo, I hear Coco barking her ass off, and I went to see why. I started my day out relocating this fat sucker from my yard to a creek area a few miles away. Has he been eating good or what? When I grabbed him behind his head it was a battle just to keep my grip. Man, he was strong! This is a crappy pic, but I swear his girth was as big as a small grapefruit. (For those not familiar with snakes it's a Crotalus horridus, Canebrake Rattlesnake aka Timber Rattler.)
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07-04-2008, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
gonzo strange brew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: woods Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 60 Thanked 53 Times in 32 Posts	Yep. According to Wikipedia: this is one of North America's most dangerous snakes, due to its long fangs, impressive size and high venom yield. Four venom patterns have been described for this species. (neurotoxic, hemorrhagic and proteolytic, and a small basic peptide that works as a myotoxin, a fibrinogen-clotting enzyme that can produce defibrination syndrome, and a bradykinin-releasing enzyme.) Oh hell yeah I was careful! This is the second big Canebrake I've removed and relocated out of our yard this year. The last one I probably would have gotten nailed by had hubby not seen him. He was coiled up and wallowed down in dead leaves around the Red Oak I feed my Cardinals by...he matched the environment to perfection. Methinks he'd had several Cardinal snacks. This is the downside to living so deep in the woods. I'm in their turf, so I have to be ever watchful.
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07-04-2008, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
jowey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,039 Blog Entries: 22 Thanks: 26 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Be careful there.... Nice snake.... __________________ A long standing member of the "Moronic Order of Singularity" O homines ad servitutem paratos...Emperor Tiberius Sun Tzu on the Art of War - the oldest military treatise in the world (6th century BC) Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.
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07-04-2008, 07:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
gonzo strange brew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: woods Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 60 Thanked 53 Times in 32 Posts	Thanks jowey. He's nicer now that he's a few miles away, lol!
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