today's find

[Blue spinner]

Did not fish today
I went over to hickory mound this afternoon to look around
On my way back I came across this good looking girl
Crossing the road

[FUTCHCAIRO]

LORDY ME , SPINNER YA DIDN'T KILL THAT RATTLER, I WOULD NOT HAVE LET THAT THING GO, SOME KID MIGHT RUN UP ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON A WELL TRAVELED ROAD AND GIT BIT, SORRY YA DID NOT CHOP HER HEAD OFF.
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SEMPER FI

[One Keeper]

[MudDucker]

There must be a picture missing in the sequence ... the one where the snake's head got separated from its body.

[CoastalPirate]

Now that's a beaut! Definitely would not want to walk up on that momma.

[countrycorners]

reminds me: anyone have experience with snake shot in 9mm semi-auto pistol??
I was told it didn't work to well.

[zload]

reminds me: anyone have experience with snake shot in 9mm semi-auto pistol??
I was told it didn't work to well.

Get close enough it works OK ... but the point of the pistol or preferably the shotgun is to avoid getting close. It will not cycle the action in a semi-auto if that is the issue. 115g Hollow Points work pretty well

[THOMAS CITY CURVE]

Glad to see you let her live.

[Salty Gator]

reminds me: anyone have experience with snake shot in 9mm semi-auto pistol??
I was told it didn't work to well.

Never w a 9 , but a .45 shots shell works like a charm. I have some for the .38 but never used them, I'll let you know how f I do.

[Steve Stinson]

Read up on your owners manual for the 9mm before putting snake shot in it. It can damage some pistols.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

I DONT GUESS THOMASCITY CURVE HAS EVER BEEN BIT BY A RATTLER, I HAVE AND I KILL EVERYONE I SEE. SAME THING FOR COTTON MOUTHS, BEEN BIT BY ONE OF THEM ALSO.
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[THOMAS CITY CURVE]

You must not have been paying attention

[ugadawg]

Bit by a rattler and a cottonmouth is something you don't hear everyday. I'd bet there is an interesting story behind both of those.

[GaryDroze]

I don't kill either type in general, but I ALWAYS wear snake leggings when hiking through the St Marks Refuge or Econfina salt marsh to wadefish. Some really impressive rattlers in the palmetto scrub at the coast. A rattler bite while on foot three miles from the car pretty much means game over.

On the bright side, at least rattlers don't usually aggress, unlike those ornery cottonmouths.

[Blue spinner]

As a general rule I don't kill them unless they are at my house then I will move them ,but if they give me any trouble I will blow there head OFF .this one never tried to bit me or strick at me even when I hooked it for a better look ,it did rattle at me one time , and I do know they hurt when they strick even if you are wearing leggings, as for the cotton mouths I don't get that close to them