PRDATR Report post Posted April 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Lucafu1 said: This was handing around my porch yesterday.... Cool looking snake 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted April 19, 2019 I'm getting ready to head back down to the youth turkey camp, but holler at me sometime. I did my graduate work on the venom and genetics of Mohave rattlesnakes. I've seen strings of 5+ people walk past them because passive defense is their primary defense (most of the time). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted April 19, 2019 Freakin snakes! I’m getting some turtle skins this year. I sweat in the winter so no worries about extra heat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted April 19, 2019 I've stood on a couple, those bastards find me in 21 all the time. I only kill them when "It's an ethical shot"😝 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZBIG10 Report post Posted April 19, 2019 Had a friend finish a rattlesnake off with a pistol. He put it around his neck took some pictures for a few minutes. Put it down back on the ground and the thing coiled back up ready to brawl. Lucky sob 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted April 19, 2019 Yeah, it’s just something you have to deal with here. It’s pretty unlikely that you will have any trouble. I run into the black ones in the canyon bottoms where I hunt coues. Those suckers can be pretty aggressive and I have actually run into a few of them in close proximity before. Hearing multiple buzz all around you is a real trip. But all it took was walking away to fix the situation. When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in the desert during the summer. I killed all of them I saw and in 3 months killed 13. Never really had any trouble with them that I didn’t start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cw4192 Report post Posted April 19, 2019 Pack a stun gun, if bitten stun your self around bite it will stop venom from spreading. Done and it works but still go to medical facility to get checked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ RANGER Report post Posted April 19, 2019 I’ve seen 3 this week. Plus two gopher snakes. They have definitely started moving around more. I see them all the time in my line of work. I stepped inches from the first one I saw this week before he rattled and it scared me pretty good. Luckily he didn’t strike. I’ve had so many close encounters, I’ve lost count. Probably the craziest was the time I squatted down to take a dump with one coiled up right next to me the whole time. I was messing with my phone and I didn’t notice he was even there until I stood back up. Luckily it was a cold morning and he didn’t care. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThomC Report post Posted April 19, 2019 20 hours ago, Lucafu1 said: This was handing around my porch yesterday.... That snake is your friend. Not dangerous and eats mice, packrats, not you. Gopher snake I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoosCrazy Report post Posted April 19, 2019 19 hours ago, Jazz said: One thing to remember guys.. rattlesnakes don't always rattle. Maybe what.. half the time? If you're lucky.. Out of the hundreds I've killed, I think maybe 20 or so I actually heard. My experience has been the opposite, out of the hundreds I have been around only 5 ish didn’t rattle. The ones that don’t rattle usually aren’t ready to strike, they are moving away so no worries there. Only 1 that a can recall didn’t rattle and was striking. He was a grumpy little prairie rattler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazz Report post Posted April 19, 2019 1 minute ago, KoosCrazy said: My experience has been the opposite, out of the hundreds I have been around only 5 ish didn’t rattle. The ones that don’t rattle usually aren’t ready to strike, they are moving away so no worries there. Only 1 that a can recall didn’t rattle and was striking. He was a grumpy little prairie rattler. Last August.. coming back from the blind in 21, heading to the truck. Got the wife with me. We're walking on this trail - it's night. There's a mojave in the trail and it's ticked off. We're looking at it, decide to take it out. One shot- with a .45 snake shot did the trick. So I'm looking for a stick to move it out of the way- (Because you never know) and I walk 3 or 4 yards to get this curled branch - And it's another rattler! Quiet through all that commotion! I almost picked up a snake.. trying to move another snake. That night we got 4 just on the way back to the truck. Crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazy-H98 Report post Posted April 19, 2019 Reminds me of the time my brother in law and I were hanging cameras in 23 one May. We just finished up the setup and walked back to the quad for a cold one. As we stood around the quad I heard the "rattle", and said did you hear that? He said hear what? We got about half way through the cold one and I heard the rattle. I again said, "did you hear that", hear what he said. This time I took a step back and found him coiled up and ready. I jump back and my brother in law hops on the seat of his quad! That day could have ended really badly, we were back there in "deep". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted April 19, 2019 I have posted this before but this was basically my introduction to rattlesnakes.......down in the bootheel of New Mexico in what some would consider middle of nowhere nothing! My dad's ditch banks were clean from weeds, our house......clean from weeds all the way around! If you went off the main path you made sure you had a shovel in your hand! Lots of great memories and lots of PTSD memories about growing up there! We have had several encounters out in the boonies with rattlers, walk loud and carry a big stick!!!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazy-H98 Report post Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Non-Typical Solutions said: I have posted this before but this was basically my introduction to rattlesnakes.......down in the bootheel of New Mexico in what some would consider middle of nowhere nothing! My dad's ditch banks were clean from weeds, our house......clean from weeds all the way around! If you went off the main path you made sure you had a shovel in your hand! Lots of great memories and lots of PTSD memories about growing up there! We have had several encounters out in the boonies with rattlers, walk loud and carry a big stick!!!! Nice ride! Looks like a 55-57 chevy stepside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted April 19, 2019 I've been hunting in AZ most my life--- never really thought twice about rattlers. Friends wear chaps religiously !! I've never been stuck at by a rattler , other than when I was trying to catch it! Now that gets your blood pumping. going after a rattle with a cresol branch!! if you leave them alone , they usually wont be aggressive. I put on my first chaps this spring as the grasses , desert floral was crazily thick and tall . I didn't encounter a snake , probably my las t time with gators too! the fact that I probably wont hear it gives me a little thought but hey my problem- Nobody I knows has ever been bitten --- lots of people with a lifetime of hunting. I think one time chaps prevented a strike. yes , if you see what damage any venom causes- it's not a joke to protect yourself! watch out for young rattlers- small especially babys- they cant control their venom older snakes have a kill strike where they intend yo kill , eat something - it shows the jaws working deep into the prey. warning strikes aren't as dangerous- lethal usually. wear leggings if you like -just be safe out there either way! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
