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Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 06, 2006, 10:13:18 PM
Got home from work today and decided to take a dip in the ol' jaccuzzi. I got undressed, walked out to the patio and took off the cover and started testing the water.

As I walk barefooted around to the other side so I can take the cover the rest of the way off, I glaced down to see the biggest copperhead snake I've ever seen in my life slithering less than 6 inches away from my bare foot.

I almost **** my pants (if I had been wearing any). It was over 2 1/2 feet long and huge! Probably a pregnant one. Now, I have to wonder what I've got in store for the rest of the summer. Needless to say those midnight moonlit dips I usually take are postponed for a while.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 06, 2006, 10:17:09 PM
Hehe, this coming from the guy who earlier posted about hating the encroaching population.

Snakes or morons, which one you prefer?  

;)
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 06, 2006, 10:21:31 PM
That's a tough question. I hate neighbors, but snakes scare the beejeebus outa me.

What's a fear of poisonous snakes called? Oh yeah... common sense!
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Tarmac on June 06, 2006, 10:23:04 PM
Not that it's much help, but his cold-blooded arse was probably just trying to absorb some heat from your hot tub.  :)
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 06, 2006, 10:23:46 PM
A regular Indiana Jones you are!
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 06, 2006, 10:24:35 PM
Now that I think about it, both go hand in hand. All the new city folk moving in out here has shrunk the habitat. They are driving all the snake in my direction.

Knew I could blame this on them if I just thought it thru.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 06, 2006, 10:30:55 PM
(http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/herps/copperhead040726-1256facez.jpg)



WE'RE COMING FOR YOU RPM!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSS WE ARE COMING FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 06, 2006, 10:39:23 PM
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Say hello to my little friend!
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Hangtime on June 06, 2006, 10:42:46 PM
(http://www.evols.org/images/PhotosSNAKE/Snake%20Charmer.jpg)

Gingers. Gingers are snake herders. (i saw it on the history channel)

No doubt your encroaching neighbors are Gingers.

"Save the Fringers, Shoot a Ginger!"
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 06, 2006, 10:47:02 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Hangtime
(i saw it on the history channel)


:rofl

Wonder if he'll get it...(not you RPM)
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: AWMac on June 06, 2006, 10:49:56 PM
RPM if you were a lil faster in the head you could have stepped on the head, reached down and grabbed brhind the head, not the neck...you grab the neck good chance of gettin bit. Behing the head as close as you can to the jaws.
Now with Buck Knife out you cut between your thumb/forefinger and back of it's head...straight down or it'll roll and nick ya.  Kick the head away,  ifluff'n yer wearin shoes, if not get a youger cousin to pick it up..with a stick.
Ya wanna now grab this snake about midway and squeeze and pull... you should hear the bones pop in the back and see watermelon come out the back end....rinse off snake.
Gut it starting from where the head was, down the belly, just enough to break the skin and membrane of the belly... if she's preggers be careful.
stripe the guts out and rinse really good, skin the rest of it.  You could marinate it now, batter and bread it or simply get it fired up.

Gather up yer  wood,a lil starter like Gucci bags and Paris and Richie and vigoriously rub them together... soon your Wood will start up... Keep rubbing until you know your Wood is as HOT as you want it....Just when it's ready!!!!

Throw the dead snake away and take Paris and Richie to the tent!!!! Show them the YER Snake!

Gawd gotta teach the youngens everything!

:aok

Mac
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 06, 2006, 10:56:18 PM
Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
RPM if you were a lil faster in the head you could have stepped on the head, reached down and grabbed brhind the head, not the neck...you grab the neck good chance of gettin bit. Behing the head as close as you can to the jaws.
Mac
Sorry, you lost me at step on the snake. I was buck arse nekkid. Not that it makes any difference. The only snake I want to come in contact with are size 13 D Tony Lama's.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 06, 2006, 11:34:14 PM
Oh man, that copperhead would have made a nice pair of boots.

He has a point.  You missed an opportunity, buck arsed or not.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: RTR on June 07, 2006, 09:33:33 AM
ROFL Mac  :)
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: ChickenHawk on June 07, 2006, 10:59:50 AM
Same thing happened to me when I was a kid, though I wasn't buck naked.  Was walking in the back yard and just before my foot came down on it, I noticed a coiled copperhead ready to strike.  Needless to say I pulled my foot back, got out the hoe and chopped off it's head.

Sigh.... sometimes I miss livin in the south.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Nilsen on June 07, 2006, 11:34:24 AM
Thank god the snake already was pregnant.. you being naked and all i mean :D


She may have taken advantage of you right there rpm
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Nilsen on June 07, 2006, 11:40:09 AM
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(http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/snakes/copperhead-mid.jpg)

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(http://www.ecardica.com/images/love-heart.jpg)


:D
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: slimm50 on June 07, 2006, 01:25:44 PM
Quote
Originally posted by DiabloTX
Hehe, this coming from the guy who earlier posted about hating the encroaching population.

Snakes or morons, which one you prefer?  

;)

You can kill snakes and get away with it.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: DiabloTX on June 07, 2006, 02:40:25 PM
Quote
Originally posted by slimm50
You can kill snakes and get away with it.


People too.

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Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Jackal1 on June 07, 2006, 03:52:40 PM
The bad thing about the copperhead is it`s tendency to freeze in position when it senses something approaching. Makes the l`ill cammoed , crawling syringes too easy to step on. Most snakes will either try to get away, coil up or make some movement.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Waffle on June 07, 2006, 04:04:14 PM
Goto Lowes/ Home depot - get a couple bottles of snake-away- or buy a bunch of mothballs / and crush them up. Spread out a  band about 2-3 feet wide using a hand spreader for fertilizer. Spread it around the perimiter of your property and near the base of the house. Also spread in or around any outdoor sheds- I guess throw some under the jaccuzzi as well.

Also - fire extinguishers are pretty usefull if you want to slow a snake down before handling...lol like a virual death freeze-ray to them. :)
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Eagler on June 07, 2006, 04:57:45 PM
glad to hear it didn't strike you
also glad you didn't have to harm it
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: rpm on June 07, 2006, 05:39:05 PM
I've thought about using Snake-away. I did a lot of research but never saw any proof that it works. Seems there is no really effective way of detering them other than Rikki-tikki-tavi.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Maverick on June 07, 2006, 05:55:41 PM
Javalina's and some feral hogs just LOVE snakes. They make a tasty snack for them.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: nirvana on June 07, 2006, 07:10:33 PM
I done killed me a gosh darn snake at work the other night, smash that some *****es head with a pallet jack.  Seriously, but he was only about a foot long.
Title: Life on The Farm
Post by: Slash27 on June 07, 2006, 08:01:30 PM
Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
RPM if you were a lil faster in the head you could have stepped on the head, reached down and grabbed brhind the head, not the neck...you grab the neck good chance of gettin bit. Behing the head as close as you can to the jaws.
Now with Buck Knife out you cut between your thumb/forefinger and back of it's head...



Dont forget your Nocona boots and "Lets Rodeo" ring.:aok