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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2018, 07:58:30 AM » |
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Would go something like this: https://youtu.be/XZ-EOg38t1o  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2018, 08:48:46 AM » |
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 But yup, I always keep my eyes open for 'em. There are a LOT of Texas Rat Snakes out at my land (They seem to like going into the cabin to shed, I find lots of shed skins in there) but thus far at least *Knock on wood* haven't come across any rattlers... (The Texas Rat Snakes are harmless) I do keep a small NAA .22 revolver loaded with rat shot on me at all times while out there for just such as occurrence however... |
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2018, 10:30:31 AM » |
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But yup, I always keep my eyes open for 'em. There are a LOT of Texas Rat Snakes out at my land (They seem to like going into the cabin to shed, I find lots of shed skins in there) but thus far at least *Knock on wood* haven't come across any rattlers... (The Texas Rat Snakes are harmless) I do keep a small NAA .22 revolver loaded with rat shot on me at all times while out there for just such as occurrence however... Will the rat snake kill a rattler as black snakes do here? |
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2018, 10:39:39 AM » |
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Will the rat snake kill a rattler as black snakes do here?
No, the Texas Rat Snakes aren't known to kill other snakes.... They do eat a large amount of rodents though... Unfortunately they also like to climb trees and eat birds and bird eggs, which I'm none too thrilled with since I've got some hawk nests on my property, but the rodent control aspect is a definite plus. |
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Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away... IBA# 22107 VRCC# 7976 VRCCDS# 226 1998 Valkyrie Standard 2008 Gold Wing Taxation is theft. μολὼν λαβέ |
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2018, 01:51:31 PM » |
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Most adult hawks return the favor of snakes eating their eggs and young by eating snakes.  |
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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2018, 02:46:17 PM » |
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Couple yrs ago got a Honey bee hive under my deer stand hard to hunt with bees all in your face . Tried different bug bombs but nothing seemed to run them off. Finally poured 5 galons of diesel under the stand and that ran off the bees. Didn't seem to bother the deer and other critters
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2018, 07:20:37 PM » |
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But yup, I always keep my eyes open for 'em. There are a LOT of Texas Rat Snakes out at my land (They seem to like going into the cabin to shed, I find lots of shed skins in there) but thus far at least *Knock on wood* haven't come across any rattlers... (The Texas Rat Snakes are harmless) I do keep a small NAA .22 revolver loaded with rat shot on me at all times while out there for just such as occurrence however... It’s like ALIENS....... the home game https://youtu.be/49OZ0M_0fhgDan |
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Do it while you can. I did.... it my way
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« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2018, 06:14:49 AM » |
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Awww Digger....Late last spring, wildlife officer called me. Honey bees moved in to one of the trailers they use for housing disabled veterans during special hunts for them. I went out that day and raked them into an enclosed box,( one small hole in it), left the box there to capture the bees flying around, came back that evening and had me the beginnings of a new hive. Around the middle of July, that wild hive had produced the most honey, so I stole a little. I took some honey to the wildlife officer, who appreciated that gesture and said he sees them a lot and will call me when he sees another swarm. Moral of story, call a bee guy next time, save the bees, (we need them), and you may get some free honey out of the deal. Now as for those rattlesnakes, I use to catch them around here. Get a big enough one and they are good eating. That dude had a bunch!!  |
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2018, 02:37:26 PM » |
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Wehad a bee swarm on one of our trees a couple years ago and I called a buddy that has hives. Hecame and collected them in a box and started a new hive. I now have a lifetime supply of fresh honey. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2018, 06:38:21 AM » |
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But yup, I always keep my eyes open for 'em. There are a LOT of Texas Rat Snakes out at my land (They seem to like going into the cabin to shed, I find lots of shed skins in there) but thus far at least *Knock on wood* haven't come across any rattlers... (The Texas Rat Snakes are harmless) I do keep a small NAA .22 revolver loaded with rat shot on me at all times while out there for just such as occurrence however... Had an interesting experience shooting a very large water snake in my pond a few years ago with a .22 pistol loaded with rat shot. We were in the midst of a drought and my pond was down to less than half it's normal size. I noticed all the frogs were sitting around the pond on the bare dirt which was unusual during daylight hours. Then I saw a very large water snake literally zipping around the pond with it's head up apparently terrorizing the frogs. I set a lawn chair on the edge of the pond and waited with my pistol for the snake to reappear. When it did I shot it at about 15-20 yards and it stopped and floated sideways to me. I would swear, looking at me. The shot shells wouldn't cycle the pistol so I manually cycled a couple more rounds through it that I also shot the snake with. It then submerged. A couple of minutes later it blasted out of the water in front of my chair and hauled ass up the bank at me. I shot it in the face several more times at very close, pull my feet back range as it came up the 3' hill, still manually cycling the pistol. It then curled up in a ball at the edge of the water. I emptied the gun into it and went in to get some HP ammo to make sure it was dead. When I returned in a couple of minutes it was gone. Never saw it again and you can be sure "I did watch for it". |
