SNAKES!!!

JIMMIE ABSHIRE · Post by **JIMMIE ABSHIRE** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:39 am

Please change the subject , i will have bad dreams about the copper headed rattle mocasins tonight

I hate snakes

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:50 am

OK,, Have you seen any Bigfoots up there in Ole Kentucky????? Don't laugh!!!

Crew Chief

Greg H · Post by **Greg H** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:35 am

Somebody say something about bigfoot???

HatterasBob · Post by **HatterasBob** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:12 am

Jammie,
So did my Mother-in-Law. That's why I use to raise and breed them. I have over 40 at one time in my basemant. They where mostly Boas, no HOT ones! I collected snakes as a kid which lead to my degree in Zoology. I also raise rats/mice to feed them. Now I raise Beagles and San Juans. I've come full circle. Or maybe I'm just dizzy!

fair chase · Post by **fair chase** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:46 am

I had one female last april that got bit on the leg and she could not even get back to us. The dogs were running and they just stoped, after a little while we went to where we last heard them and all of the other dogs came to us. I called her but she did not come, so after a little while I shocked her and she yelp out about 100 ft. in front of us in the weeds. when I got to her she could not stand up she was so sick. I took her to the vet. and he said that it got her in a vein. And a friend had 2 that got bit last year. I have seen more snakes in the last few years than in most.

JIMMIE ABSHIRE · Post by **JIMMIE ABSHIRE** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:05 am

When i was about 12 years old my little buddie and i were on the creek bank collecting and catching fish well he found a snake . Picked it up and threw it at me , well guess what? It wrapped around my neck . the rest is
history

Jimbo dont do snakes

PERIOD

Greg H · Post by **Greg H** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:15 pm

I'm with you jimmie. I want no part of them slitherin things. When I was a kid we used to have the Blue Racers, not sure what kind of a snake they were but they were aggressive as all get out. Used to be in the hay fields and would chase us. I swear. Been freaked out ever since. Now when I go farm pond fishin we see a lot of water moccisins. I don't think they are as poisonous as them swamp moccisins down south but I ain't gonna stick around to find out! I broke a G-Loomis rod trying to kill one once, seemed like the thing to do at the time. Kicked myself all the way to Cabelas to replace the darn thing. $240.00. And as far as I know that snake is still alive.

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:44 pm

Hey guys, we got one long skinny snake called a coach whip,, man them suckers can do 0-60 in a half a second!!!! They don't bother anyone though. But boy will they scare ya when they bolt from under your foot.. And you talk about big water snakes,,, we got em!!!! Just waite and see when you hit ole Lake Oconee in the spring to bass fish!!!

Crew Chief

HatterasBob · Post by **HatterasBob** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:46 pm

With the exception of the Coral snake, ALL poisonous snakes are extremely fat for their length. Chances are that any snake you see around a pond is just a common water snake. Moccisins ride high in the water, more then half their bodies float above the water. If all you can see is the head and ripples behind it then it is a water snake, harmless. They will be MORE afraid of you then you are of them. Trust me!!!!

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:11 pm

DAD GUM,, I hope I don't meet that there bigfoot at night where I'm a runnin!!!! I'm not sure my .44 Cap and Ball Navy'll put him hard down!!!!

Crew Chief

PS I've got to get some work done,,, I've been a playin on this thing all day!!!!

timberdoodle · Post by **timberdoodle** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:40 pm

sounds like fun..........somedays having a whistle frozen to your lips don't sound too bad!!!

Greg H · Post by **Greg H** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:41 pm

Timgerdoodle,
I shot mt.dew out my nose when I read that. LITERALLY! Winter ain't much fun but it sure keeps them kind of critters out.

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:58 pm

We ain't got a darn thing done today have we???????

Crew Chief

Greg H · Post by **Greg H** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:03 pm

Nope! I have got to get to the barn and check on the horses.

lee ga · Post by **lee ga** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:57 pm

i live 45 minutes north of the florida line. the moccasin is rarely fatal to dog or human. a little benadryl and antibiotics and nearly all dogs will be fine. my friend had a daschund bitten 3 seperate times last year by a moccasin and survived all three. the coral snake is very deadly, but they have very small mouths and teeth and almost have to chew on you before injecting venom. they are also very rare. only seen two in my life. the timber rattler and diamond back rattlesnake is what you have to worry about. very deadly to dogs. don't take them lightly. once again, wear the snake boots and chaps. snakes are very active in the spring because they are coming out of their dens and looking for food. we take a short break during this period. also, late fall they are active for some reason, maybe going back to their winter dens.when running in the summer, we try to find a place that is loaded with rabbits. the quicker you can get a jump, the less time your hound has to spend digging around in the brushpiles looking for a rabbit. the drawback to this is: where there are a bunch of rabbits and rodents, there are usually snakes. low areas in the summer also attract snakes because its cooler, so we stay away from low areas. rattlers want to give you a warning before they are scared enough to strike, most of the time. with big packs it seems by the time the 3rd or 4th hound tramples by a rattler he is scared enough to do business.that in mind, we run a couple of hounds at a time in hopes that if they do run by a snake, the hounds will pass before the snake gets too pissed. also we try to stay close as we can to the hounds and don't let them run unsupervised. we hope for the best. one thing for sure, they aren't going to be rabbit dogs sitting in the pen. as others have said, don't kill the king snake, they will make a meal out of rattlers.