bonecollector Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Great photos. Im not much of a fan of any snake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted February 5, 2015 How do you tell the sex of a snake? The females will have pink mixed into there camo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted February 5, 2015 I'm scared to go back into the wilderness now... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tres Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Growing up in New Mexico we didn't have much to do. Sorry, had to laugh at this because it's true. I was in the same boat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted February 5, 2015 i'm sorry but i hate rattlesnakes. My elderly uncle got bit by a mohave in his driveway, not knowing it was there...no rattle or nothing, just BAM. After 1 week in ICU then he comes home. He's brushing his teeth in morning and out of nowhere he gets sick again from it and goes back into the hospital. I hate snakes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotklauberi Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Great thread CrotKlauberi! When I was younger I had a huge interest in rattlesnakes but after getting bit by a Sidewinder I've since curbed my enthusiasm and try to keep my distance now. I was given antivenin for the bite so the fear of antivenin not working if bitten again has me super cautious nowadays! Photographing them was my favorite part and still is when I come across one. I'll try to add some pics here when I can. That 3rd pic down of the Speckled is amazing! I never realized rattlesnakes were habitual to anything outside a traditional denning site, was that bush near a site and you were finding it around the same time annually? That's an awesome variety of snakes you've seen there 520hunt, thanks for sharing! JIM> Thank you, throw some pics up! That speck uses that same bush from emergence to ingress, I imagine it dens in the root system of a near by Iron Wood tree. She is by far the most habitual snake I know. Being bitten sucks, I know. It is extremely uncommon for someone to just get randomly bitten, IE: Not trying to kill or handle the snake. I remove hundreds of rattlesnakes of many species from people yards every year with no incidents. Its just part of living in the desert. Relocation nearby is a very effective way to keep them from coming back. Consider it from the point of view of the snake, it believes that you are a predator trying to eat it, so after capture and release it is going to avoid the spot that it was found. Of the hundreds of calls I have ran I have had one repeat snake. Some examples. Cheers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adicted Report post Posted February 5, 2015 where do you live so i never buy a house near there 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Great thread CrotKlauberi! When I was younger I had a huge interest in rattlesnakes but after getting bit by a Sidewinder I've since curbed my enthusiasm and try to keep my distance now. I was given antivenin for the bite so the fear of antivenin not working if bitten again has me super cautious nowadays! Photographing them was my favorite part and still is when I come across one. I'll try to add some pics here when I can. That 3rd pic down of the Speckled is amazing! I never realized rattlesnakes were habitual to anything outside a traditional denning site, was that bush near a site and you were finding it around the same time annually? That's an awesome variety of snakes you've seen there 520hunt, thanks for sharing! JIM> Thank you, throw some pics up! That speck uses that same bush from emergence to ingress, I imagine it dens in the root system of a near by Iron Wood tree. She is by far the most habitual snake I know. Being bitten sucks, I know. It is extremely uncommon for someone to just get randomly bitten, IE: Not trying to kill or handle the snake. I remove hundreds of rattlesnakes of many species from people yards every year with no incidents. Its just part of living in the desert. Relocation nearby is a very effective way to keep them from coming back. Consider it from the point of view of the snake, it believes that you are a predator trying to eat it, so after capture and release it is going to avoid the spot that it was found. Of the hundreds of calls I have ran I have had one repeat snake. Some examples. Cheers, If this was my house I would have moved a long time ago!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE SNAKES, I HATE SNAKES & I HATE SNAKES!!!!!! Worst creature GOD created!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturegirl Report post Posted February 5, 2015 That is an awesome collection of photos. I too leave them alone and just move on my way. It seems everyone else I'm usually with wants to kill them and I'm fighting for the rattler's life. Go figure. Sometimes I win and sometimes I lose. I didn't like hunting them with my dad when I was a kid and didn't like seeing the eggs with baby snakes when some of the females were cut open. I grew up with rattlesnake skins hanging on our living room and kitchen walls. They are so much prettier in the wild if you ask me I do not like that last photograph though. Brings back bad memories of a den I found once awhile back when javi hunting. I had to call for backup to be collected from my spot because I wouldn't move. There were way too many for my liking. I've only seen that once and don't care to see it again. And yes they taste pretty much like chicken in my opinion. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted February 5, 2015 I'm with Big Browns. I HATE SNAKES! I had WAY too many run ins with them growing up. Stepped on em, almost stepped on em, didn't know one was where I decided to take a leak (a pissed on rattlesnake is alot meaner than a pissed off rattlesnake), and finally got nailed by one. I haven't had as many run ins since being bit. Maybe it's cause I pay more attention or maybe it's because I'm older and slower or maybe God took pity on me. Either way I'll take it. Like to see them in pics but NOT in real life!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturegirl Report post Posted February 5, 2015 I'm going to add that I could do without all the photos of snakes around houses. I like to think my parcel is a snake-free zone and I don't like looking at all the places they can hide or sunbathe by human residences. I'll just keep pretending they live in the mountains away from my place. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Love the pictures of the snakes. I have seen five different species of rattlers here in AZ since I moved here a long time ago and have probably caught and killed a half dozen or so, two by pinning the head down and picking them up. The largest I found in the parking lot overlook by Canyon Lake one summer night just after a rainstorm. He was a good five footer and moving slow so I grabbed it by the tail and carried it off into the bushes to let it go. I have only seen one that was agressive and it was in the Garden Of The Gods in Colorado, a Western Diamond Back if I remember correctly. I grew up catching Garter Snakes and their feisty cousins the Ribbon Snakes back east and kept a few as pets as a kid until my Dad got me a Florida Indigo Snake from a mail order place in the mid 60's. We also had a Corn Snake and Red Tail Boa for my son and daughter when they were kids. Don't listen to Adam, SNAKES ARE COOL! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted February 5, 2015 How i like my snakes 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Great pic's and stories. Thanks for sharing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotklauberi Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Humans create such great habitat for wildlife, our houses offer shelter and permanent water which attracts birds and rodents which in turn attract snakes. I'm sure most of you have seen a hieroglyphic depicting a coiled up snake. This of course is a rattlesnake as they are the only type that spends anytime on the surface in this posture. Native artwork never depicts the snake in an aggressive or threatening way, there is a reason for that. Western culture has sadly vilified them and blown them out of proportion in such a Hollywood way. Our interpretation of their behavior is often misleading and we have been taught that. What is truly defensive is interpreted as aggressive. A human approaching a snake would be like and elephant coming at you, except you can out walk a snake! Common defensive posture 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
