rc6 vs snake

Here's my rant: I will never understand why snakes are such feared creatures. Non-poisonous ones especially. I don't even kill posionous ones around my house, instead I simply re-locate them since they are vital in keeping down other stuff that screws up your place worse than a snake will ever do. Around here you see dead non-poisonous snakes on the road all the time where someone physically stopped their car from going 60MPH down the road, backed up, and purposely skidded their tires on the snake to kill it. Freakin' amazing to me.

Another rant I have is around eher ANY snake someone sees in the water is immediately some monstrous posionous Copperhead or Cotton Mouth. Just about every time it's nothing mroe than a non-poisonous water snake with bright colors.

In the last Woodland Ops class one of the students stepped on a Copperhead during the nav portion. The snake didn't bite, luckily. Some folks wanted to kill it immediately. Instead we used it as a quick education class on the snake then let it go. We also found 3 Cotton Mouths in the water, real ones not some water snake, but let them be also.

I've heard and been part of all the horror stories about a Cotton Mouth trying to get in a boat and attack the folks inside. Bullshit. I've had them come up to the boat and try to get in also but it wasn't becasue they had their heart set on getting in the boat to bite the owners. It's natural curiosity for a snake to try and get in. Simply knock them away with a paddle and be done with it. People will hurt themselves over a snake when all the snake wants to do is be left alone.
 
cricketdave said:
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That is a picture if I have ever seen one Dave! You look like you belong in a Marlborlo Man or Copenhagen add.
 
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Why do I feel like you were my Bio teacher in school, who invited us out to his place one weekend to disect a hog, than cook it? This is just awesome! Hey Dave, is there good decent priced land out there? Looking to relocate out of cali, still searching for a good open place, mrs wants horses, looks good out there!
 
I'm gonna back up cricket on this one........if you guys had horses that were afraid of snakes you'd understand.

If you are on your horse riding along and all of sudden the horse see's a snake it freaks out, sometimes bucking wildy and its very dangerous for the rider when you can't control your horse, especially for women. I too would killl the snake.
 
ok, now im not freaked out by snakes, but my horses do get spooky around them, if i see one snake there are many i dont see. non venomous snakes are fine and i appreciate them killing rats and other vermin. but i am not going to risk getting a 10,000 dollar horse crippled or getting myself or a member of my family injured or crippled. same thing for water snakes. if you have a 50,000 dollar stud who panics because of a inoffensive water snake you are going to get rid of the snake its just simple fact.

as for venomous snakes around the house well i have kids and i'm not about to risk a bite on them or me trying to relocate a 6ft rattlesnake.

this is a working ranch i make a living from it. for that and many other reasons i protect my family and my lively hood.

if the snake pics offended anyone well sorry.

cricket
 
Not offended at all and I understand your reasoning. My point is that we humans have grown so accustomed to killing snakes it's almost ritualistic, and aside from your reasonings, I see no point in it.

As for humans in general, socialized animals pose a much greater danger, as a whole, than snakes do - having seen my share of dog bites from a dog that "doesn't bite" or been thrown from a horse because the animal spooked from seeing a styrofoam cup on the side of the road. I love all animals but I don't have a problem getting rid of a nuisnace either. I guess what I'm saying is we all have our own level of what we will live with, but it is fallacy to think that just because one strikes fear and venom that he is more or less damgerous than any other animal we trust.
 
R.A.T. said:
Here's my rant: I will never understand why snakes are such feared creatures. Non-poisonous ones especially. I don't even kill posionous ones around my house, instead I simply re-locate them since they are vital in keeping down other stuff that screws up your place worse than a snake will ever do. Around here you see dead non-poisonous snakes on the road all the time where someone physically stopped their car from going 60MPH down the road, backed up, and purposely skidded their tires on the snake to kill it. Freakin' amazing to me.

