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'Huge' rattlesnake stuns Florida golfers with ‘unusual’ appearance on course
FoxNews.com ^ | Oct 20, 2018 | Madeline Farber

Posted on 10/20/2018 10:40:35 AM PDT by ETL

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To: BenLurkin

“I think you are supposed to let those play through.”

Yes, I think you’re right. I was running once, and there was one that big across the trail in front of me - sunning. As I approached he tilted his head to look at me, and I just stopped, turned around, and took a different route.


41 posted on 10/20/2018 12:15:53 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Ezekiel

Well played, Sir. Well played indeed.


42 posted on 10/20/2018 12:27:37 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says)
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To: Starstruck
I’m sorry for all the snake lovers out there, but if I have a bag of clubs, the next foursome will not have a 20’ give me.

I hear you.

43 posted on 10/20/2018 12:41:34 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Puppage
I asked a snake “what’s 2 + 2? “ He said “3”. I knew right then he wasn’t an adder.

Groan....

44 posted on 10/20/2018 12:42:31 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: ETL

FL? I don’t think it was that unusual at all.


45 posted on 10/20/2018 1:00:11 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: MayflowerMadam; Puppage; All

Yes, he’s here all week.

And be sure to try the veal! LOL!


46 posted on 10/20/2018 1:03:40 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: proud American in Canada
I always associate rattlesnakes with the desert 🌵 Maybe I shouldn’t have relied on John Wayne movies for my knowledge of American flora and fauna 🙄
47 posted on 10/20/2018 1:07:18 PM PDT by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: fidelis

Pls see my previous post. 46, I think.

This is one thing I really love about FR... there are times I have laughed so hard I have cried LOL.


48 posted on 10/20/2018 1:07:55 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: bgill

It was moving mighty fast.


49 posted on 10/20/2018 1:08:35 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: littleharbour

I’ll never forget when we lived in Colorado, and we went for a hike we saw a rattler. Backed up very very slowly. Lol


50 posted on 10/20/2018 1:10:39 PM PDT by proud American in Canada
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To: ETL
All you need for a big bad snake is a good hawk. Look at the intensity on that bird's face!


51 posted on 10/20/2018 1:10:41 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Rummyfan

Mi dispiache


52 posted on 10/20/2018 1:12:26 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says)
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To: proud American in Canada

Lol. BTW... GO HABS!!!


53 posted on 10/20/2018 1:13:15 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says)
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To: Inyo-Mono

I have told many to hold horizontally, but phones do not allow that for some reason


54 posted on 10/20/2018 1:17:55 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: ETL

The snake looks pretty full. Any golfers missing?


55 posted on 10/20/2018 1:51:18 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: ETL

I’ve had larger than that in my yard. Don’t like them. I kill them when I see them. Friends eat them. Gators are more of a problem on golf courses, than rattlesnakes, in Florida.


56 posted on 10/20/2018 1:53:28 PM PDT by Yulee
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To: Ezekiel; Puppage
You are BOTH charming!


57 posted on 10/20/2018 2:04:14 PM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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To: Doogle
I had a face to face encounter with a Thai King Cobra back in about 67.

The .45 going boom brought some late night excitement at the Thai Intelligence School. Our compound was within their area. It didn't take long for their mobile patrol jeep to inquire if we were under attack.

The cobra ended up on their dinner menu.

Another snake story.

In the 68 monsoon season I was walking home about 11:00 pm. The Soi was really dark as the power was out. I'm stepping over huge palm trees which had blown over. Shortly after stepping over one fairly large one I heard a rustle. Looking back I saw that last tree crawling off the soi. It was a BIG Boa.

I have other snake stories. Thailand 66 to 69 was an exciting time. And FWIW, Boa does taste like chicken.

58 posted on 10/20/2018 2:04:18 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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To: ETL

It is hard to be sure but that one does not look all that large to me.


59 posted on 10/20/2018 2:08:06 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: ETL

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8 feet is not an unusual length for a pit viper.
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60 posted on 10/20/2018 2:12:17 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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