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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: David on May 25, 2018, 06:49:55 AM

Title: Unwanted friend should up last night for BBQ
Post by: David on May 25, 2018, 06:49:55 AM
Needless to say my wife said he was not wanted I cut off his rattles after I cut of his head.

(https://i.imgur.com/1PQXVg7h.jpg?1)
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Post by: David on May 25, 2018, 07:01:37 AM
I am sorry about the pic being way to big,  I am trying to figure  out how to fix it.
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Post by: Bar-B-Lew on May 25, 2018, 07:17:19 AM
Yikes...what part of the country do you live?
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Post by: triplebq on May 25, 2018, 07:25:57 AM
 ???
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Post by: BigDave83 on May 25, 2018, 09:35:29 AM
did it just leave or did you have to remove it?

here is your pic resized.
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Post by: ylr on May 25, 2018, 09:37:36 AM
Did you smoke the rest of it?   :rotf:
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Post by: reubenray on May 25, 2018, 10:31:03 AM
Only good snake is a dead snake!!!
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Post by: David on May 25, 2018, 10:32:28 AM
I now live in Georgetown, Tx      I killed it with a shovel  I then cut off the rattles
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Post by: LowSlowJoe on May 25, 2018, 11:34:21 AM
Michigan, it's against the law to harm a rattler... endangered species and all that.
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Post by: Bobitis on May 25, 2018, 11:42:32 AM
Michigan, it's against the law to harm a rattler... endangered species and all that.

Leave it to MI to outlaw killing something that can kill you.  ::)
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Post by: Mudflap on May 25, 2018, 12:02:02 PM
Michigan, it's against the law to harm a rattler... endangered species and all that.

I'm sure other states will donate some if Michigan wants some....

Mudflap
Needless to say my wife said he was not wanted I cut off his rattles after I cut of his head.
The price of having green grass... Got some friends living outside of Eugene Oregon by some rocky areas. In the summer if it is real dry they will see some in there yards also.

Mudflap
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Post by: Bentley on May 25, 2018, 12:28:09 PM
Did you skin it and grill it?  Pretty good eating!

Hat band?
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Post by: David on May 25, 2018, 12:40:02 PM
No I did not eat it,  I heard it is pretty good.  My wife wanted it gone  she even made me wash my pocket knife after I used it to cut the rattles off.  I am from Illinois so this is a first for me.  We have only been here 5 weeks  and so far we really like it.  We live in what they call Sun City it is one of these Dell Web 55+ communities
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Post by: GREG-B on May 25, 2018, 01:40:01 PM
We lived in an area prone to rattlers for a spell.   We kept a sprinkler going 24-7 moving it around so everything remained wet all the time.  Never saw one around the house in all the time we lived there.   Saw lots at work though.
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Post by: Brushpopper on May 25, 2018, 03:23:27 PM
That was a little one.  I've seen several over 5 feet and a few over 6 out in the South Texas brush when I was still working in it all the time.  It's a little nerve racking when you hear one start rattling and you don't know exactly where it is.  Especially at night.
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Post by: jdmessner on May 25, 2018, 10:57:29 PM
Michigan, it's against the law to harm a rattler... endangered species and all that.

I grew up in SW Michigan. When I was in scouts we attended a district jamboree with troops from around our area. The troop next to ours killed a rattle snake, cut off the rattles, skinned it, and boiled it for hours on end. I think they liked telling the story and having exclusive bragging rights, more than they actually cared about eating the meat. We all felt like we were living on the edge with an extra element of danger, just knowing that a rattler could be in our sleeping bag! When we were packing up to go, there was a very small dead snake under the ground cloth where we sat and ate. I don't think it was a rattler, but that didn't stop us from claiming that it must have been one.The eventual rumor that made the rounds was that our scoutmaster probably sat on it (he was a good sized guy). Hope there is some sort of statute of limitations on snake killing in Michigan or our scoutmaster might still be a wanted man!!!
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Post by: leppolite on May 26, 2018, 07:41:07 AM
Seen plenty of timber rattlers while trout fishing in southern Minnesota but luckily none have ever shown up in our yard. My wife would make me burn the entire yard with gas if we ever had a rattler show up here.  :)
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Post by: Mikro on May 26, 2018, 09:57:57 PM
I've lived in Texas now for 47 years, used to hunt around Sweetwater TX. Opening morning of dove season one year we killed 38 rattlers and 2 dove. LOL!!! Sweetwater TX has an annual Rattle snake roundup to get as many live snakes to get the venom for anti-venom. :) They are good to eat but can dry out quickly so you have to watch it on the grill.
MK