Rapid rise in rattlesnakes debated

San Diego Union Tribune Sign On San Diego.com ^ | 6-19-05 | Mike Lee

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Chicken tastes like rattlesnake.

[onyx]

Ya;ll know where I live and I cannot take my Pug around the block on the canyon side because I have aslready seen 2 rattlers. This will be one heck of a rattler season. Be careful.

[onyx]

You're right. Hard to tell the difference.

[Ditter]

Ugh! Help stamp out rattlesnakes!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I've read that about 90% of people bit by snakes in the U.S. are handling them ir teasing them. Your chances of being bitten are remote.

[Rebelbase]

Orlando Airport a few years ago:

[Jazzman1]

Maybe we can get some LIBERALS to 'adopt a rattler for PETA" drive going. That might thin their numbers(rattlers AND Liberals)a little out there...lol

[onyx]

FOTFLOL! Now that's one heck of an idea because almost every pest and bug is a protected species in CA.

[FReepaholic]

[onyx]

I do NOT get close enough to them to use that. I take a panoramic view of the whole area about 25 feet in advance. The two I saw were sunning themselves on an infrequently traveled road that rims the canyon below. AND both snakes were HUGE. At least 5-6 feet long.

[Morgan's Raider]

Rapid rise in rattlesnakes debated

It's not that there are more snakes - the democrats just registered more of them to vote.

[Ditter]

We hunt in south Texas where there are LOTS of rattlesnakes. Their natural camo is amazing. You can walk right up on one without seeing it. I know, I have done it. I startled a snake that was traveling on a trail and he stood up and danced on his tail while hissing at me. That is a maneuver that I had only seen depicted in western paintings but I saw it happen for real. It about scared me to death but the snake didn't live to talk about it. heh

[onyx]

LOL-LOL-LOL

[Morgan's Raider]

Liked that, didja?

Wait 'til you get moved to Mississippi - then you can also look out for copperheads, and cottonmouths if you are near water. And if you are far enough south, even the occasional coral snake.

[shag377]

Take one average sized rattler, behead.

Start at the anus, slit the scales up to where head was. Using a pair of catfish skinners peel skin from the tail to the head area, discarding viscera. (You can rub the skin with a large quantity of rock salt and preserve it if you wish.)

Cut the snake into 2-3 inch chunks, dust in cornmeal. Deep fry until golden brown.

Enjoy with beverage of choice. Long necks are a preference.

[texson66]

Well, the folks in my hometown hold a little get together every year to address this issue!

Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup

[onyx]

Thank you, but I have a lovely yard in MS and NO snakes in the area. I;m in the hisotric area, and trust me, I asked about snakes BEFORE that house was purchased.

[onyx]

That's a famous (or is it an INFAMOUS?) round up. I'd never be able to participate. Scared to death of snakes, even the nice ones.

[Esther Ruth]

Could all this ground shaking be shaking them to the surface, shaking them to the top, and out of their holes in the ground - I wonder?