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2018, 08:04:01 AM » |
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The old man who lived next door to me growing up used ratshot in a 22 pump rifle. His technique was to pin the snake to the ground (on or near the head) with the muzzle, then pull the trigger. The small load coupled with the muzzle pressure usually did the job. He told us to stay back, for ricochet, which seemed like good advice. I am no big hunter and most of my experience is squirrels, bunnys, coons, possums, rats, nuisance birds and the occasional feral cat. While good (and safe) marksmanship and shot placement is always a good idea, my experience is that you never know what you will get with wild things. I've dropped a coon dead with one well placed .22, and watched my cousin bang away at one with a .12 gauge, and the wounded animal just walk away. There are plenty of stories of hunters putting dead animals in their trunks, only to discover the thing was only unconscious, often with hilarious results. The same is true with humans. Most of us when shot (anywhere) would be out of the game, but some Navy seals have been seriously wounded, and not only kept going, but carried a buddy on his back while staying in the fight. I try to leave most snakes alone as mine are not poisonous and eat rodents, but the one who got halfway in my house (slammed the storm door on him) would not let me pick him up to throw him back in the yard, so I chopped his head off. That did it. I have an old Argentine Mauser short sword that I put a good edge on (generally a bad idea with collector bayonets and such, but these are not worth much). That thing will not only put your eye out, it'll take your arm off (or a snakes head).  My name is Gladiator. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2018, 06:52:04 PM » |
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While living on water-front property in Southeast FL (a 30 ft wide ditch filled with water) I had to keep an eye open for water moccasins. They love hiding in banana trees and they are aggressive. I once cut the head off one with a shovel and it still struck at me as if it knew exactly where I was standing.
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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2018, 07:14:43 PM » |
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that many rattlers or any snakes for that matter in one place would freak me out. I am a wuss when it comes to any snakes, even somewhat mice in the house I have a few times screamed like a little girl. The one time I had a 2 foot long garter snake in the basement crawling thru a crack in the foundation along backside of vinyl siding house, I freaked out tried catching him with a rake which did not work out. The snake slithered up along the basement wall and OUTSIDE the crack into our backyard luckily not slithering still in the basement. Once out, I tried to use a rake to pinch him down but he attempted to slither back under the vinyl siding but I grabbed his tail with my bare hands and tossed him 50 feet into my backyard pulling him OUT of the vinyl siding. Man, they are TOUGH to pull out when they tense up I felt like I would pull him out HARD enough snapping him in two. I eventually picked him up and tossed him into my 32 gallon trash can putting lid on it and moved him 200 yards away in the creek from my house. He was pissed hissing at me all that time trying to bite me. did not want to kill him since not sure if garter snakes eat mice, but pretty sure they can if big enough. One week later I found his mate I think right in front of me by my burning barrel on the wood pile in backyard as well, freaking me out yet again.
In October when getting colder out, I caught like 5 mice in my mouse traps in my kitchen in 2 weeks timeframe and one even made the wife SCREAM one morning he was floating DEAD in a leftover coffee pot on the counter with coffee inside which she wanted to make that morning before work at 5 a.m.. She was freaking out just told her to toss the pot and mouse inside in backyard grass for now, worry about cleaning and disinfecting the pot later that night. One mouse was still alive in my garbage can in the kitchen saw him in there and tossed the entire garbage can outside mice and trash and all. Too many mice and snakes for me for sure. I thought I had a rodent problem since in all of 25 years here, I usually only catch 2-4 mice tops in my house total per October/November/winter and to catch 5 in two weeks seems like a lot. maybe the foundation after 25 years is getting larger holes in it between the foundation wood/concrete guessing rotten wood underneath or something, not sure??
I would rather deal with a possum or raccoon or skunk like I have all 3 before shooting them in my backyard than a small rodent/mouse or snake, especially both being INSIDE my house. I once even came up in my backyard on a sick fox that looked EVIL staring at me from 10 yards away by my burning barrel did NOT flea but stood there staring at me like he wanted to eat me, that was freaky, so I backed off into my house to get my .22 rifle and by then he was gone luckily since I thought for sure he was going to attack me he looked sick and had rabbies maybe???
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