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Texas Man almost stepped on this Humongous Rattlesnake
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 10/17/2017 | C Bailey

Posted on 10/17/2017 5:08:54 AM PDT by w1n1

this is why you should own a pair of snake boots in Texas… Rattlesnakes are no joke, especially when they grow to this size. This hunter was just a few inches away from having a really bad day when he spotted this incredible snake around Zapata, Texas.

Luckily, he spotted what lay ahead right before things were about to go down. The rattlesnake never even rattled, but he happened to spot it when he was a step away. And good thing he did, because it looks like it could have done some damage.

At almost 6 foot an 7 inches, the giant rattlesnake had 20 buttons on it’s rattler. A sure sign that this was no young pup of a snake. Safe to say this hunter wished he would have used those 20 buttons to give him some what of a warning that he was near. See this huge rattlesnake video here.



TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; rattlesnake
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To: T-Bone Texan

Now if they had named the town Zapada because you need tall boots and he wasn’t wearing them, and was bitten, Irony would be the word.


21 posted on 10/17/2017 6:04:25 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: w1n1

Everything’s bigger in TEXAS!....................


22 posted on 10/17/2017 6:18:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: w1n1

Kitty...Kitty!


23 posted on 10/17/2017 6:28:57 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: eastexsteve

Good Eating?


24 posted on 10/17/2017 6:30:26 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: silverleaf
“In Russia snake step on you! Maybe Texas too“ Hey, are you that Russian troll I’ve been hearing so much about??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
25 posted on 10/17/2017 6:49:31 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom not more government)
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To: Don Corleone

When I was 12 me and a friend when frog gigging one night. My daddy said “Son, whatever you do, do NOT gig a snake.”. First snake I saw I couldn’t resist. I gig a cotton mouth. Of Course, it didn’t kill it and we couldn’t get it off the hook. We couldn’t find a stick so we beat it to death with the frog stringer. The frog hunt was over for the night.


26 posted on 10/17/2017 6:54:59 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: Terry Mross

*** “My daddy said “Son, whatever you do, do NOT gig a snake.”***
I used to give my Son those bits of wisdom... when he was little he would ask “Why?”
When he got a little older it was “How do you know” and a grin.


27 posted on 10/17/2017 7:07:15 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (High quality, Low price, Speedy executionÂ…pick any two)
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To: buffyt
We live in Balcones wildlife preserve N.W. of Austin.

Do you mean the large Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge north of Lago Vista, or one of the tracts of wild, undeveloped land belonging to the unrelated Balcones Canyonlands Preserve system in Travis County? We live next to one of the latter. We hear coyotes and occasional turkeys at night, have found a rattlesnake in our garage, a copperhead in our yard, coral snakes in neighbors' swimming pools, and neighborhood dogs bitten by rattlesnakes. Like you, we've had scorpions in our house (I once found one in the hair on my head).

28 posted on 10/17/2017 7:22:35 AM PDT by rustbucket
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To: w1n1

I have to ask: Do you think cats keep them away? I’ve got rural Texas land with feral cats. Have seen one snake (bull snake) in 6 years.


29 posted on 10/17/2017 7:44:05 AM PDT by yetidog
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To: Big Red Badger

Cut the head off about 6 inches back just to make sure you don't get any of the venom. Skin and gut it. Chop it into about 6 inch chunks. Dip into an egg mixture and then into a cornmeal mixture. Fry in oil.

30 posted on 10/17/2017 7:49:01 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: eastexsteve

Hey! That snake does not have a blown off head. Are you crazy?

31 posted on 10/17/2017 7:54:11 AM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: yetidog

Yes, cats are great hunters. Mine aren’t feral (were but not so much now) so they bring me live wiggly presents several times a day - snakes, squirrels, lizards, salamanders, bugs, birds, mice, etc. Try to keep them around. Give them a water source and they’ll kept the varmint population down.


32 posted on 10/17/2017 7:55:22 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Don Corleone

One morning, when I was a kid, the neighbor drove up honking like it was an emergency. We all ran out and he proudly showed off a big rattlesnake he’d shot. When he shot, lots of something flew hitting him in the body and face. Apparently, the snake was giving birth and little snakes came flying out at him. He put all he could find in the truck bed. That’s something I’ll never forget.


33 posted on 10/17/2017 8:00:50 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Yummy!


34 posted on 10/17/2017 8:24:17 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Vaquero

Snake Boots and Chaps are a must here in Texas .....

https://www.amazon.com/Inseam-Thigh-ScentBlocker-Snake-Chaps/dp/B0118IOVHA?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-osx-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0118IOVHA


35 posted on 10/17/2017 11:23:18 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Terry Mross
"I assume he blew the snake’s head off with the pistol in the picture. Good shot."

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If it had been me, I would've backed off and used that scoped, suppressed AR rifle at lower left to decap the "snattlerake". (I copied the photo into post-processing software, and used a "shadow illumination" adjustment on it...)

It's also cool that the handgun was suppressed, too. My guess is the guy was cat hunting, and just bumbled onto the snake...

IIRC, suppressors for hunting are legal in Texas.

36 posted on 10/17/2017 8:48:44 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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To: Jemian

Not a bobcat; too much tail...


37 posted on 10/17/2017 8:51:52 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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To: TXnMA

Well, that’s what I thought but I have no real clue. So, what ... still a mystery to me.


38 posted on 10/17/2017 9:06:26 PM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: TXnMA

He said he was looking for a coyote he’d shot.


39 posted on 10/17/2017 9:06:55 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: w1n1; yarddog

Seen my share of 6+ ft eastern d-backs. They are impressive, but its the tiny ones that worried me - aggressive and very venemous.


40 posted on 10/17/2017 10:20:34 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan
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