#1862731 - 03/30/10 06:28 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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If you have spent very much time the hardwoods during temps
above 60 degrees, the was probably a snake very near by. I guess
the good news is, you almost have to step on it or sit on it to
get bitten.
I couldn't agree more. I'll never forget working in a temporarily dry swamp in Louisiana. I was standing still trying get a good GPS position when I felt something on my boot. I looked down to see a 3-foot rattlesnake sliding over the top of my left boot. I didn't move a muscle and the snake just went on about his way. I gotta' admit I was sweating bullets there for awhile though!
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#1862739 - 03/30/10 06:31 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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plinker22
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A timber rattler or copperhead, probably has the best natural camo that was ever created.
That is what bothers me the most. You just cannot see a copperhead.
Every time I see an exhibit at the zoo, the sign on the tiny living quarters says "Copperhead". I look for 2 minutes and finally see it... laying right there IN PLAIN VIEW! 
I was double-struck by a cottonmouth in early January. I can hear a snake-bite story without thinking about yours. I always laugh at you jumping 5 feet high and running in the air for 20 seconds. Also comical that it took 2 strikes to get your attention!  Sorry to laugh, but knowing your OK, makes it funny now! Oh I promise you I screamed like a girl! I think suddenly realizing you've been bitten by a poisonouis snake triggers an instinctive ultra-fear reaction.
I sure I would react the exact same way. But unlike you, I'm sure I would have had to change professions to a desk job!
Last year was my first year with snake boots. Just like most of those on this thread, the boots made me much more comfortable in the woods! 
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#1862751 - 03/30/10 06:35 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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elauwit
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One more thing to worry about this weekend as warm as it will be. I hate snakes. Like i've always said , when i see a snake i can put out some moves that would put James Brown to shame.
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#1862779 - 03/30/10 06:58 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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BigWes50
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They can be very dangerous if you run up on 1 2 quick!
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#1862819 - 03/30/10 07:41 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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had a few encounters over the years. very few venomous snakes although i am sure i have been near a few i didn't see. please don't kill the snakes unless it is a venomous snake somewhere that it would be a threat.
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#1862867 - 03/30/10 08:14 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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Yes, I have levitated before after stepping on a copperhead... 
Amazing how high you can "levitate" too!
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#1862880 - 03/30/10 08:21 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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Yes, I have levitated before after stepping on a copperhead... Amazing how high you can "levitate" too!
I have a hard time levitating with my pants so full.. 
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#1862882 - 03/30/10 08:23 AM
Re: Snakebite in Weakley County
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woodchuckc
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I was cleaning out my vegetable garden a couple of falls ago in late October, pulling up the metal T fence posts I use for tomato stakes. As I grabbed one and started wrenching it around to loosen it up, I looked down and noticed a long stick less than a foot away from my left foot. Took me a couple of seconds to realize it was a stretched out timber rattler. I slowly backed away and it never even moved. A 6' long T-post will really put a hurtin' on a snake when applied with sufficient force! He was 52" long and had 11 rattles.
Also, in my experience a straight-shaft Stihl string trimmer will clip the head right off of a copperhead!
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