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Why waste ammunition on something you can kill with a stick or a rope. Cowboy near here, quite a few years ago, smacked a rattler with a rope, and jerked the rope back for another strike. Basically got the rope tangled with the snake, and wound up snake-bit out of the deal. Very sick man, for quite a while, with a lasting scar! Shovel, hoe, pinon branch, are secondary in my book. Snake shot load in a good pistol pretty much ends hostilities. Yes, the heads can getcha for quite a while  . I try to bury the heads 1 shovel head deep to "mitigate" snake hazards. I'll dispose of every venomous snake I can - while blessing all the rest for their "Rat Patrol" duties!
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Why God made .22 cartridges! My old grandma couldn't afford .22's. She just used a hoe. Yours undoubtedly did the same. LOL. My grandmother would wear out a rattlesnake with a hoe. Seen her kill more than a few when we were kids hoeing cotton.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Rattlesnake mitigation program, lol. I have one, it’s called the Taurus Judge Nothing works better than a 12 ga ! 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Why waste ammunition on something you can kill with a stick or a rope. Cowboy near here, quite a few years ago, smacked a rattler with a rope, and jerked the rope back for another strike. Basically got the rope tangled with the snake, and wound up snake-bit out of the deal. Very sick man, for quite a while, with a lasting scar! Shovel, hoe, pinon branch, are secondary in my book. Snake shot load in a good pistol pretty much ends hostilities. Yes, the heads can getcha for quite a while . I try to bury the heads 1 shovel head deep to "mitigate" snake hazards. I'll dispose of every venomous snake I can - while blessing all the rest for their "Rat Patrol" duties! God bless you.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Kill a venomous snake that is a treat to kids or pets around a farm or house... otherwise just let them be... I fear those i encounter in the boonies, hours from medical care. Id hate to get hit a mile or so from a vehicle. Anyone ever see one at 10,000 ft archery elk or deer hunting a few miles in and then 30 miles from Cortez? I nerver considered it until i sat down by a big pine and had a huge reddish brown horned toad crawl by.
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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[quote=T10jumper] Yes, the heads can getcha for quite a while . I try to bury the heads 1 shovel head deep to "mitigate" snake hazards. I'll dispose of every venomous snake I can - while blessing all the rest for their "Rat Patrol" duties! A trusted friend showed his daughter a rattlesnake head, off for 24 hours,-- stuck a stick at it and it chomped on the stick. I knew a 'few' hours but 24 hours was surprising.
Retired cat herder.
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Grandson and I were invited to buddy's deer lease in central SC last fall. Sitting in a ground blind, he whispered he heard a snake. I had him repeat it cause you just don't "hear" a snake. The third time he added, "he's right there !!! ". USGI 45acp took care of the rest. Canebrake Timber rattler , 5 1/2 ft, 17 rattles and a button. First rattler I have ever seen in the wild. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/NGXsVWsK/rattler_tailgate.jpg) Charlie
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