Look what my husband found by our yard fence!

Charmin · May 26, 2009

My husband was weed eating over the weekend and found this right outside our yard fence!!
Its a rattlesnake skin/shed(I think)!!
This sucker was 3 1/2 feet long! and it was crawling TOWARDS my yard >:(

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Everybody please be careful in the woods! Watch where you're stepping!!!
Kind regards~~sandcreek4

DANGLANGLEY · May 26, 2009

Dang, that's scary looking. I hope he has left the area.

DANGLANGLEY

Charmin · May 26, 2009

DANGLANGLEY said:
Dang, that's scary looking. I hope he has left the area.

DANGLANGLEY

Me, too, DANGLANGLEY! If not, he's gonna get a belly full of buck shot! I've been doing a little high stepping as I go across my yard

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In the words of Indiana: "SNAKES, why did it have to be SNAKES??!!"
regards~~sandcreek4

texastee2007 said:
I believe you are right.

thanks, texastee2007.
regards~~sandcreek4

Dirty WhiteBoy · May 26, 2009

When I look at this I see a nice shiny pair of boots! :icon_scratch:

Charmin · May 26, 2009

Dirty WhiteBoy said:
When I look at this I see a nice shiny pair of boots!

I'm just glad it wasn't the real thing, Dirty WhiteBoy! Snakes scare me so bad and I've got young kids to watch out for. I hope he just shed his skin and left!
regards~~sandcreek4

Libralabsoldier · May 26, 2009

Snakes are generally skittish creatures, but they keep down the rodent population, which means fewer chances for your kids to be exposed to rabies, and plague. I have a huge king snake named Earl who lives at my house. He is welcome to stay.

Charmin · May 26, 2009

Libralabsoldier said:
Snakes are generally skittish creatures, but they keep down the rodent population, which means fewer chances for your kids to be exposed to rabies, and plague. I have a huge king snake named Earl who lives at my house. He is welcome to stay.

Well, I know a lot of snakes are beneficial but I really don't want any in my yard. I've had a dog bitten by a rattlesnake and her poor head swelled up and we thought we were going to lose her. I leave them alone as long as they don't venture too close!
Thanks Libralabsoldier!
regards~~sandcreek4

Tnmountains · May 27, 2009

I kill posionous ones near my hunting cabins and where I am going back to. In the woods I walk around them. He is probably long gone. :walk:

TnMountains

Charmin · May 27, 2009

TnMountains said:
I kill posionous ones near my hunting cabins and where I am going back to. In the woods I walk around them. He is probably long gone.

TnMountains

I hope he is long gone, TnMountains! As big as he is, he would sure pack a punch!
Thanks for the comments!!
kind regards~~sandcreek4

Mental Granny · May 27, 2009

Your probably right about its being gone but, I'd be very careful around the porch steps and out buildings and garage! :icon_sunny:

txkickergirl · May 27, 2009

Its not a rattlesnake its a Rat Snake skin, leave it alone they keep the mice population down and will not harm you. They will make your heart jump if you run across it, because your first reaction is rattlesnake because of the color, but they are harmless.

Charmin · May 27, 2009

Mental Granny said:
Your probably right about its being gone but, I'd be very careful around the porch steps and out buildings and garage!

txkickergirl said:
Its not a rattlesnake its a Rat Snake skin, leave it alone they keep the mice population down and will not harm you. They will make your heart jump if you run across it, because your first reaction is rattlesnake because of the color, but they are harmless.

Thanks Mental Granny and txkickergirl---I just hope it doesn't take up residence in our barns or carport! I put a bunch of moth balls in all the buildings to try and keep these things out!
regards~~sandcreek4

rginn · May 27, 2009

Cool. I was down in Oklahoma last week and looked high and low for snakes but didn't come up with any. You can actually ID that skin to the snake but it involves counting scales and plates and such, and it's too much physics for me.

Charmin · May 27, 2009

RGINN said:
Cool. I was down in Oklahoma last week and looked high and low for snakes but didn't come up with any. You can actually ID that skin to the snake but it involves counting scales and plates and such, and it's too much physics for me.

We've already seen one too many, RGINN. I hope this isn't going to be a bad year for snakes and varmints.
Thanks for the comments!!
regards~~sandcreek