Posted on 12/01/2012 5:28:22 PM PST by EinNYC
Very smart snake-killer!
No offense intended.
I was just worried that you might take offense at any repitilian demise.
Slithering away now. :D
Sad to think, if that was my dog, he would have to been put down due to the cost of treatment. It’s not mentioned in the story , but that had to be at huge cost
She was lucky, the antivenin can cause as much problem as the venom in many people
I have Mickey, a field-bred Springer, liver and white, who’s nickname is killer. She is very loyal and always wants to be with me. What a wonderful dog. I just love spaniels.
I know how you feel. Mel was a great dog and friend.
My dogs have been snake trained plus get the snake vaccine. Too many rattlers in West TX.
No offense taken.
I’m not a complete lunatic, ya know.
[I just play one here on FR]
:)
I live in southwest Washington State - never see or hear rattle snakes here. Bears and mountain lions are what we have to look out for in the field.
I don't know where my buddy was from but he certainly had never encountered a snake before as evidenced by the way he tried to pick it up. It of course bit him and I laughed my butt off because he thought he was going to die.........I had to reassure him that it was harmless
Good dog! They have such a way with knowing who is and who is not trustworthy.
If dogs could speak English, I imagine they would have some pretty colorful things to say about the people they *really* can’t stand.
Good to know.
I bet you jumped! At least coachwhip snakes are (IIRC) non-venomous.
From a bumper-sticker I saw the other day:
“On the day God created dog, he sat back and smiled!”
The rattlesnake was on the small size so he buzzed instead of rattling.
I have quite a few art books but I can’t remember if I saw the Indian snake dance painting in one of my books or a museum. I said I thought it was Russel or Remington but I am not positive about that.
When I have told people that the snake I walked up on,got up and jumped around on his tail, I get that wide eyed look of disbelief. The way you look at people that you think are telling a bodacious lie! Only I am not lying I saw it happen and if I could find that antique painting I would have at least a little proof that it could happen.
I you ever mowed over a snake when you were mowing your yard? I did once, he came out in several pieces. I had not even seen him in the grass. It was a copperhead so it saved me from hunting him down.
I'm talking about when I'm a mile or so from anyone’s home or buildings. They come up near our place and they are dead.
And as a kid, I was brought up to kill them all - good or bad, poisonous or nonpoisonous - let God sort it out. As I've gotten older - either it is my imagination or fact - the dam field rat and mouse population has gotten nearly out of control. I'm a lot more selective about snakes, especially as to type and where they are located. I will admit that basically I still don't like any of them - buy I've accepted that some of them do have uses. And I don't think the field rat problem is caused by us killing snakes as much as it is by the environmental wackos not allowing any effective pesticides!
Yes, they are not venomous, but they sure are aggressive and known for that.
I’ve only had that happen once when the grass had grown higher than I normally let happen in the spring. It was back in the day when we had spring rains and one had to fit mowing in between storms. I miss those days, what fond memories they evoke, lol.
The mower struck snake came shooting out, intact, where the grass is discharged. Assuming it was a goner (it was kinda cut) I picked up a branch with intention of picking it up and throwing it in the lake. At which point it started squirming and hissing. It was only stunned. I was stunned, neither of us was happy.
For quite some time I was sure it would be on a vigilante mission of some sort against me and the mower. :)
That picture of the snake in a shower brings back a vivid memory. Although I live in East Texas and have run across all the poisonous snakes in the wild except the rattler, my scariest snake story happened indoors.
I was visiting at someone’s house and was in the bathroom searching for a towel after washing my hands. No towel on the bar, so I opened a few cabinet doors in search. My unbelieving brain could not process what my lying eyes beheld, a FREAKING HUGE SNAKE coiled on a pile of towels. I pulled a few muscles while violently recoiling backward after the meaning of that apparition sunk in. I stumbled out mumbling about a snake. My friend said, “Oh, yeah, he likes to crawl in somewhere dark to sleep.” He pulled the snake out, claiming the boa was 12 feet long; it was thick as my arm. He said, “Let’s uncoil it so you can see how long it is”. He took the head and I took the tail. Snakey wasn’t having it and got hissy/pissy. I said never mind the length, I’ll take your word for it.
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