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It's snake season, keep an eye out for them.-----We were out hunting a remote area yesterday & come across our first rattle snake of the season.---Seen a second snake on the road the same day and can't verify for certain that one was a rattle snake but I think it was.-----If you are going thru (hunting) an area where snakes may be--just make some noise as you move thru the place and keep that detector coil swinging out in front of you.----We hunt large sage & tall grassy areas on occasion & doing this (usually) works pretty well.--------Oh yeah, and this is important---be prepared how you are going to handle the situation should you or your hunting pardner actually be bitten by a poisonous snake.----Yesterdays snake & I had a big fight, him coming in second best (this time).---Be aware & be careful!---------Del
 
I hope everyone remembers to be on alert..
 
That is a very real concern for us as well. I carry a 45/410 derringer within easy reach. I usually carry 2.5" #4 shot .410 shells in each chamber - deadly snake loads. Stay safe and HH.
 
Oh yeah baby!
 
The snake doesn't look too upset :surprised:.
I really think that snakes would rather not engage in much conversation with a human. :thumbdown: Usually they will go away.:unsure:
Best course of action is give them a wide berth. :poke: Then they don't like that and I don't really think any of us would like the results if the snake WINS! :yikes:
Maybe if you are going to hunt in grassy areas that you invest in a pair of snake guards

Have a great summer. Remember Did all and Dig Deep.
 
I'm not a tree hugger type and I'm not concerned about killing a snake now and then, so don't take this wrong. Just remember the snake isn't interested in problems with you anymore than you are with it. So most of the time, if given an opportunity to wander off, the snake will take it. It's the sudden very close encounters that one has to be really watchful for. So be watchful and be safe.
BB
 
Hey BB are you the bb on stunt hanger ?

And snakes really have no interest than wishing us to stay away from them.
step on one and yet they might byte..same if your dumb enough to pick him up.
 
My "Snakelator"
 
And don't forget the heat. It can sneak upon you just like a snake. I almost forgot last week-fortunately just a bad headache for a day.
 
JimGilmore - No I'm not. Don't even know what stunt hanger is.
BB
 
it is a control line model airplane site....so I just wondered if the guy named I think bill barber was the same.....one never knows....and forum for same...
 
Heed Slingshot's advice about heat. I almost died of heat stroke when I was a young dumba** because I didn't bring water when I was out hunting. My buddy saved my life by carrying me 2 miles on his back.
 
Problems with snakes is not the one you see moving someplace....it is the one you do not see when your moving someplace.
Keep your eyes moving and look before you step.
 
but for some reason I hardly give snakes a second thought. Oh I see them. Shucks, I live on a mountain top in WV. I have stepped on rattlers. As a baby I had one lay next to my leg to warm up. Lots of stories. An Indian medicine man, friend of mine said, that I must have belonged to the snake clan and the snake is relative of mine. I don't know about that one.

I know where not to put my hands and use common since. When I was a scout leader, we ate every rattle snake we came across. I had a 4 ft. black snake this week run into my house when I opened the door. My wife said she was glad it happened to me and not her. She posted the picture on her face book. Hunt smart and be safe.
 
I went down with a group of guys.."where the town washed away", from the Dam Break...or levy which ever it was.. Saw the biggest Timber rattler I could have ever imagined........ That more or less dampered my detecting for the day..

There is no way this Northern Boy could ever detect with snakes like that running around.
 
Hi D&P, My understanding is to make enough noise in the woods that it involves producing vibrations the snake can pick up on, since they do not have ears.I always wear leggons As for snakes not caring for humans and moving out away from them may be true for most, but that is not true in the least of the Cottonmouth.He is one surley SOB and does not move unless he is good and ready and in most cases will be there waiting with his fangs high and mouth gaped open waiting for you to step right up. If you are tending to buisness, you will see that white mouth , and avoid him.They are serious critters, fearless/mean, and truly bad natured. Dry spells are especially dangerous times when creeks are dry and have only pockets of water here and there. The Cottonmouths will gather at them in droves, and the woods all around will be infested with them.In S Ms. the snakes never really bunk up even during winter, and on a sunny day after a frost I have seen them sunning on a log. Yeah I know they aren't as fast in the winter, but how fast would one have to be if you walk all over him? It is so cool how God just naturally takes care of most all of us folks when we aren't paying attention, so we sure do , like you said, need to "be careful out there" !! I am an old dude and I have had my share of close calls and could not agree more! HH Charlie
 
fowlercharles said:
Hi D&P, My understanding is to make enough noise in the woods that it involves producing vibrations the snake can pick up on, since they do not have ears.I always wear leggons As for snakes not caring for humans and moving out away from them may be true for most, but that is not true in the least of the Cottonmouth.He is one surley SOB and does not move unless he is good and ready and in most cases will be there waiting with his fangs high and mouth gaped open waiting for you to step right up. If you are tending to buisness, you will see that white mouth , and avoid him.They are serious critters, fearless/mean, and truly bad natured. Dry spells are especially dangerous times when creeks are dry and have only pockets of water here and there. The Cottonmouths will gather at them in droves, and the woods all around will be infested with them.In S Ms. the snakes never really bunk up even during winter, and on a sunny day after a frost I have seen them sunning on a log. Yeah I know they aren't as fast in the winter, but how fast would one have to be if you walk all over him? It is so cool how God just naturally takes care of most all of us folks when we aren't paying attention, so we sure do , like you said, need to "be careful out there" !! I am an old dude and I have had my share of close calls and could not agree more! HH Charlie
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He certainly does-especially little ones. I was 16 years old and went to swing on my favorite grapevine I used to cross a creek on our farm. I STEPPED on one as big as my arm and he just laid there and glared at me. I can still remember that chilly glare. He gave me another chance, so I just took my .22 cal. rifle home with a thankful heart. It would have taken hours for a doctor to come that far out and we didn't have a phone or car.
 
I do the snake shuffle when I am in tall grass and make plenty of noise. I was detecting an old swimming hole over a month ago and heard a snake rattle and there were so many dried leaves and limbs in this dried up place I never could see him. I went away from where I heard the rattle and left this place alone.
I went to this old home site and found two dead wild hogs and it was so grown up with saplings, you could not get to the old home site. Wild hogs scare me more than rattlesnakes, but I am cautious with any and all wild creatures.
I learned as a small boy to be careful stepping over fallen logs. A snake will bed down in the shady side when it's hot and if you go stepping over that log and scare him, you could get bitten.
Once I was fishing at this old Grist Mill and my lure got caught on the other side of the stream and I was going to wade over and get it loose. A slight movement caught my attention and then I saw a cottonmouth water moccasin right next to where my lure was hung up.
Believing discretion is the better part of valor, I cut the line and put another lure on the line. If the snake had not moved and I had waded over to his side of the creek, I might have been bitten in the neck or face. He was invisible until he moved.
What concerns me is all the exotic snakes released into the wild and they have taken over the Everglades. Most of these are pythons, but they allow people to import poisonous snakes, I believe. Who needs Black Mambas or Cobras?
 
Like you said - wild hogs are also a real concern. They are just starting to get going in my neck of the woods, but I do watch for them as well as wild dogs! I looked up one day and 2 pit bulls were starring at me. I did not have a gun this day. I slowly pulled out my shovel and got ready for a rumble. Luckily, they were just young pups wanting to play and get some attention. I petted them and they left for other adventures. But lesson learned. I try not to hunt alone and carry my gun within easy reach. I know it is best to avoid trouble whenever possible, but having that bit of extra power is reassuring.
 
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