LLK & Dad swinging in the snake den!!!!

willpond & LLK · Jul 9, 2008

LLK & Dad swinging in the snake den!!!!

Took LLK to a potential spot last night. What a crazy time we had!!!! This is an old early to mid 1800's house site, the house collapsed last year and is really overgrown. It is located on an old stagecoach path (road is named Old Stagecoach Road). It has now become the dump site for the area. The house sits about 20 feet lower than the dirt road. I climbed down first, made LLK stay on the road by the truck. Located the stone walk to the front of the house, and started swinging. Went about 5 feet got a faint signal, dug my plug, 6" down I found a 1939 Wheat Cent. Looked up and was face to face with a 2 1/2 foot long garter snake! I dread snakes, I dislike their beady little eyes, their forked tongues, their scales, and their long slender shape, the only snake I ever saw that I liked, was a belt!!!! After a near stroke I moved to what should have been the side yard under a huge white pine tree, LLK came down to get in on the action. She got a signal and found a 1943 silver Canadian quarter (the kid is always finding Canadian coins in Pennsylvania). I spotted the old spring house and had to check it out made a few swings and got a good signal, dug the plug and out popped a 1905 Indian head cent. I herd something behind me and thought it was LLK coming over for a look, to my SURPRISE there were two eastern copperhead snakes heading right for me. Bear in mind, I am 6'-3", 275 lbs in my birthday suit. I jumped over those damn snakes, snatched LLK up under my arm (I swear she was still swinging her detector!), vaulted up the embankment, put LLK and two detectors in the bed of the truck, had a mild coronary, all in under 15 seconds!!!!! I now believe all of my artery clogging cholesterol has been broken loose. I had to throw my underwear away when I got home, but we found a few nice coins!!!! We have decided to hold off on that site until we have a good killing frost in early November.

creeper71 · Jul 9, 2008

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funny story!! I always enjoy reading when LLK finds a good coin.... now for the snakes are you sure they where copperheads

a eastern water snakes looks alot like a copperhead to the untrained eye... if you was at the spring house they could have been water snakes....

stefen · Jul 9, 2008

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Great line..."the only snake I ever saw that I liked, was a belt"...

That's like the last rattlesnake I ran across was in the middle of the road. :thumbsup:

willpond & LLK · Jul 9, 2008

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These were honest to God, true to life Eastern Copperheads! Was just talking to the elderly lady 300 yards down the road from the site. She had a snake under her porch last week, called the Fish Warden to come and remove it, they said it would take a while to get there. She had to go to BINGO, so she (stop reading snake lovers) blasted it with the 12 GA. When she returned home there was a note from the fish warden telling here not to kill the snakes, they removed the dead serpent from her sidewalk, and verified that it was a copperhead. It appears to be a good year for them

So the fish warden states! I'm taking here a new box of 12 GA. shells and cleaning her shotgun tonight. She's my hero! (By the way she said we could detect her yard, and she makes some killer cookies!) As soon as my testicles fall back into my scrotum, I will try to get a photo of the snakes!

RUDY2003 · Jul 9, 2008

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Man I hate snakes too......Good hunt though....

Keep safe

truckinbutch · Jul 9, 2008

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Possum cops have been reestablishing eastern diamondbacks via helicopter here in WV into 'suitable habitat' where we have spent 300 years killing them out.Also don't want 'their'coyotes killed.
That old gal runs low on 12gauge give me a shout.

civilman1 · Jul 9, 2008

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truckinbutch said:
Possum cops have been reestablishing eastern diamondbacks via helicopter here in WV into 'suitable habitat' where we have spent 300 years killing them out.Also don't want 'their'coyotes killed.
That old gal runs low on 12gauge give me a shout.

Amen!!!....The E.D-back's are protected in MD. too,they're fun to catch,but what "real good" are they....Hat Band's :thumbsup:

Glad you acted fast on the Copperhead's with LLK around,they can be nasty sometime's.Injun look's to be in decent shape and I'll take any kind of Silver anytime.....Congrat's!!!!

bootybay · Jul 9, 2008

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First off.. THANK GOD you both were ok and not bitten.. and alls I gotta say is.. I HATE SNAKES.. I wont even go into the woods this time of year.. here they fall outta trees on ya, crawl on the ground... I just cannot stand em..and then the lil light green tree snakes ( harmless but snake non the less) nipped my gardening in the bud big time.. You can have that chit.. phew am sticking to the beaches here..

oh forgot, big time congrats on your coins... :thumbsup: