Rattlesnakes -0- Jene Ingram No#6 Drop Point -8-.

[Biggerhammer]

Snakes are out thick this year, we have killed 29 Rattlesnakes around a friends house in the last week or so. Took a walk this evening and killed 8.

 











A few from the other day that just finished drying.

[mkcj]

Where do you live....So I can stay away well done though

[Bean Counter]

You throw the knife at them? I've killed a few myself all via bow and arrow.

Do you eat them? I've heard its good..

[Biggerhammer]

I just pin their heads down with a snake stick and cut them off just behind the head.

[b23]

Do you bury the head or just kick it to the side or?  I've heard you should bury the head of poisonous snakes when you cut them off because they are still potentially dangerous but I don't know if that's BS of truth.  I, personally, never really wanted to get close enough to find out. 

After you skin them out like that are they worth anything or are you just doing it so you can use them for personal use?

I'm with mkcj, can you please tell us where you are finding all these damn things so I can make sure I avoid those areas like the plague. lol

[quadrafire]

Nice looking snakes 

[andersonjk4]

Nice! Looks like you had some fun.  Do you use something on the skins to dry them, or just let them air dry? 

[Biggerhammer]

We cut the heads off and bury them, we don't want local pets getting into them. If it were just me I would leave the snake where I killed it after I buried the head. My friends the one that wants the hides, I have no idea why. He dries them on his streach boards with salt.

If you have eaten Rattlesnake the. you know it's like tough chicken. I've eaten it on occasion.

[floatinghat]

That is a lot of snakes for a small area.  I get the pet thing you have to be careful. 

One thing to watch going forward is going to be mice etc.  Snakes eat a good number of the vermin.  Years ago we cleared and area of snakes near a friends new house.  The critters just about took over for the next few years.  When stomping around the boonies I leave them alone, near a house you have to do something.

[Biggerhammer]

The Bullsnakes can have all the mice they want, plenty of them. All the Rattlesnakes get the knife.

[b23]

Do you mostly see them up on the asphalt road/s a little after sunset or are you out walking around in the brush looking for them?

[Biggerhammer]

Do you mostly see them up on the asphalt road/s a little after sunset or are you out walking around in the brush looking for them?

We find them all over! On the asphalt, stretched out on dirt roads in the rocks & sage. The roads are a guaranteed in the evenings, there's no rhyme  nor reason for everywhere else. There all over, in the orchard grass, by the horse feeders. Most off the snakes we kill are after 5pm, never really tried it during the day. We are working all the time.

[mountainman]

Every fourth or fifth year the population grows. Cleaned many dens out over the years growing up in the Methow Valley. Every father's day we go to some favorite denying areas and catch dozens in several hours. Counts over the years run in the hundreds! Only good viper is a dead viper! Next weekend! Yup, red neck father's day!! Nice snakes hammer

[Biggerhammer]

A couple more from this afternoon.

[RadSav]

My friends the one that wants the hides, I have no idea why. He dries them on his streach boards with salt.

They make some pretty wicked looking traditional bow backing!  Have a friend in Oregon that makes a good living making self bows with rattlesnake skin incorporated into them.

[Biggerhammer]

He's going to have plenty of skins, because those two snakes above are No# 45 & 46 for the year so far and we just got started.

Someone mentioned to me the other day that there is a guy over towards Okanogan that purchases snake hides?

[bowhunterwa87]

Nice haul... Seeing that crkt makes me wish i still had mine...lost mine on the glenwood hwy near soda springs a few years back.

[Biggerhammer]

Those rear serrations ZIP their heads right off!

[seth30]

Looks like some fun.  I have only seen Mojave green in California but never thought of taking there skin.  I should have when I was down there

[CAMPMEAT]

What's your biggest ? I shot a 4 footer a few hears ago near Conconully. I was scared...................

[Biggerhammer]

4' feet is a big Rattlesnake for WA!  I've killed timber Rattler's close to 4', big nasty green ones. We are at 79 for the year so far.

[mountainman]

4' is a good size Western Rattlesnake..contrary to many, there are no timber rattlesnakes in Washington...they grow much larger.

[Biggerhammer]

4" is a good size Western Rattlesnake..contrary to many, there are no timber rattlesnakes in Washington...they grow much larger.

Never killed a 4" inch Rattlesnake.  .

[Old Man Yager]

I would get me a way looooooooooooooonger knife for that!!!

[Biggerhammer]

4" is a good size Western Rattlesnake..contrary to many, there are no timber rattlesnakes in lWashington...they grow much larger.

Never killed a 4" inch Rattlesnake.  .

any anacondas  up on badger? 

Keeps the rats down in the valley.

[mountainman]

Killed a few in the methow last couple days up there helping out..fire has those timber rattles moving around a lot!

[mountainman]

4" is a good size Western Rattlesnake..contrary to many, there are no timber rattlesnakes in lWashington...they grow much larger.

Never killed a 4" inch Rattlesnake.  .

any anacondas  up on badger? 

heard" timber rattlers" stay up high, where the feeding is good? 

Keeps the rats down in the valley.

[Biggerhammer]

Must be bored Dewey? Nothing better to do?

[mountainman]

My friends the one that wants the hides, I have no idea why. He dries them on his streach boards with salt.

They make some pretty wicked looking traditional bow backing!  Have a friend in Oregon that makes a good living making self bows with rattlesnake skin incorporated into them.

used many of them to back my long bows I built back in the day. Always beautiful! I wanted to do a timber rattler. .or maybe a cotton mouth? Love the Morrison limbs, Beautifull!

[grundy53]

let's not ruin another thread guys. This one was going good. 

[Biggerhammer]

let's not ruin another thread guys. This one was going good. 

 

[mountainman]

Early in this thread, it was discussed to bury the heads. I always have too...,not just for other critters sake, but also so the yellowjackets don't get into the venom sac. That could be a nasty bee sting!

[Special T]

My uncle was recently bit by a small rattler, luckily he made it to the hospitol in time and is getting better. Kill em all Hammer!

Rattlers and Coyotes NEVER get a pass on judgement day!

[Sidewinder]

Nice idea with the snake stick. Catching a snake, tanning the skin and eating one is on my bucket list. I just hope I can do it without shooting it's head off when I get next to it. 

[Blacktail135]

 Will a dog dig up a rattlesnake head? Mine probably would and then roll on it. She roll's on everything else that is nasty.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Looks like way to much fun ..