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Re: snakes
« Reply #30 on: April 11, 2018, 10:43:56 AM »
Be careful out there

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Re: snakes
« Reply #31 on: April 11, 2018, 10:51:31 AM »
wow!!! no kidding that is scary looking, I used to mess with them a little but I keep my distance a little more nowadays.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #32 on: April 11, 2018, 11:00:36 AM »
My uncle got bit by a small baby rattles in EWa. Could have been a game ender and he was sick for quite a while.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #33 on: April 11, 2018, 02:06:14 PM »
Rubber Boa
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #34 on: April 11, 2018, 02:27:54 PM »
Took my grand daughters pet ‘Wolfie’ for a hike one day. He chased this critter out of my path. Granddaughter gets a kick out of where I take Wolfie.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #35 on: April 11, 2018, 05:46:03 PM »
Good job wolfie!!  Big bull snake

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Re: snakes
« Reply #36 on: April 11, 2018, 06:29:16 PM »
Some from my stint in Alabama - copperhead (I'm pretty sure it was hunting some abandoned kittens I found on a red dirt road), timber rattlesnake, and water moccasin/cottonmouth. Lots of close - too close - encounters down there. Wish I had photos of when we were doing research in swamps and catching cottonmouths in waist-deep water at night!  :yike:

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Re: snakes
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2018, 07:24:48 PM »
Rubber Boa
:chuckle: :chuckle: those are so cute.

The bull snakes in spring have always been extra bratty and will bite even if they are not devistating you can get a gross infection.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2018, 07:38:46 PM »
Northern Pacific rattlesnake, and western terrestrial garter snake (I think). Klickitat County.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2018, 07:44:57 PM »
For those interested, the website below is my favorite place to go for help with reptile and amphibian identification in WA.

http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/curated/amphibians-reptiles-washington

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Re: snakes
« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2018, 07:51:41 PM »
Funny, you guys see snakes and grab a camera and make some good photos. I grab a shovel and make 2 snakes... sometimes 3,4,5 out of one.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #41 on: April 11, 2018, 08:08:22 PM »
I used to kill 'em whenever I came across them. Don't get any pleasure out of it anymore. I've developed quite an appreciation for them, and I think they're downright beautiful. I'd rather have lots of snakes than lots of mice.

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Re: snakes
« Reply #42 on: April 11, 2018, 08:41:45 PM »
Funny, you guys see snakes and grab a camera and make some good photos. I grab a shovel and make 2 snakes... sometimes 3,4,5 out of one.
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Re: snakes
« Reply #43 on: April 11, 2018, 08:58:11 PM »
I kind of want to venture to the east side and search for them a bit. Wife wants a rattle off of one and I want to try eating one!

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Re: snakes
« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2018, 06:11:42 AM »
Thanks for the southern pictures, excellent!!

 


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