An impressive specimen

[tbadon]

That is a beautiful snake!

 

[tnpoorboy]

I would have made snake hide out of him

 

[Joe2Kool]

I'm headed to the NC WMA Thursday. I'll BOLO!

 

[Joe2Kool]

Been a weird year for me... haven't seen a single snake this turkey season in TN and MS except for 1 black racer on the blacktop road. Haven't seen 1 in my yard since last summer. Didn't see a single snake bushhogging fall winter wheat getting ready for summer plots in TN. Starting to wonder if the population is actually down a lot from raptors or just coincidence I haven't seen any.

Snake populations down AND turkey populations down. Hmmm

 

[Blockhouse]

He can have the turkeys. First snake I see, I'm out

 

[poorhunter]

Far more than we want to know.

Far more the I want to know that's for sure!

That boy is coiled and ready to strike.

 

[Livin2hunt]

That would have been a walk on water moment for me all the way to the truck!

 

[Huntaholic]

Youre a better man than I am, thats all Im gonna say about that. If its venomous and I see it, its worm food. I stepped across a 3 ftr some years ago on a cool morning, he was all stretched out and never moved. I saw him mid stride and had no choice except to complete my step or fall astraddle of him. He never moved nor rattled.

 

[Andy S.]

Starting to wonder if the population is actually down a lot from raptors or just coincidence I haven't seen any.

IMO, just a coincidence. I've seen plenty this spring, in the woods and in the road. Copperheads and water moccasin/cotton mouth. SW TN and far east side of West TN along TN River. I "know" I have been all over a rattler or two, but have not laid eyes on one to confirm. Suspect a few rattlers have laid eyes on me with some of the cutover and underbrush I have stomped through, especially in the heat of the day.

Small sampling here:

 

[megalomaniac]

dang, you hit the mother lode Andy

 

[Blockhouse]

No mas

 

[Huntaholic]

IMO, just a coincidence. I've seen plenty this spring, in the woods and in the road. Copperheads and water moccasin/cotton mouth. SW TN and far east side of West TN along TN River. I "know" I have been all over a rattler or two, but have not laid eyes on one to confirm. Suspect a few rattlers have laid eyes on me with some of the cutover and underbrush I have stomped through, especially in the heat of the day.

Small sampling here:

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Dead x6

 

[scn]

I thought about this post this morning as I walked down the grown up logging road in the dark. A couple of the sticks across the road did make me stop for a second. Thank goodness for snake boots.

 

[Tweeter]

I really wonder how many times we all do this and dont even know it. Great picture!

Shut your mouth! I'm probably the scaredest person of snakes on this app! I can't! Just can't!

 

[REN]

That snake looks pissed lol

I hate the venomous ones, but we have always had a "you mind your business, I'll mind mine" agreement

I don't see near as many here in TN as I did growing up in NW Florida and Alabama thankfully

 

[prstide]

IMO, just a coincidence. I've seen plenty this spring, in the woods and in the road. Copperheads and water moccasin/cotton mouth. SW TN and far east side of West TN along TN River. I "know" I have been all over a rattler or two, but have not laid eyes on one to confirm. Suspect a few rattlers have laid eyes on me with some of the cutover and underbrush I have stomped through, especially in the heat of the day.

Small sampling here:

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The joys of West TN Turkey hunting.

 

[Planking]

Awesome pic!

 

[Blockhouse]

STOP