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ttha_aggie_09 said:
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Must be a juvy... no water within 200 yards here. Neighbor has a pond.
Yeah, moccasin. Def not a Hognose.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
As said cottonmouth and it is a juvenile.
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Usually the yellowtail is a dead giveaway but I can't tell if he has one or not.
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I didn't see yellow.
Question for the board: Is it ok to kill venomous snakes? Don't attack me, I used to kill all snakes but I'm learning from this board and do not do that anymore. Keep in mind, I have a toddler son.
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Prognightmare said:
Question for the board: Is it ok to kill venomous snakes? Don't attack me, I used to kill all snakes but I'm learning from this board and do not do that anymore. Keep in mind, I have a toddler son.
I have kids, so I really don't care what anyone has to say. If there's a poisonous snake on my property where my kids play, it's dying.
If it's on the back half by the barn, I'll leave it be
I am of the opinion that if the venomous snakes are in a yard that has small children or in close proximity to a child or pet it is o.k. Otherwise, let them alone and they won't mess with you. Small children and pets are unable to let anything alone so sometimes the snake has to die.
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Thank you and MCJ for the advice.
I wouldn't hesitate to kill one if it I found it in our backyard since we have three kiddos.
I don't think any rational person would blame anyone for killing a venomous snake with small children.
Not something I'd personally do (I'd relocate them).
Not something I'd personally do (I'd relocate them).
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
I can't relocate a grass snake, I just shoosh them away now.zooguy96 said:
I don't think any rational person would blame anyone for killing a venomous snake with small children.
Not something I'd personally do (I'd relocate them).
Prognightmare said:I can't relocate a grass snake, I just shoosh them away now.zooguy96 said:
I don't think any rational person would blame anyone for killing a venomous snake with small children.
Not something I'd personally do (I'd relocate them).
Brooms and square trash cans are great for this.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
I'm not scared of spiders, scorpions, the dark, ghosts, etc. Snakes cause a visceral reaction in me. My wife had to pick up a snake and move it to a field. She laughed, I'm a *****.
Prognightmare said:
I'm not scared of spiders, scorpions, the dark, ghosts, etc. Snakes cause a visceral reaction in me. My wife had to pick up a snake and move it to a field. She laughed, I'm a *****.
Eh, it's ok. I'm the same with flying roaches. And I usually like most creepy crawlers.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
My kids were actually pretty close to the copperhead in the "let's play find the snake" post from above and it slithered away unscathed. I figured I was on his turf and he had a pretty good exit path.
The cement fragments in the pic are the ones it slithered off into and the bench is at.the base of the same tree it was found under.
The cement fragments in the pic are the ones it slithered off into and the bench is at.the base of the same tree it was found under.
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Really hope our buddy isn't 16 bud lights deep over there and feeling brave.Mostly Cloudy Judgement said:Prognightmare said:
Question for the board: Is it ok to kill venomous snakes? Don't attack me, I used to kill all snakes but I'm learning from this board and do not do that anymore. Keep in mind, I have a toddler son.
I have kids, so I really don't care what anyone has to say. If there's a poisonous snake on my property where my kids play, it's dying.
If it's on the back half by the barn, I'll leave it be
Good looking family, sir!
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Hognose?
My "oh ****" radar was going off.
I thought the yellow tail giveaway was for the juvenile copperhead?ttha_aggie_09 said:
Usually the yellowtail is a dead giveaway but I can't tell if he has one or not.
edit...research shows yellow tail on both.
1990AG said:I thought the yellow tail giveaway was for the juvenile copperhead?ttha_aggie_09 said:
Usually the yellowtail is a dead giveaway but I can't tell if he has one or not.
edit...research shows yellow tail on both.
Yep, they both have the yellow tail as a young juvenile. They lose it as an older juvenile often before cottonmouths get adult coloration.
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Just saw a gorgeous speckled king snake in the yard but took my eye off him for a minute to grab a stick to ease him out from under the kids slide and I lost him in some leaves and grass.
Pissed because I wanted a picture of him and to give the kids an ID lesson.
Pissed because I wanted a picture of him and to give the kids an ID lesson.
Always get the pic first
That's what I was trying to do....get him out from under the slide to snap a pic.
A pretty mud snake I pulled out of the ditch for a photo op. Forgot to mention, Mandeville, LA
Daaang. If I walked up on that snake, I'd think he was a venomous life stealer!!! Pretty, but scary!!!
Wow... rare to see one of those things on dry land. Apparently I need to visit Mandeville so I can check off some more species from my life list.
Edit: just saw you pulled it out of a ditch. Makes more sense. Still awesome though.
Edit: just saw you pulled it out of a ditch. Makes more sense. Still awesome though.
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I lived in Mandeville for 6 years near many ponds and never saw a snake.......how the hell?mandevilleag said:
A pretty mud snake I pulled out of the ditch for a photo op. Forgot to mention, Mandeville, LA
BTW, St. Paul's Wolves rock!
zooguy96 said:Prognightmare said:
I'm not scared of spiders, scorpions, the dark, ghosts, etc. Snakes cause a visceral reaction in me. My wife had to pick up a snake and move it to a field. She laughed, I'm a *****.
Eh, it's ok. I'm the same with flying roaches. And I usually like most creepy crawlers.
Same. I own tarantulas and used to have scorpions but I will come un****ingglued if a flying cockroach gets near me.
Yeah, I need to get some tarantulas and emperor scorpions for my classroom. Need an aquarium as well.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
This place is rotten with snakes! I really don't see that many venomous snakes though. Water snakes are everywhere. We see quite a few Mississippi greens when we kayak the bayous. This mud snake almost got weed whacked. I try to weed the ditch carefully, but occasionally hit a snake or legless lizard. The mud snakes are very docile and just lay quietly and still. Here we're returning him to his lair. My daughter goes to Fountainebleu.
Not a phobia but I give a very healthy respect and lots of room to wasps. They can be nasty suckers
I know it goes against the spirit of this thread (which I have happily adopted) but having a young son who has been swarmed by yellow jackets, all wasps and flying stinging creatures die around here
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