So much fun talk about food! 
That's safe.I think I'll have a hamburger
Had another copperhead in the garage. He was a teenager so not fully grown but well big enuf to be on his own so I don't have to worry about mommy or siblings hanging around. Scooped him up and hauled him way back in the woods. He wasn't real happy with me.
Too lateThank you. I realize I just lobbed a giant softball to anyone with any imagination whatsoever.
I hope Hula doesn't see that post.
And now I had to chase a black snake off the front of my house. The neighborhood hawk must've died or something.
General, you need some guinea fowl. They do a great job of getting rid of the snakes . . . and keeping you up all night with their racket.
I don't relocate copperheads. I kill them. I don't bother the rat snakes and bull snakes, but the poisonous snakes wind up at the wrong end of a shotgun.
I don't relocate copperheads. I kill them. I don't bother the rat snakes and bull snakes, but the poisonous snakes wind up at the wrong end of a shotgun.
I dont kill anything unless I intend to eat it. Basically that means fish for me. And I dont like fish very much unless it is right out of the water. There are lots of copperheads around here. They pretty much stay in the woods but now and again they make it up to the house. Killing the copperhead will do nothing to make it any safer. It just makes room for another one. I also dont want the mess. Much cleaner to capture and release them or in some cases just chase them off. Other than the surprise of bumping into them I am not afraid of snakes. Deep respect, but not fear. I'm just careful when I approach them. I know a copperhead can put a nasty hurtin' on me. And the anti venom is super expensive. It's just not that hard to take them live and walk them back 500-1000 feet in the woods. They can help keep the mice population in check.
Vegas is funny. The locals *might* smile or at least say hello. Visitors will talk and you might learn more than you wanna know about them.
Today at the market, I let a lady go in front of me. I had a full cart and she just had a few nutrition bars. She was visiting and was relieved some folk still existed who could be kind and do as I did. Next thing you know, she’s told me she quit drinking about 4 months ago (I congratulated her sincerely). She *only* lost around $1k this trip on gambling (she knew someone who recently lost $43k). Her daughter’s Hollywood movie making husband just told her he doesn’t love her anymore and wants a divorce (I also learned how much he paid for their wedding, her dress and ring). He’s making a movie in S Carolina right now, so I let her know I might know a tough trucker and a General nearby enough to go rough him up a little. (Just kidding.)
I learned lots more. Her name, the name she was supposed to have if her cousin hadn’t been born first and got the name. Saw her beautiful daughter’s pic and a pic of her brother who passed away.
It was a slow checkout line and she talked fast.
People are funny. Endlessly fascinating.
Today at the market, I let a lady go in front of me. I had a full cart and she just had a few nutrition bars. She was visiting and was relieved some folk still existed who could be kind and do as I did. Next thing you know, she’s told me she quit drinking about 4 months ago (I congratulated her sincerely). She *only* lost around $1k this trip on gambling (she knew someone who recently lost $43k). Her daughter’s Hollywood movie making husband just told her he doesn’t love her anymore and wants a divorce (I also learned how much he paid for their wedding, her dress and ring). He’s making a movie in S Carolina right now, so I let her know I might know a tough trucker and a General nearby enough to go rough him up a little. (Just kidding.)
I learned lots more. Her name, the name she was supposed to have if her cousin hadn’t been born first and got the name. Saw her beautiful daughter’s pic and a pic of her brother who passed away.
It was a slow checkout line and she talked fast.
People are funny. Endlessly fascinating.
I'm with Pappy on this. I do appreciate Kingsnakes, and wish more were around. I hate poisonous snakes, and I don't believe there is a "good one" in the bunch.
I just heard a news story about a man who killed a rattlesnake in his garden in Corpus Christi. He cut off its head with a shovel. But when he went to dispose of it, the severed head bit him and the venom released! He nearly died. He’s in stable condition but his kidneys are still weak. The bite was a reflex! That’s freakin scary, I tell you!
I knew bees could still sting after they die. I also knew snakes heads were still dangerous after severing. But still...
I knew bees could still sting after they die. I also knew snakes heads were still dangerous after severing. But still...
I strongly disagree with you and Pappy on this . Bronze is 100% correct in his reasoning . Venomous snakes were put here for a reason . A large fruit grower in South America , decided that too many workers were being bitten and paid to have the venomous snakes on their plantations exterminated . The following year there was no crop to pick , rats moved in and ate everything . The company , might've been Dole if I remember correctly , had to pay to have snakes brought in from research and breeding centers in Florida and also to educate their workers in how not to get bitten. If they had educated them to begin with it would have saved lives and a lot of money .
There is research going on to isolate compounds in Copperhead and Rattlesnake venom that can lower blood pressure without the side effects of current medication also pain killers have been developed from Cobra venom rhat can 100% block pain by shutting down nerve receptors . Also minus side effects and minus addiction , major benefits over opiates . I made money when I was younger by catching Canebrake rattlesnakes and selling them to the research centers for venom research. That's one of the reasons I know what I do about the research . I also had a pet Neotropical rattlesnake that I freely handled for years , along with cobras and vipers from every part of the world . And of course large pythons as in RETICulated pythons and burmese pythons . Ever wonder how I chose my handle ?
He should have called someone that knew how to deal with it , bet he won't do that again any time soon .
Morning...….Friday!!!
and.... another little factoid... my handle is linked to snakes too... I owned one of the reticulated pythons Retic had and it preferred rabbits for dinner... ergo... Bunnykiller
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