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Ripp
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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: NitroX]
      #307454 - 08/11/17 12:10 PM

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I think with reasonable precautions one can eliminate most of the danger. Leather boots, chaps, exercise caution on warm nights etc.




I guess when I sometimes hunt in highish grass down here barefoot and wearing shorts in summer, that might be a bit of a problem.




YOU wouldn't walk barefoot around here much...cactus of one sort or another can be abit of an issue in most areas..

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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: Ripp]
      #307461 - 08/11/17 12:47 PM

Speaking of snakes..

Check out the story on this Australian snake handler...Not good..

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/11/0...iest-snake.html

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Ripp
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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: Ripp]
      #308382 - 28/11/17 01:48 AM

check out this bad boy..allegedly shot in a duck blind this week in Midway, GA. Poked his head in the blind and the guy shot it. 9'6" inches long with 22 rattles and 2.5 inch fangs.



226462_570298769661671_685999447_n by A Hoffart, on Flickr

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mckinney
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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: Ripp]
      #308384 - 28/11/17 02:47 AM

That has to be a record if such records are kept! I would not want to encounter that.

Has there been any update on the guy in Australia bitten by the inland taipan?


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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: mckinney]
      #308407 - 28/11/17 07:16 AM

THAT is a huge diamond-back rattler, wow!

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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: DarylS]
      #308478 - 29/11/17 03:14 PM

he is holding it on a stick toward the camera . it does have a good many rattles .

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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: ruffcountry]
      #308481 - 29/11/17 04:00 PM

Bloody hell if that thing had poked it's head in my duck blind I don't think there would be much left to hold up like that for a photo or for that matter much left of my blind. My semi holds five but I'm sure I could've managed at least two more recharges to stuff that critter for good.

NZ is sometimes referred to as God's own country, one thing he ensured was that the bloody serpent in the garden of Eden wasn't exported to our shores. I don't know how you guys live and hunt around those ghastly things.


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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: ruffcountry]
      #308485 - 29/11/17 05:08 PM

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he is holding it on a stick toward the camera . it does have a good many rattles .




Yes he is, but - he's just a little bugger. If I was holding that, it would look a bit smaller, fat old recluse that I am.

The bulk of that body back near the tail is VERY impressive.

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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: Ripp]
      #308492 - 30/11/17 12:18 AM

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Speaking of snakes..

Check out the story on this Australian snake handler...Not good..

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/11/0...iest-snake.html




Play with snakes ... get bitten ...

Had workers in the vineyard yesterday. Doing stuff in one vineyard. They were going to finish there and work elsewhere. I did have too high grass and had cut it down in the target area, so went and cut it down in the next area. They had mentioned snakes. And yep, spotted at least one brown snake in the next area from the tractor. Which is quite hard. Hopefully I ran over it with the mower but unlikely. They move away from vibration and a big heavy tractor with a mower makes a LOT of vibration. I find a lot or people especially on social media saying "I like snakes" etc. Almost always urbanites.

And yep all these "handlers" making their little films and handling deadly snakes. Eventually get bitten. Handling snakes for extracting venom for anti venom is a worthwhile thing. Playing with them to make youtube videos as an "expert" is just dickhead stuff.

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Ripp
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Re: Rattlesnakes [Re: NitroX]
      #308573 - 02/12/17 01:27 AM

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Speaking of snakes..

Check out the story on this Australian snake handler...Not good..

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/11/0...iest-snake.html




Play with snakes ... get bitten ...

Had workers in the vineyard yesterday. Doing stuff in one vineyard. They were going to finish there and work elsewhere. I did have too high grass and had cut it down in the target area, so went and cut it down in the next area. They had mentioned snakes. And yep, spotted at least one brown snake in the next area from the tractor. Which is quite hard. Hopefully I ran over it with the mower but unlikely. They move away from vibration and a big heavy tractor with a mower makes a LOT of vibration. I find a lot or people especially on social media saying "I like snakes" etc. Almost always urbanites.

And yep all these "handlers" making their little films and handling deadly snakes. Eventually get bitten. Handling snakes for extracting venom for anti venom is a worthwhile thing. Playing with them to make youtube videos as an "expert" is just dickhead stuff.




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