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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1637361" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>The big one got away. We were on our way home yesterday with our last load of poles. Actually about half a load of odds and ends needed to finish. Anyway I spotted a big rattle snake on the road. I stopped the truck. Reached in the back but my shovel had got covered up by some of the poles. There was a short handled single bit axe. I grabbed it. Axe with a 24 inch handle going after a 36+ inch rattler..... I got a couple swings in but missed. He wasn't sitting still so I was chasing him trying to get close enough but not too close. He made it to some tall grass and bushes. End of chase. I wish I would have had my shovel. He was a dead snake if I had the shovel. But...... the big one always gets away don't they?</p><p>Then yesterday evening after a long hot day the sun had finally dipped behind the hill. The wife was mowing the lawn and I decided that it was a good time become scarce so I head to the post office to pick up the mail. I drive by J's house and I see L my closest neighbor talking to him. They wave, I wave. About 50 yards past his place there is a big rattler in the road. I slam on the brakes. My shovel is not buried this time. I grab it and head back for the snake. I get to it and see right off that it is missing it's head and rattles. But it is fresh killed. About that time L is coming toward me laughing. He said that he told J to watch, Dave will stop. Apparently some tourist types had just drove by and went right past it without stopping. L had just killed it a few minutes before. He showed me the rattles. I didn't count them but there had to be at least ten or more. It was a solid two inches long. </p><p>Two different snakes about a quarter mile apart. Both big snakes. Two different out comes. But this hot weather is bringing the big ones out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1637361, member: 498"] The big one got away. We were on our way home yesterday with our last load of poles. Actually about half a load of odds and ends needed to finish. Anyway I spotted a big rattle snake on the road. I stopped the truck. Reached in the back but my shovel had got covered up by some of the poles. There was a short handled single bit axe. I grabbed it. Axe with a 24 inch handle going after a 36+ inch rattler..... I got a couple swings in but missed. He wasn't sitting still so I was chasing him trying to get close enough but not too close. He made it to some tall grass and bushes. End of chase. I wish I would have had my shovel. He was a dead snake if I had the shovel. But...... the big one always gets away don't they? Then yesterday evening after a long hot day the sun had finally dipped behind the hill. The wife was mowing the lawn and I decided that it was a good time become scarce so I head to the post office to pick up the mail. I drive by J's house and I see L my closest neighbor talking to him. They wave, I wave. About 50 yards past his place there is a big rattler in the road. I slam on the brakes. My shovel is not buried this time. I grab it and head back for the snake. I get to it and see right off that it is missing it's head and rattles. But it is fresh killed. About that time L is coming toward me laughing. He said that he told J to watch, Dave will stop. Apparently some tourist types had just drove by and went right past it without stopping. L had just killed it a few minutes before. He showed me the rattles. I didn't count them but there had to be at least ten or more. It was a solid two inches long. Two different snakes about a quarter mile apart. Both big snakes. Two different out comes. But this hot weather is bringing the big ones out. [/QUOTE]
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