scoutm Report post Posted August 20, 2007 Anyone know what kind he his. I've never seen one so black. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted August 20, 2007 BAHHHHH!!!! Look like a timber rattler to me, man!!!! And a big'un too!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTT Report post Posted August 20, 2007 Looks like an Az. Black to me...Awesome snake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 20, 2007 Arizona Black Rattlesnake, which many people also call a Timber Rattler since it is generally found at higher elevations (ie, in the timber). http://www.reptilesofaz.com/Snakes-Subpage...c-cerberus.html Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted August 20, 2007 Thats what i call a dead rattler if i saw it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted August 20, 2007 I hate those things. I've sat in a ground blind with one for a couple hours before it rattled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntn coues Report post Posted August 20, 2007 YUCK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EagleEye Report post Posted August 20, 2007 funny i just killed one just like bear opener Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HEADACHE Report post Posted August 21, 2007 Its a SNAKE. . . doesn't matter what kind, KILL IT! werd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted August 21, 2007 That's either a new belt, hatband, or 1/2 of a new boot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105Coues Report post Posted August 23, 2007 Sounds like some of ya are a little squeamish!!!!! I bet none of ya have been bit though. Those black ones are really cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ac guy Report post Posted August 23, 2007 I know I'm gonna take some heat for this, but please don't kill snakes, at least not in the wild. they are an important part of our ecology, and we are in their habitat when hunting. If you do kill one, make the most out of it and take the meat home and eat it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueschaser3 Report post Posted August 23, 2007 I whole heartedly agree with ac guy. I spend my summer nights driving roads and pullin em off the road so they dont get run over. also enables me to get some awesome pictures. Opener of bear i caught one az black as posted in photo above, one blacktailed rattlesnake (tend to have a yellow or greenish color similar to mohave yet bigger and different venom) and 9 diamond back, one of which lived in his bush for a day ten feet from camp. and you can bet your broadheads all 11 are still there including the blacktailed which was 5 inches coiled from my shin. A buddy of mine is missing his left middle finger to a diamond back, he still respects the snakes and continues to catch and photograph them. if you do plan on killing them, as hunters, know that there are seperate game regs on reptiles and amphibian. Some are protected and some are allowed harvest. most rattlesnakes that are not protected have a bag limit of 4, and a hunting license is required. Keep in mind fellow hunters that they are a resource and all salvageable meat must be taken home. Killing more than a limit or in a year depending on species is considered poaching just as with anyother species. Keep your ethics even with a rattlesnake, you dont want other people taking more than their limit of somethin else or killin a protected species. Do the same for us snake lovers. also if you do plan on harvesting snakes be sure of the species and limit, you dont go shoot a muley with a coues tag, right. http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/regulations/...Regulations.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