Another rant I have is around eher ANY snake someone sees in the water is immediately some monstrous posionous Copperhead or Cotton Mouth. Just about every time it's nothing mroe than a non-poisonous water snake with bright colors.

In the last Woodland Ops class one of the students stepped on a Copperhead during the nav portion. The snake didn't bite, luckily. Some folks wanted to kill it immediately. Instead we used it as a quick education class on the snake then let it go. We also found 3 Cotton Mouths in the water, real ones not some water snake, but let them be also.

I've heard and been part of all the horror stories about a Cotton Mouth trying to get in a boat and attack the folks inside. Bullshit. I've had them come up to the boat and try to get in also but it wasn't becasue they had their heart set on getting in the boat to bite the owners. It's natural curiosity for a snake to try and get in. Simply knock them away with a paddle and be done with it. People will hurt themselves over a snake when all the snake wants to do is be left alone.
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Thats alot of ranting........when you seem pretty excited in this thread http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=735623

Not wanting to start anything just pointing things out....
 
texastonydobbs said:
Cool pics but why kill a non posionus snake?
did you see the size of the Rat that you cut out ? he was working in your favor & Keeps the Wife needing you too :D :thumbup:
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I dont mind the thread at all..... I just asked a question as to why and it was answered in your last post. :D
 
There are churches that would pay good money for that snake Dave! That looks like a great dancing snake. :D

I have a similar precaution, I shoot all the horses that come by my house. I just don’t trust them….they look shifty. And plus, they're delicious :D
 
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Do you know how many tree-humping hippies you pissed off with those last three pics? Not only did you kill it (waaaah! cry me a river, ladies), but you cut it open, THEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO SMOKE A CIGARETTE!!

At least...it LOOKED like a cigarette...it coulda been something else...

::cracking up::

The last time I killed a snake I couldn't help but yell: "BROKE INTO THE WRONG DAMN WRECKROOM DIDN'T YOU, YOU BIG BASTARD?!"

But that was a Copperhead. I hate Copperheads.
 
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JV3 said:
one was killed for food (although they didn't finish the whole thing) and the other was killed because it was a potential problem for the family, pets, etc...just my observation.
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Personally I wouldn't have killed the snake that Mike killed either, simply because I don't care for them as food.

Now if you really want to get the freaks wounds up they should sit out here around my garden and watch me pick off Cardinals, Crows and any other damn bird trying to eat on my groceries I have planted in the ground. Bring your snakes to my house. I'll put them in the garden!
 
No problem with snakes here. My lady has a pet ball python named Pretzel. It's usually a moment of weekend entertainment when we feed her a mouse. :D

I'm a big fan of crows, too. It's always fun to watch them on really windy days when every other bird is staying safe at home. They do loops and barrel rolls and just laugh at the wind. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
No problem with snakes here. My lady has a pet ball python named Pretzel. It's usually a moment of weekend entertainment when we feed her a mouse. :D

I'm a big fan of crows, too. It's always fun to watch them on really windy days when every other bird is staying safe at home. They do loops and barrel rolls and just laugh at the wind. :D
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Crows are some of the smartest beasts on Earth. I'm fascinated by them and usually take a 400mm lens hunting rather than a rifled catridge. With that said, the bastards devastated my first field of corn so it's time to kill a few and leave them lay.
 
adaman04 said:
There are churches that would pay good money for that snake Dave! That looks like a great dancing snake. :D

I have a similar precaution, I shoot all the horses that come by my house. I just don’t trust them….they look shifty. And plus, they're delicious :D
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only the young ones - over 6 or 7 years and you burn more calories chewing that the gluey barstard are worth.
Lion's nice and tender, though.
and if you marinade it long enough, goat is right tasty as well.
 
R.A.T. said:
Crows are some of the smartest beasts on Earth. I'm fascinated by them and usually take a 400mm lens hunting rather than a rifled catridge. With that said, the bastards devastated my first field of corn so it's time to kill a few and leave them lay.
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That I can understand. ;):thumbup:
 
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