Arg, If it isn't spiders, It's snakes.

[redneck hater]

Well, this nearly scared me to death the other day.

I was out in my front yard getting ready to mow, when I heard this fairly loud buzzing noise. I figured it was probably just a cicada, but for some reason I went to find out the source of it. As I made my way to the back of my house where there's a small water garden, I saw my cat acting weird, running around and crouching. Well, when I looked closer, my stupid cat was not only running around, but trying to attack a 4 foot long timber rattlesnake.

Needless to say, I totally freaked out, I really didn't have a clue what to do, so I grabbed a rock and threw it down at the snake and my cat. Well neither paused, and I was afraid my cat would get bit. Finally, I ran inside and grabbed my shotgun and a few rounds of buckshot. Ran back outside, and it really amazed me that the cat hadn't got bit. Shot at the snake, and my cat took off. Well, the stupid snake got into the pond, so I shot again, but that was my last shot. Well, now the wounded snake was in the water garden, and I was outta ammo. Grabbed my fathers shotgun and ran back outside with 10 more shots, and ....well, totally destroyed the snake and the water pond. Actually I gotta admit it was pretty sweet when I hit that pond the water/mud when sooo high up, along with the snake.

Well, my mom hearing screams and gunshots came around to find her water pond in ruins and me waving a gun in my hands, which was probably pretty entertaining. Well, that snake was still moving, I mean, this thing was nearly in half, pretty much mutilated, and it was still like opening its mouth, and writhering to a small amount. I dunno, I jus left it there, there was no way that thing coulda moved or anything, and let my dad throw it off into the weeds.

Anyyyyhow, I hate snakes now too. I dunno, I'm still tryin to figure out why in the world my cat would even hang around ANY snake, much less that. Ah well, thats only the second rattlesnake we've seen around our house in like 7-8 years.

[Amra]

Am I the only one who finds this post kind of sad?


I loves guns as much as anyone else but I wouldn't use one on a snake. A stick is much better.

Wow.

Edit: by a stick, I mean you can control it with it. Not harm it.

[redneck hater]

I dunno, I'm not one to go anywhere near a rattlesnake. I guess I coulda if necessary, but honestly, I really don't care to get near those.

EDIT

I don't mind king snakes, black rat snakes, or anything such as those, but I will not let a rattlesnake go alive anywhere near my house. I've always been that way, and it's probably for the best, as we've lost a dog to a copper head a couple years ago.

Actually I sorta wish I had that on tape for fun...that'd definiately be a winner on americas funniest home videos, heh.

[TheGreatStickels]

hahaha, I can just picture you out there, freaking out, shooting the hell out of this pond trying to hit some snake.

[Deceit]

Back when I was about 7-8 my friends mom got jumped by a rattler, we ran out there and we saw her bust out a shovel and shank it to death.

[Malibu, CA]

as a person who loves snakes, this thread offends me
*puts on snakeskin boots*

[Canadia142]

Why couldn't you of just gotten a hoe and cut it's head off quickly and easily instead of going through all that trouble of shooting it?

[My_Immortal6]

I would have just used my powers on it.

[redneck hater]

#1 I Don't like getting near those things. They can move fairly fast and I'm a wuss when it comes to poisonous snakes
#2 Bah Hoe, Gun still get the same result now didn't I, heh. I dunno, Honestly like I said, I'm not one to get near those.

[Geeno]

I wouldnt play games with a rattlesnake if i felt my pets were in danger.

Besides thats nothing compared to the time my dad shot the snakes... that crawled into his boat.

[ASTRALdragon]

heheh i like your cat. so did your cat get in any good swipes? reminds of something i saw on Maximum Exposure where this bobcat fights this rattler and pwns it. i think you should have used a stick though. shotgun just seems too.... overkill and cruel.

[Erik Balder]

for a redneck hater you sure do act like one, what wit the shotgun wuppin ya gave dat der dang 'ol rattler mmmmhmmm

[Choogy]

I had a southern black racer in my yard the other day...i grabbed a pillowcase and duct-taped a coathanger to a golf club and hooked him right in

Let him go away from everything...and dang those things move fast...

[Malibu, CA]

ive never seen a poisonous snake in my life, the most dangerous thing ive seen was a racoon. it mightve been infected with rabies.

