[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.

[Ditter]

Ugh! Help stamp out rattlesnakes!

[Rebelbase]

Orlando Airport a few years ago:

[FReepaholic]

[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.

[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

[C210N]

When's Whacking Day? Should be no problem after that...

[PBRSTREETGANG]

We still only have two (from time to time) in Chappaqua, New York.

[Jim Noble]

Where are all the 12 year olds with .22s?

[nuke rocketeer]

"Either way, commonly cited rattlesnake bite statistics are reassuring: More than half of the victims are young men trying to show off their snake-handling skills while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, say park officials and snakebite specialists."

Hey, hold my beer and watch this!

[Bear_Slayer]

More than half of the victims are young men trying to show off their snake-handling skills while under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Two out of the three incidents I know of personally, involved drugs. Two stoners showing off there pet rattlesnakes.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Here is a baby Texas Rattler! Florida Rattlers ain't what they used to be, the tourists have run over all the big ones!

[ApplegateRanch]

"We are seeing rattlesnakes everywhere in the county this year, and they are very aggressive,"

That is a vile canard.

Like grizzly bears, wolves, mountain lions, and great white sharks, they will only bite you as a last resort, if you corner and attack them. They will do everything in their power to avoid nasty, marauding humans.

How do I know?

An envirowhacko told me so!

[1Old Pro]

I hate snakes

[mad_as_he$$]

Well if the Mohave Rattler lives as far South as SD I can see why people are concerned. Those snakes are born pissed and don't back down. As I recall their venom is nastier than the regular western rattler.

[AD from SpringBay]

This is all fine and good. But I'm really concerned about the shark attacks this summer and how come we haven't heard anything about them? I think there's a republican cover up. I want to know what President Bush and Haliburton are trying to hide concerning this year's shark attacks.

[G Larry]

Mostly showing up in the DNC....