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Bull snakes
« on: June 13, 2010, 04:12:31 PM »
In the last few days I have seen a high number of bull snakes, all 3-4 feet long in the drive, in the grass, in the house. Two were stalking these chicks.






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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2010, 04:24:46 PM »
i always let the bull's live but if i had chicks running around they would be getting axed for sure
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2010, 04:35:56 PM »
I hate snakes kill em all
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2010, 09:09:34 PM »
I hate snakes kill em all
hey take it easy! lol i have 4 snakes, let them live! that first picture is great! it cracks me up when they flattened their heads like that i bet he was mad, was he huffing air or anything

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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2010, 09:50:57 PM »
Yeah he wasn't happy, a little hissing. I got between him and a brood of chicks and he kept coming at me. Real close to 4 feet.

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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2010, 02:11:59 AM »
let 'em live...as long as the snakes aren't venomous, and bull snakes aren't.  for those that don't know...the pupils of a venomous snake look similar to a cat's eye.  non-venomous snakes have round pupils.  the only exception to this is the coral snake, which looks like a king snake, and can be identified by its color bands.  if i remember correctly, there is a limerick for that..."Red on yellow, kill a fellow.  Red on black, you're okay Jack."  It's doubtful you'll see any coral snakes in WA, it's not their natural habitat.  Rattlers on the other hand...very common in Eastern WA.
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2010, 04:06:52 AM »
Great pics sako223! I would probably leave the bull snakes alone too unless they were a nuisance, heading for your chicks like that qualifies though.
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2010, 04:37:18 AM »
They're welcome around my place!  I don't touch them, other then the little one's in the FS road I move off  My son on the other hand...!
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2010, 07:27:04 AM »
let 'em live...as long as the snakes aren't venomous, and bull snakes aren't.  for those that don't know...the pupils of a venomous snake look similar to a cat's eye.  non-venomous snakes have round pupils.  the only exception to this is the coral snake, which looks like a king snake, and can be identified by its color bands.  if i remember correctly, there is a limerick for that..."Red on yellow, kill a fellow.  Red on black, you're okay Jack."  It's doubtful you'll see any coral snakes in WA, it's not their natural habitat.  Rattlers on the other hand...very common in Eastern WA.
were did you get your info? by the way that quote on coral snakes is wrong too, there is more than one color scheme if you wanna call it that on coral snakes, and the thing with the eyes is completely wrong too, here is a pic of one of my non venomous snakes with out round pupils
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2010, 09:50:59 PM »
Never heard about the pupils but have heard #2 before. These were in Wikipedia.


"Red on yellow, deadly fellow; Red on black, venom lack."
"Red next to black is a friend of Jack; red next to yellow will kill a fellow."
"Red to yellow, kill a fellow. Red to black, venom lack."
"If red touches black, you're okay Jack; if red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow."
"Red next to black, venom I lack; red next to yellow, run away fellow."
"Red and black, friend of Jack; red and yellow kill a fellow."
"Red touches yellow, Not a nice fellow; if red touches black, good friend of jack."


I leave snakes alone. they eat loads of the most disgusting creatures on the planet.......................mice!!!!  :puke:                              I think they're kind of cool too.
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2010, 09:59:45 PM »
only good snake is a dead snake!! Only thing in the woods that makes my skin crawl. I don't get the pet snake thing either...sorry predatorpro. To each his own I guess.

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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2010, 10:28:39 PM »
bow that was a lot gut pile. i was tought red on black venom lack read on yellow kill a fellow. :chuckle: i have had pet snakes and don't mind them at all and i do hunt for rattlers as well
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2010, 10:30:04 PM »
bow that was a lot gut pile. i was tought red on black venom lack read on yellow kill a fellow. :chuckle: i have had pet snakes and don't mind them at all and i do hunt for rattlers as well
yeah but it isnt that accurate, just bing coral snakes and look at there pictures there are all kinds of them and those color schemes could get your self killed if you dont know your snakes, but we dont have coral snakes any where near here so it dont really matter

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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2010, 03:25:45 PM »
only good snake is a dead snake!! Only thing in the woods that makes my skin crawl. I don't get the pet snake thing either...sorry predatorpro. To each his own I guess.

I have to agree with that one - I hate them slinky b@$tards! Spiders, no problem - snakes, BIG problem!!
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Re: Bull snakes
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2010, 03:27:21 PM »
bow that was a lot gut pile. i was tought red on black venom lack read on yellow kill a fellow. :chuckle: i have had pet snakes and don't mind them at all and i do hunt for rattlers as well
yeah but it isnt that accurate, just bing coral snakes and look at there pictures there are all kinds of them and those color schemes could get your self killed if you dont know your snakes, but we dont have coral snakes any where near here so it dont really matter

I'll just run from ALL of them - that's easy to remember!
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