obesity, not just for humans.

I've shot 2 four-foot rattlesnakes that were squatting at my buddies camp. If I saw that fucker under the cabin I would just hand him the keys to the door and say "The camp's all yours" and briskly walk to the Jeep.

Yeah... you want to shoot that.

Or a single hat band for obungo.

 

My Uncle almost lost his leg when he got hit by a 18" rattlesnake.

Can you imagine the volume of venom that one of that size could deliver?

I agree with skeptical hippo.

My fellow friends and family,

We have killed 57 rattlesnakes on two separate ranches this year. 24 @South bend & 33 @ Murray , since mid May.

Not one has buzzed!

We provoked one fair sized boy with a stick and he coiled & struck at the stick a couple of times before he buzzed up and rattled.

The purpose of this explanation is that I have been hearing the same from fellow ranchers and hunters in regards to the lack of warning with rattlesnakes.

I had lunch with a friend today and he offered a theory about the fact that these bugs aren't rattling anymore.

He raised pigs for years and reported that when he would hear a rattlesnake buzzing in the sow pen, the sows would bee line to it and fight over the snake.

For the uninformed, pigs love to eat rattlesnakes.

Therefore, the theory is they are ceasing to rattle to avoid detection, since there are plenty of pigs roaming the countryside.

I have a neighbor ranching lady who was bitten 3 weeks ago 2 times by the same snake without any warning....she spent 5 days in ICU, after 22 vials of anti-venom she is back at the ranch and still may lose her foot or worse yet her lower leg.

The days of perceived warning are over.

Keep your boots on and use a light when out and about.

As you all know, one can pop up just about anywhere!

You may wish to forward this to anyone that would be interested.
Sincerely,

Norman D. Stovall, III
Agri-Ventures Corp.
Managing Partner
Sid Palmour
Texas Energy & Equipment LLP

more pic of big azz rattlers

http://www.snakeboots.com/snakepic.htm

Sweet

keep it around and you shouldnt have to worry about vermin

Yup, same thing happened to my dog not long ago. Was walking behind him when I see him jump back from a bush only to be followed by the buzz worm pictured  about one inch from his nose. Didn't get him lucky for me, no so lucky for snake. First rattler I've seen that didn't rattle at all, even after I approached it after initial strike at my dog. That's some scary shit, least they warned us before

big ass rattler

CAMERA ANGLE TRICKERY

Yeah you are probably right...they aren't really that big

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w399/rwehnau/P8311079-1.jpg

That pic was part of a thread hear 2-3 months ago or so.  Couldn't find it in the archives though.  

Pretty cool thread since Ponyboy got in on it with some of his rattlesnake capturing vids.

One of the biggest rattlesnakes I have ever seen was at Cattlemans outside of Hell Paso. This thing was well fed an twice the size in girth of the other rattlers in the pen. With that said it was still less than half the size of the one in ops picture. Gonna go with camera trickery/photoshop on this one.

You may be right. That rabbit was probable the runt of the litter.

I would be catching that boy, give him a couple of days to digest his meal, then make a meal out of him.  Rattlesnake meat is really tasty when done right.   A little egg batter, roll in corn meal, and flash fry it on a griddle, and it is sort of a cross between scallops and shrimp in texture, without any fishy or wierd taste.  I really liked it and would gladly eat it again because it tastes good....not just to wierd people out.  

We had a sack full of headless rattle snakes in a bag in the fridge.  When my Mom opened the fridge and the bag fell on the floor, the headless snakes were still squirming, and of course Mom freaked.  That evening when we ate the snakes, even Mom enjoyed them.  Our snakes were only about 3 feet long, and the back strap meat was about the size of a little finger.

Some people use the ribs of snakes to make really nice necklaces.  They string through where the spinal column goes, put beads between the ribs and get some rather striking necklaces.

I must admit, even if this chick is short,  this is still a big boy...

Damn!

Look at that grip. She knows what she's doing.

40mm?

And that's another reason my shotgun has a bayonet.

Some folks say that has to do with the explosion of feral hogs. Snakes would rattle, but the hogs would kill and eat them. So the snakes are supposedly learning not to rattle before they strike.

 

You kids in Florida have some strange ideas about what yearbook photos are supposed to look like.

You're wasting your time with that sort of logic. Most of Arfcom has a HUGE e-penis when it comes to everything but snakes and spiders. And then you see all the vaginas on display.

<––––––-   Admitted Vagina with snakes....

I remain unconvinced that snakes are useful.  They eat a rodent every week or every few days?  Barn cats need two per day to live.  A sociopathic Jack Russell Terrier doesn't even keep a tally.

we got snakes all over and my job has me at some very remote locations.   last thing I need is a trip to the hospital.

friend found a young rattlesnake in his front yard earlier this week here in Golden

Probably 5 or 6 feet. They're pretty heavy bodied(in between a Burmese and a blood python for girth). I'd say that one is in the 6 foot range.

damn