Taking out some brush and SNAKES with the B11 and Sarsquatch

[lyontra]

My Dad said he wanted me to clear out some brush so he could see down the road better when he is pulling out of his driveway. Sounded like fun to me! Would using a chainsaw have been easier? Probably. Would using a chainsaw have been as much fun as a B11? NO WAY!

Before

And after about 10 mins

I went to go hog hunting but didn't see any hogs. I did manage to thin the moccasin population down at our swamp land.

The first victim.

The second.

And the third. I came about a foot away from stepping on this guy.

This little guy was just chilling out.

Here is the slough I was hunting around.

Here is the rig that I use to carry the "squatch"

And lastly the snake eating pair.

 

[TrailWolf]

Fantastic!!!

 

[roughneckrob]

Nice. I have a question that you may think is stupid but I don't know. Is a Moccasin venomous? I'm Canadian, we just don't have those things here. The odd rattler that's it.

 

[TrailWolf]

Nice. I have a question that you may think is stupid but I don't know. Is a Moccasin venomous? I'm Canadian, we just don't have those things here. The odd rattler that's it.

Yes indeed - the ONLY venomous water snake in North America... They are also called CottonMouths and pretty aggressive.

 

[on_the_edge]

I am curious as to how you got close enough to those snakes to off them with your knife without being bitten.

 

[lyontra]

I tried to rotate the B11 picture but it wouldn't let me for some reason.

 

[roughneckrob]

Yes indeed - the ONLY venomous water snake in North America... They are also called CottonMouths and pretty aggressive.

Ahhh.... Cottonmouth, yeah I've heard of them. Doesn't it freak you guys out. I mean how do you let your kids go in the backyard and play with these things around. I'd nervous as hell every time I walked into the bush.

 

[lyontra]

roughneckrob, TrailWolf is correct it is venomous. on_the_edge, I had enough reach with the B11 that I was able to just whack him as he was moving. I had to use a stick to pin the last 2 with the squatch.

 

[M67]

That's avatar material :thumbup:

Mmmmm....snake.....tastes just like chicken

And be affraid of snakes? Na... it's what a big a** knife and guns are for

 

[TrailWolf]

Ahhh.... Cottonmouth, yeah I've heard of them. Doesn't it freak you guys out. I mean how do you let your kids go in the backyard and play with these things around. I'd nervous as hell every time I walked into the bush.

We are pretty lucky up in the Catskills as we don't have cottonmouths... just copperheads and timber rattlers

Honestly though, I worry more about getting hit by a car or bus here in NYC than any animals upstate by far...

And when upstate, I worry more about my dogs than my family - we know the areas to be cautious in - the pups do not.

.

 

[bobbystoney]

Good job killing those snakes. I hate snakes.

 

[lyontra]

roughneckrob, it just becomes second nature to watch where you step when you grow up around snakes. Here is the third one right before I got him. By the way he is looking at me I'm pretty sure he would have popped me if I had taken another step.

 

[nick425]

Gangster.

 

[M67]

Bear Grylls would have bit the head off.

 

[legaleagle]

And Chuck Norris would already have a sheath made. But for us mortals that is freakin awesome. Thanks for sharing. Never a good feeling to have come so close to being tagged

 

[Liu Kang]

Yes indeed - the ONLY venomous water snake in North America... They are also called CottonMouths and pretty aggressive.

Well, copperheads like water and are usually found new bodies of water. Cottenmouths do not actually live in the water so I think you can classify them in the same group.
The other two venomous snakes in North America is the coral snake and the rattle snake.

 

[silverdragon33]

that's a badass combo

 

[TrailWolf]

Well, copperheads like water and are usually found new bodies of water. Cottenmouths do not actually live in the water so I think you can classify them in the same group.

They are both vipers, but cottonmouths are known fish-eaters, where copperheads are not.

I would disagree that copperheads are usually found by water - they like rocky outcrops, at least up here...

 

[jazub]

Noice!

 

[lyontra]

Again I have to agree with TrailWolf from my experience. I have ONLY seen moccasins (or cottonmouths) in/near water or swampy areas and I have seen/killed ALOT of moccasins. I have seen/killed copperheads in various locations.