Rattlesnake

[Dave]

I miss all the excitement. I was hauling cows for the neighbor over to Wingville, the other side of Baker. Got home and the wife was telling me that she wanted me to see something. She had killed a 2 foot or so rattler while mowing the grass down by the chicken house. She said she tried to run it over with the mower but it got too close to the chicken house. So she tried to hit it with a brick but again it was too close to the chicken house. So finally she went the 20 feet or so to the shop and got a shovel to finish it off. She couldn't find the rattles. It appears she got that part of the snake with the lawn mower. And it is pretty beat up so she seriously wounded it with the mower.
I did kill one of those little button rattlers over on the road on Monday. My first one of the year. And I saw a pretty good size one today on the shoulder of the road. But I had a load of calves on and was doing about 45 so I didn't slam on the brakes to stop and kill it. I guess the snakes are out.

 

[kenny thomas]

How many will you see in a year?

 

[Dave]

How many will you see in a year?

The most I have killed in a year was 20. It is relatively rare for me to see one and not get it killed. The most I have killed in a single day is 6. A neighbor kid driving on that road where I killed 6, killed 8 in a single one way trip down that road. That is the Burnt River Canyon Road. It is a pretty snakey area.

 

[Mrcopier]

The most I have killed in a year was 20. It is relatively rare for me to see one and not get it killed. The most I have killed in a single day is 6. A neighbor kid driving on that road where I killed 6, killed 8 in a single one way trip down that road. That is the Burnt River Canyon Road. It is a pretty snakey area.

Wow who knew in Oregon, we see several a year here in Texas

 

[Lee VanRoss]

There is talk of a den of them in Delaware..

 

[kenny thomas]

There is talk of a den of them in Delaware..

Those might be blue snakes.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Theres a big shindig in okeene, Oklahoma every year.
Bunches and bunches of folks gather up and go catching them!!
Big bbq and all that jazz

I've never been, but I hear it's a hoot. They even have a giant pit full of em!

 

[bbirder]

There is talk of a den of them in Delaware..

Would that be the ones that hang in the basement?

 

[jltrent]

[h3][/h3]

 

[Col Reb]

[h3][/h3]

Not me!!! My momma didn't raise no fool. I don't even like swinging a hoe at a snake. That's what they make shotguns for.

 

[kenny thomas]

Anyone have any good recipes for foxing rattlesnake? I tried a couple in a smoker but wasn't impressed.
Also anyone know of a restaurant that serves them?

 

[Col Reb]

Anyone have any good recipes for foxing rattlesnake? I tried a couple in a smoker but wasn't impressed.
Also anyone know of a restaurant that serves them?

What does rattlesnake taste like? I would imagine that it would taste like ketchup if I tried any.

 

[kenny thomas]

What i fixed in a smoker just didn't have much taste at all. That's why I'm interested in trying it some other way.

 

[greybeard]

Anyone have any good recipes for foxing rattlesnake?

I assume you have the Eastern Fox snakes..

This should help you.

The Eastern Fox Snake

Well, the sun is out and the snow is melting. But it's still a good month or so until things get rolling here in the Wolverine state. My tho...

herpingmichigan.blogspot.com

 

[jschoolcraft86]

I miss all the excitement. I was hauling cows for the neighbor over to Wingville, the other side of Baker. Got home and the wife was telling me that she wanted me to see something. She had killed a 2 foot or so rattler while mowing the grass down by the chicken house. She said she tried to run it over with the mower but it got too close to the chicken house. So she tried to hit it with a brick but again it was too close to the chicken house. So finally she went the 20 feet or so to the shop and got a shovel to finish it off. She couldn't find the rattles. It appears she got that part of the snake with the lawn mower. And it is pretty beat up so she seriously wounded it with the mower.
I did kill one of those little button rattlers over on the road on Monday. My first one of the year. And I saw a pretty good size one today on the shoulder of the road. But I had a load of calves on and was doing about 45 so I didn't slam on the brakes to stop and kill it. I guess the snakes are out.

They're out here as well. I've killed a coral snake and a copperhead this week.

 

[kenny thomas]

I assume you have the Eastern Fox snakes..

This should help you.

The Eastern Fox Snake

Well, the sun is out and the snow is melting. But it's still a good month or so until things get rolling here in the Wolverine state. My tho...

herpingmichigan.blogspot.com

Hahaha you got me

 

[tumbleweed2]

Not me!!! My momma didn't raise no fool. I don't even like swinging a hoe at a snake. That's what they make shotguns for.

Shotguns won't work when shooting down onto cement (where the snake is crawling) but a hoe sure will work ... but first throw a small coffee can of gasoline on the wiggler to slow it down.

 

[Baustin]

Those might be blue snakes.

There is talk of a den of them in Delaware..

I think you mean DC

 

[Shoestring]

Anyone have any good recipes for foxing rattlesnake? I tried a couple in a smoker but wasn't impressed.
Also anyone know of a restaurant that serves them?

We went to 'Rattlesnake roundup " in Sweetwater a couple years ago. We had deep fried Rattlesnake. Not impressed at all.

 

[Lee VanRoss]

Pennsylvania, Delaware. DC, they are migratory predators..