Watch Where You Step - The Aftermath / How to Skin That Snake

[PRDATR]

This is a pretty good video since it also shows how active a beheaded snake can still be an hour later.

 

http://www.wideopenspaces.com/learn-how-to-field-dress-a-rattlesnake/

[10Turkeys]

When I kill one the head is separated from the body and then buried, don't want me or anyone else bit from a snake alive or dead.

[sherman]

 

I got one almost that big last night

[Viper]

I need a new hatband.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

Dang too big.....spooky big snakes.

 

Thought that guy was going to cut his own arm off.................

[Tres]

Big a$$ snakes.

[sherman]

I need a new hatband.

 

Next one viper it caught 2 22lr in the skin before the 3rd one popped his Mellon

[TonyC]

god.. I've been very lucky to never come across a snake yet.. but I know the time will come eventually and I'm dreading it.. lol

[bgshooter]

Watching that gave me goosebumps. How the heck is it still moving like that without a head?

[GJMauro12]

 

Found this one in the road the week before Labor Day.

[TonyC]

Just curious, what are "appropriate" reactions if you end up right next one? I've been very fortunate so far but I wouldn't even know what to do if I got on top of one. No sudden movements and a .45 to the snakes head... ? lol

 

I was thinking I could just keep my trekking pole infront of me and use that as a type of guard.

[PelaPapas]

 

Found this one in the road the week before Labor Day.

 

The colors on that one is amazing. Almost gila monster looking, very cool.

[GJMauro12]

Just curious, what are "appropriate" reactions if you end up right next one? I've been very fortunate so far but I wouldn't even know what to do if I got on top of one. No sudden movements and a .45 to the snakes head... ? lol

 

I was thinking I could just keep my trekking pole infront of me and use that as a type of guard.

I've come across quite a few snakes and I don't think they're as scary as people make them out to be. Most of the time they have let me know they are there. I use to kill them all but I think I've gotten soft. I would have like to keep the skin and rattle from the one in the picture but set up a photo shoot instead. I was trying to set up the sporting scope to get a phone skope picture but he wouldn't cooperate.

[GJMauro12]

 

Best I could get before he had enough. It was difficult to smack him with a stick to keep him curled up and snap a picture through the scope.

[firstcoueswas80]

Just curious, what are "appropriate" reactions if you end up right next one? I've been very fortunate so far but I wouldn't even know what to do if I got on top of one. No sudden movements and a .45 to the snakes head... ? lol

 

I was thinking I could just keep my trekking pole infront of me and use that as a type of guard.

Step one: scream like a girl

Step two: create distance

Step theee: skin that smoke wagon and get to work!