I've never understood the seemingly universal urge to kill any snake you see. My philosophy is to just leave them alone and they will slither away. Of course I've never been bitten so that may have something to do with it.
I've never understood the seemingly universal urge to kill any snake you see. My philosophy is to just leave them alone and they will slither away. Of course I've never been bitten so that may have something to do with it.
I agree, one of the best things about working in the field, is seeing the wildlife. Of course there ARE times when extreme measures must be considered.
Loyal
My Niece that helped kill the 9 copperheads above found a water moccasin in her yard last week. Her husband chopped the head off but it kept trying to strike. After they finally got it to stay dead, the oldest son that is about 6 foot tall held up the headless body by the tail to pose for a picture and a dead copperhead fell out.
James
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I've never understood the seemingly universal urge to kill any snake you see. My philosophy is to just leave them alone and they will slither away. Of course I've never been bitten so that may have something to do with it.
We have been seeing a few Spreadin Adders around here the last few years. Or maybe the same one several times. I am still trying to convince my wife to leave it alone. The last time I saw it, our little three legged pit bull sat down right beside it not knowing what it was and the snake never moved. I got it on video but I haven't figured out how to post it on youtube yet.
There are others I won't kill. Convincing my wife to leave them alone is a different matter.
James
Here is the picture my Niece sent me of the moccasin and the copperhead he had for a last meal
And this is the one Susan killed after it had a Cicada in it's mouth trying to get out of it's hull. Upper left is the Cicada, lower right is the hull it was shedding when the snake got it. The photo is in the bottom of a blue Lowes bucket
Here?ÿ are pictures of every poisonous snake I have ever seen in Oregon or Washington:
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My Tin Tin cat catches little garden snakes from time to time and brings them to the doorstep!
I put them in a bucket and move them down the street a mile away. Somehow, she finds more.?ÿ
One time, Wendell was doing the driving and I was doing the snake transporting. The damn snaked jumped OUT of the bucket, and weaved its way around Wendells legs while he was driving! He immediately stopped the truck, and I opened the door and caught said snake, put him back in the bucket, and quickly ran him across the street into the woods and let him go. Next time, we'll use the lid.
Here's a cartoon Wendell drew to defend his rats against snakes.
