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To Scientists' Surprise, Even Nonvenomous Snakes Can Strike at Ridiculous Speeds
Smithsonian ^ | 15 Mar, 2016 | Marcus Woo

Posted on 03/16/2016 6:11:27 PM PDT by MtnClimber

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To: catfish1957

Though there are some rattlers in Southern Alberta, the largest concentration of snakes may be located at 111 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario.

Likewise, I would suspect that there are more snakes per acre near the intersection of E Capitol St NE & 1st St NE Washington, DC 20001 than in your part of SE Texas.

OK, maybe not snakes, but snake oil salesmen, both on Duh!Ottawa and Washington.


41 posted on 03/16/2016 7:42:54 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: MtnClimber

My corn snakes loved to bite me

It entertained them I think


42 posted on 03/16/2016 7:44:13 PM PDT by wardaddy (Many Cruzbots here are on a seriously dark road....lets pray they can find their way back to sanity)
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To: yarddog

I was hiking in central Florida and came across an Eastern Diamondback that was around 7 ft long. It coiled up and made a heck of a racket. I watched it from a safe distance. Even though I knew it could only strike 2-3 ft I kept about a 10 ft distance. It was really angry at me being there!


43 posted on 03/16/2016 7:48:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I take it not one of these scientists ever lived around snakes or played with them as a kid.


44 posted on 03/16/2016 7:51:55 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: MtnClimber
But can they strike at....

45 posted on 03/16/2016 7:54:00 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: JBW1949

Constrictors use their mouths to capture their dinners too. They just put the squeeze on after they’ve caught it.


46 posted on 03/16/2016 7:58:06 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerThen ous enemy)
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To: Organic Panic

They are probably from LA, NYC or Chicago. When I was a kid I knew poisonous vs. non-poisonous snakes and caught many non-poisonous and a few poisonous ones growing up in Florida. The tough ones were Banded Water Snakes vs Water Moccasins. Both were pretty aggressive.


47 posted on 03/16/2016 7:58:24 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: yarddog
Smokey looks pretty proud of that trophy.

Our last Bulldog (an Olde English Bulldog) like to deliver crushed armadillos to our front door. Not a pleasant delivery, but we had fewer of those nuisance holes in the yard. Convinced our dogs love to impress us, and want to earn their keep.

48 posted on 03/16/2016 8:00:06 PM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: from occupied ga

Yep...I know...I was corrected earlier..*LOL* Thanks, though...


49 posted on 03/16/2016 8:05:10 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: MtnClimber

“Rattlesnakes (Eastern Diamondback and Pigmy) - Very Fast
Water Moccasin - Fast
Coral Snake - Very Slow
Coachwhip - Very fast and hurt
Corn Snake - Fast
Cobra - Fairly Slow”

Me when in vicinity of snake - warp speed


50 posted on 03/16/2016 8:05:34 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: pax_et_bonum

The snakes that would scare me the most are:
Black Mamba
Krait
Taipan
Gaboon Viper
Bushmaster
Eastern Brown Snake
Death Adder
Tiger Snake

Perhaps I should be afraid of Rattlesnakes, but I have been around them so much and they often rattle as a warning.

Please feel free to add snakes that would worry you unless you are afraid of Garter Snakes.


51 posted on 03/16/2016 8:25:47 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

All snakes gotta be fast or go hungry.

Huge scientific break through......../s


52 posted on 03/16/2016 8:30:17 PM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: MtnClimber

Anybody seen this guy? Makes the Crocodile Hunter look like a wimp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wynx1ukwdVA


53 posted on 03/16/2016 8:30:34 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: MtnClimber

The rattlers in feral hog infested areas don’t rattle much if at all. The rattle is a dinner bell for the hogs. Natural selection at work.


54 posted on 03/16/2016 8:32:27 PM PDT by Clay Moore (JRandomFreeper RIP)
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To: MtnClimber

No, garter snakes don’t scare me. :-)

I don’t like water moccasins and copperheads.

I learned not to rake leaves in the fall while wearing flip-flops when I raked a copperhead just to my toes. Luckily he was disoriented and my warp-speed backwards jump saved the day.

Water moccasins are just plain creepy when they’re swimming or hiding in the brush along the water’s edge. One jumped out of a woodpile at me once and, yet again, my lightning-fast backwards jump proved to be a valuable self-defense plan.

:-)


55 posted on 03/16/2016 8:37:19 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: MtnClimber

We have lots of Texas Rat snakes (aka chicken snakes) For every one with a good temperment, there are about a dozen with foul attitudes.

That doesn’t stop me from catching every one I find. Mostly we find 5’ ones.


56 posted on 03/16/2016 8:37:54 PM PDT by Clay Moore (JRandomFreeper RIP)
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To: yarddog

I have seen numerous Mongoose vs Cobra fights ... Cobra is WAY Outmatched.

Coachwhips in Texas are wicked FAST and like to get up high to scare the crap outta ya before they race off.

Hogs don’t have much respect for Rattlers probably because Rattlers don’t “Run” (try to escape) like Corn Snakes or Whips and for some reason Hogs just don’t seem to care, they just eat them.

.02


57 posted on 03/16/2016 8:42:39 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: Clay Moore

I chased a big coachwhip through an orange grove in Florida when I was in 7th grade. I finally tired it out and grabbed it by the tail. It turned and bit me on the arm. It took a long time to get it off.


58 posted on 03/16/2016 8:44:21 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber
Rare footage:

Al Wilson - The Snake

59 posted on 03/16/2016 8:47:15 PM PDT by bankwalker (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.)
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To: MtnClimber

Close calc: snakes’ strike range is 2/3 of length so the 7fter could have gone 5ft strike. Question is how fast can they set up coil for second strike another 5ft away :)


60 posted on 03/16/2016 9:01:35 PM PDT by txhurl (Unity: we can take ALL the marbles now. It's now or never.)
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