Posted on 12/29/2018 6:46:09 AM PST by bgill
A number of men working on a property in North Texas got an unwelcome surprise when they discovered at least 30 rattlesnakes underneath an old hunting cabin. The men were in Gorman, Texas, when they saw one snake slither under the cabin on Bobby Cowan's property. They decided to lift it up with a skid loader to get a better look at the snake, and discovered a giant nest. They slammed the building back down, only to lift it again to capture the nest on video.
Snakes are good eating.Fire up the BBQ.
“I’m getting tired of all these motherf***ing snakes under this motherf***ing house!”
Snakes Under a House, starring Samuel Motherf***er Jackson.
DANG!
Most snakes have dens where they gather to ride out the winter, usually underground. In spring they’ll scatter to the four winds.
Well, at least with snakes there are no rats.
Nuke them from orbit.
Why was it never announced the DNC chose the state of Texas to have their convention?!
I don’t know about that. I see one that looks a lot like chuck u schumer.
Good man! Deep-frying them should be criminalized. It's the frying that makes them taste like chicken. You don't have to risk being snake-bit to enjoy the taste of chicken, so don't.
jus' sayin'
The skins are quite valuable. Make boots, belts, purses, maybe vests, the list goes on.
I remember, fifty years ago, looking in a book about the Old west and seeing an engraving of the time showing a sheriff’s posse surrounding a bandit cabin in New Mexico.
When the outlaws failed to come out with their hands up, the posse went in, and found all the outlaws dead in a pile surrounded by rattlesnakes.
I’ve never seen that illustration since. Wish I could find it.
No big deal.Wait until the temperature dips into the lower 50s or better yet 40s. Scoop them out with a grain scoop and haul them off in a 55 gal barrel. They can’t move.
And two of the rattlesnakes were seen squished on the side of the road.
Jus sayin.
Tastes like very mild chicken meat....
Well sure, good eating and valuable skins!...Wish I have a few dozen rattle snakes under my house!
You weren’t looking.
I can’t tell you how many I’ve seen in my lifetime. I make an effort to squish every one I see on the road. I nearly stepped on one going to get the mail a day before Christmas. We had one in the toilet. One wrapped itself around my legs. I beat one to a greasy spot in the middle of the living room carpet with granny cast iron skillet (first thought was to shoot but not in the living room).
Mr. b shot one on the porch. The neighbor had one on her fireplace mantle. A rattler came this close to biting me while I was sitting on the porch. Mr. b’s dad shot one one the porch that was this close to biting Mr. b asleep on the porch swing. A neighbor killed a rattler that was in the process of birthing a dozen baby rattlers. A copperhead was in the guest room a couple months ago. A cottonmouth bit Mr. b’s foot. Then there’s the water moccasins entangling themselves making whoopie by the shore and you can’t go swimming without them sticking their heads up looking at you. Etc., etc.
Even with all those, I didn’t think we had many snakes until the kitties. They bring in 1-3 nearly every day, “Look, Ma, we brought you a present!” We always have gloves handy to dispose of the small snakes quickly.
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