Anyone step on a rattler?

[Coyotefurharvester]

Driving around south central sd, my buddy was shooting pd from the truck with his shotgun( he is paraplegic). Asked me to pick up the empties, I was on his side and had grabbed several hulls when he asked if I was standing on a snake or a stick, looking I realized it was about a 15 inch rattlesnake. It was a cool late September morning otherwise I may have had a problem since I was wearing tennis shoes.

 

[mike a]

Almost went prone on this

 

[swd]

Almost went prone on this

My wife stepped on one last week. She was not happy! Fortunately the ones around here just sting and don’t make you sick. Our are tiny about 2/3’s the size of that one.

 

[ckrifles]

I live in eastern Montana over the years I have stepped on or over more rattlesnakes than I care to remember. One night I Heard my Aussy barking and could also hear a rattler buzzing(we have no air cond.) I got up and went to the back screen door all I could see was a huge rattlers head. I reached into the corner for my 12 gage. Its there for a reason, and ended his harassment of my faithful partner.

 

[mmcu]

Almost went prone on this

Your picture reminded me of this scorpion dragging a bird wing up the wall at our house. Damn, my wife freaked out!

 

[gambleone]

Yowee thats a biggon.

 

[rebel]

Rebel regularly sends me photos or videos of bugs and snakes, just for the evil fun he gets outta it, knowing I am seriously bugaphobic and snakes make me pee myself. Have not seen a snake in years till he started doing this. Last week I was weedwhacking some high grass and suddenly my weedeater bogged. I lifted it out of the grass expecting a piece of rope or stems etc. Nah...I had a three foot black snake by the tail, wrapped up in the head of the weedeater. Thank God the handle was longer and he didn't dislodge when I cranked out about 5000 RPM in a panic. He was caught up good. I am surprised, given my luck, that he didn't get launched mouth first into my cargo shorts or similar.

Since he was mangled, i axed him if he liked his head...he said every now and then he loses it. I burned the carcass in the burn barrel. I am never going barefoot in my lawn again. And I am certain Rebel is down there in the Carolinas with a rubber voodoo snake and a little doll with Snert written on its shirt...

I try. Had a snake in the shop today. Black snake - had to get him out before the Jack Russells saw him otherwise there would be guts on the wall. But you don't have to be a bow legged westerner to be worried about rattlers. Killed abut 12 miles from the shop. Called Timbers here, down east called Canebrakes - same thing.

The one on the right was dispatched while digging Sang up north of here and a bit higher up. Customer said it looked like a huge mushroom coiled in the leaves.

 

[snert]

I try. Had a snake in the shop today. Black snake - had to get him out before the Jack Russells saw him otherwise there would be guts on the wall. But you don't have to be a bow legged westerner to be worried about rattlers. Killed abut 12 miles from the shop. Called Timbers here, down east called Canebrakes - same thing.

The one on the right was dispatched while digging Sang up north of here and a bit higher up. Customer said it looked like a huge mushroom coiled in the leaves.

Is there a "don't like" button?

 

[Rustytigwire]

Daughters driveway a mile from my house. I doubt if it is a foot long. Pygmy Rattlesnake. Lived around here 40 years never saw them till last couple years. Just lucky i guess. Rattles are tiny like the lead part in a wood pencil.

 

[BDman]

Cute

 

[moa_shooter]

the one time i was at the river and a 5.5 foot rattle snake was right by my vehicles door, and i was like oh come on not today cause it was starting to rain, and i need to go check my cattle because it started to get wickedly windy so i was like well thats why i have a 12ga shotgun loaded with slugs! and killed him

 

[rangertim]

My cousin almost Stepped on this bad boy this afternoon! He was laying beside a dead limb, he thinks it struck and missed him,only because his wife screamed just before he took his swipe he jumped backed the way she ran, he said when he looked down it was only about a foot away from were he made his leap backwards! Arkansas Timber Rattler 54 inches long

 

[Raythemanroe]

I was sent this picture today, mile down the road where I use to work. Apparently a Kenworth got the head..

Ray

 

[lancexxx]

I’m ranger Tim’s cousin, go by lancexxx on here. I was very lucky. Sightron sales would have been delayed if he had got me.

 

[JFrank]

Is there a "don't like" button?

I was thinking the same thing

 

[JFrank]

View attachment 1127287 My cousin almost Stepped on this bad boy this afternoon! He was laying beside a dead limb, he thinks it struck and missed him,only because his wife screamed just before he took his swipe he jumped backed the way she ran, he said when he looked down it was only about a foot away from were he made his leap backwards! Arkansas Timber Rattler 54 inches long

E Gads!!!
I’m sure glad ya got that guy outta there GEEEZZZ

 

[snert]

I’m ranger Tim’s cousin, go by lancexxx on here. I was very lucky. Sightron sales would have been delayed if he had got me.

I note your shirt is wet. My pants woulda been wet.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

No rattlers stompin but, I was napping at werk one day at lunch and had a crescent wrench slip out of my tool pocket on my pants and rattle down to the floor. I turned a lunch table over and several chairs getting outa there. I am terrified of any snake.

 

[lancexxx]

Yo have heard the saying shit down both legs, I had to take a bath when I got back to the cabin. He was laying under a small limb with leaves right under a feeder. Probably waiting on a squirrel