Can't say as I blame them!
MASSIVE timber rattler in KS
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Can't say as I blame them!
Very cool thread. We have a very limited population of timber rattlesnakes in SE MN but I have never been lucky enough to see one. I did almost step on a couple of black-tailed rattlers in New Mexico. I actually never knew they were there until my hunting partner informed me that I'd just stepped within a foot of them. I never heard them rattle. We went back and sure enough, they were there.
I'd prefer sharing the woods with a few rattlesnakes than all of the disease carrying ticks we have here, that's for sure.
I'd prefer sharing the woods with a few rattlesnakes than all of the disease carrying ticks we have here, that's for sure.
noharleyyet
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I give em a wide berth...they shiver me timbers.
genesis273
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My wife almost stepped on a timber rattle very similar to that one while we were hiking. 13 rattles and 5' long. Her foot was going down, she turned sharp, grabbed my arm and pulled me to the side to avoid stepping on it. I never saw it at first. He/it wasn't aggressive, but stretched out across the trail. But I have little doubt he would have stayed calm if one of us stepped on it.
A large baseball size stick across his head was the end of him.
A large baseball size stick across his head was the end of him.
iaengineer
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Gellar, where in Iowa is your office? I would like to see it sometime.
Gellar
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We took our timber rattlesnake out for a "walk" yesterday! This is a new snake that we just got in our office last week. It is a female, about 60" long, and has 8 rattles including her original button rattle!
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el unit
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That is cool. What a great addition to the office!
publichunter1
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Definitely a good one big man! Killed one on my place in MS a couple years ago that was 6ft 4 inches.
noharleyyet
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Southwind
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That is huge, never seen one anywhere close to that in Kansas. Ksdad, you will be happy to know I have never seen one close to Wichita but have heard of them rarely around ElDorado. The closet to Wichita I have seen them is Elk county and I worry more about the copperheads there.
Gellar
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Are you a lawyer?
That's funny right there! I'm not a lawyer. I am in conservation.
Gellar
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Feeding is always fun. It's very hard to get snakes to eat in captivity. After the shrew was struck it went to the opposite corner and died. The snake stalked the mouse and would move the shrew with its head to see if it was still alive. When the snake was happy it ate the shrew. The whole process took about 10 minutes after the snake struck.