[Erik Balder]

Bah i've been around poisonous creatures all my life, and I MIGHT have been bitten by one or two of them.... :cheesy:













BTW don't get bitten by poisonous creatures it really sucks

[Kore]

for a redneck hater you sure do act like one, what wit the shotgun wuppin ya gave dat der dang 'ol rattler mmmmhmmm

Maybe he's a closet redneck.


BTW don't get bitten by poisonous creatures it really sucks

Sure does.

[Erik Balder]

if he's a closet redneck he sure doesn't do a good job hiding it.

[TheGreatStickels]

I think Erik is bored

[supermanjnk]

we have copper heads and timber rattle snakes around here. Mostly just copper heads though....

[Soulstones]

lol, unloading shotgun shells into a snake a bunch of times is funny as hell , probably an enteraining sight to see.

[th5418]

HEATBEAM EYES! Thats the way to go. THen you can have some snake meat soup! Or drink snake blood!

[Blades-Of-Light]

-Laughing- I made a post awhile back, I'm up to 3 Diamondback rattlers I've caught now...Dont go killing it..It didnt do anything to you..all 3 I got I released farther out into the desert. Couple things to remember.
When Rattlers arent coiled up, they cant spring at you..sure they can bite but they cant jump at your hand/foot/cat ect....Second is ..They only sense heat..so if you use a long pole (Used a broom handle) Everything should be fine.
Please dont blow anymore away.
Blades.

[LunarSolaris]

You and god's creatures don't get along very well, do you?

[Cain]

lol, unloading shotgun shells into a snake a bunch of times is funny as hell , probably an enteraining sight to see.

Actually it more or less shows the maturity level of some people. Personally I don't think it's funny at all. It also says something about his ability to use a gun. Using buckshot on a snake was a bad idea. He should have grabbed something smaller like 7 1/2 that would have got it on the first shot. However there are much better ways of handling the situtation other than busting out a shotgun.

[redneck hater]

Aight, I'm gonna clear up my name once and for all.

#1 I promise this isn't an excuse or anything, but this was my brothes account when he played <crowbar swings>. I just took it over becuase he used my email address for it.

#2 The rednecks referred to ...well, My family owns about 250ish acres of land in northern GA. However, on one side of the property, it boarders another piece of private property, which jerks on 4 wheelers/dirtbikes will ride down and tresspass on our land. They tear up the forest, and just create erosion and gernerally a huge mess. I'm not talkin about jeff foxworthy or anything like that with this name, just those jerks who take it upon themselves to do that.

[redneck hater]

Aight, I'm gonna clear up my name once and for all.

#1 I promise this isn't an excuse or anything, but this was my brothes account when he played <crowbar swings>. I just took it over becuase he used my email address for it.

#2 The rednecks referred to ...well, My family owns about 250ish acres of land in northern GA. However, on one side of the property, it boarders another piece of private property, which jerks on 4 wheelers/dirtbikes will ride down and tresspass on our land. They tear up the forest, and just create erosion and gernerally a huge mess. I'm not talkin about jeff foxworthy or anything like that with this name, just those jerks who take it upon themselves to do that.


EDIT

Although smaller 7 1/2 birdshot would have really made a mess, Any chance at saving the rubber lining would be wasted, and honestly, is there really that much harm is using buckshot 'sides a money waste? I dunno, ....Bah I won't get into why I didn't bother using birdshot in the first place, it'd sound to much like an excuse anyhow..

[bigD72]

If you had a walking lawn mower there was a simply solution to that. Tilt the lawn mower back a bit so the blades were showing (whilst they were flapping in a malicious way waiting to rip something to shreds.) Move towards the snake, now you are covered from behind the lawn mower and you can just set it down on the snake and see the innards go flying.

[VaN_haMMerSteIn]

Dude, that's awesome. I am gonna find random INANIMATE things to do that to today. I just gotta watch my feet... and my friends faces! :lol:

[Q33]

If you had a walking lawn mower there was a simply solution to that. Tilt the lawn mower back a bit so the blades were showing (whilst they were flapping in a malicious way waiting to rip something to shreds.) Move towards the snake, now you are covered from behind the lawn mower and you can just set it down on the snake and see the innards go flying.

Crap... thats gotta be one of the most ingenius ways to kill a snake. I dont care if Im labeled as immature, thats still freaking hiliarious.

[ZeppelinAngel]

first thought that came to mind?

what a weiner

;)