LAZY H FARM N/C FL. THREAD

Farmer Connie · Apr 25, 2018

Bruce said:
Um, looks like quite a few rattles on the end of that snake.

Was in brother inlaw's garden. He shot it. Their farm is only 5 miles from here. So I know we have en too.

Bruce · Apr 25, 2018

Watch where you step and talk loudly so you don't sneak up and scare one!

Latestarter · Apr 26, 2018

Shame it had to be "wasted" but I get it. That's one very large snake and would make for a very serious bite. Problem is Bruce, they are learning that rattling gives them away and often ends up with them dieing, so it's been documented that in some areas, they no longer rattle when a human approaches and "play dead" until they have no choice but to strike.

I almost stepped right on the center of one's back while hiking in CO and he stayed dead still with no rattle (even with me messing around near him looking for a stick to try and catch him), until I prodded him with a stick. Thank god I saw him before I stepped square on him. He'd have gotten me for sure and he also had about 9 rattles. And I was a 3 mile hike to get back out to my truck. This was only about 5 years ago.