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Post by linda72 on Apr 18, 2017 14:07:34 GMT
My DH took the grand kids for a ride to the pond by our ranch house while DD and I cleaned up the Easter dinner dishes. My DSIL was in the yard putting out the Easter eggs when a 3 foot rattlesnake wiggled into the yard. It was about 18" inches from my SIL when he saw it. Luckily, he's a very good shot with a gun. It made for a very exciting evening!  |
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Post by dina on Apr 18, 2017 14:18:22 GMT
ewww ewww and ewww!!!
I.WOULD.HAVE.DIED
ETA: I am still struggling with the word "invited" in the thread title
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Apr 18, 2017 14:30:35 GMT
OMG! I would have screamed! I'm not that good a shot, especially when I'm scared
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Post by lmenglish on Apr 18, 2017 14:57:05 GMT
absolutely can not stand snakes!
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Post by azcristi on Apr 18, 2017 14:57:53 GMT
OMG, that's scary!!! I'm glad everyone is safe and this had a good outcome (dead snake!).
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Post by DebDoesWW on Apr 18, 2017 15:01:04 GMT
*faints*
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Post by neen on Apr 18, 2017 15:19:47 GMT
OH ICK!! I would have passed out!
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Post by linda72 on Apr 18, 2017 15:21:08 GMT
azcristi My SIL cut off the head and buried it (don't want kids or dogs finding the head) He kept the rattles (8 of them) and hung the rest in a mesquite tree (so cows or people wouldn't find it in the grass) I'm sure an owl or buzzard will find it! SIL used a special bullet called a "snake shot" which fired lots of tiny pellets in a wide area. It means you don't have to be super accurate and in another close up picture you can see a small hole in the head from the pellet. That is why the snake looks intact and doesn't have its head blown off. If I had to shoot it, I would have shot it as many times as I had bullets. Luckily, SIL is very skilled and calm at these times. Unlike me as I would still be running down the road away from it! 
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Apr 18, 2017 15:59:49 GMT
I never would have thought of cutting off and burying the head. That's smart, just never would have thought of it,
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Post by linda72 on Apr 18, 2017 17:10:09 GMT
hpeterson1951 Even though the snake is dead, it wiggles for quite awhile afterwards and the fangs can still bite with venom! So, you don't want dogs or kids poking at it and getting hurt. 
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Post by DebDoesWW on Apr 18, 2017 17:13:12 GMT
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Post by linda72 on Apr 18, 2017 17:54:51 GMT
DebDoesWW Although I'm a native Texan, it has taken me decades to not run screaming down the road when we see snakes. I.really.hate.them. Luckily, we don't often see them and the guys all do a good job getting rid of them!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 20:33:13 GMT
linda72,I would have been the one running and screaming.Well I would have screamed since I don't run.Glad everyone was safe and your SIL knew what he was doing.
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Post by Texans136 (Luann) on Apr 18, 2017 22:50:12 GMT
Only in Texas! We once had a snake swallow a fake Easter egg we put in the hen house to encourage hen laying. We thought the hens were sitting on the plastic eggs popping them open, so we added flour and taped them shut. Needless to say he couldn't digest the thing so he died.
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Post by cherryt38 on Apr 19, 2017 13:36:24 GMT
My DH always claimed that if you have a .22 rifle or handgun, got the snakes attention, that when you shot the gun the rattlesnake would see the bullet coming and strike and take it in the mouth. A .22 bullet is slower than others and the rattler is fast enough to get it. Of course you'd have to be aiming fairly close to his head. DH had been a sharp shooter so I assumed he knew what he was talking about.
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