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You don't!

I had a yellow lab that came in the house one evening then laid down by the fireplace and barely moved, really unlike him. I went over to him and he'd barely raise his head, that's when I noticed his chest was really swollen. I called the vet and he said to bring him in so I loaded him into the truck and the vet was at the clinic when we arrived. He shaved his chest and the fang marks were plain as day, it had to be a BIG rattler to have fangs that far apart. The vet kept him and pumped him full of antibiotics but never had to give him any anti-venom. He recovered in a few days and was fine when I brought him home.

You think garter snakes have attitude?

Good info. I assumed that it would be about impossible to keep dogs away but that the snake would manage to land a bite.

I got knicked by a copperhead last September. Foot swelled a bit and hurt like heck. I sure wouldn’t want a full bite from one.

I mulched a corral snake a few weeks ago with the mower. A number of neighbors have been seeing them as well. A lot of tarantulas, scorpions and red headed centipedes this year. Much more than normal. The tarantulas get relocated to the front of the property where the dogs can't get them, the others are killed regardless of where they are.

Not even close….snakes, even poisonous snakes serve a purpose and only do what they have to do to survive. Politicians are worse than snakes in every way.

saw one last week in the yard (at 7000') crossed the street to get to the yard, then crossed the other street to head north.

Dark brown gopher snake, darkest I ever saw. sent a pic of it to an expert, he said it was darkest he ever saw in Arizona.

I never heard them called Blow snake, hear them called Bull snakes all the time.

I run GSP's and have never had a dog go after a snake. Just a strange point, tail wagging and head up.

Only kill snakes or spiders when the ol' lady wants them gone.

You mean like this? (couple years back now, but gets the point across)

Holy shyte!
I hate snakes.

That surprises me. I run Setters but they have no problem wiping out snakes or baby rabbits if they can get to them. I’ve had Setters that break the mold as far as Setter stereotypes. Dogs that loved to retrieve and could blind retrieve, high point frisbees all day and loved the water ect. but I’ve always heard GSP are some killing machines. I’m not disparaging the breed I’ve thought about running a GSP and it would be my first pick if not a Setter guy. Just to surprised to hear that.

Garter snakes, gopher snakes, lizards, been out on sunny days for a couple of weeks here. Even though it was down in the 20's the other morning.

Summer's almost here, kingbirds, orioles are here, and the wife heard the first nighthawk yesterday.

Allergy time too.

Mine have only been bird dogs, never encouraged hunting anything else.

They do point everything in the field, just not the same intensity.

Is it now dead ?

Yes.........Bull......Blow.......all the same snake

I tell 'em.....just stay out of sight & do your job on the mice

that would have been laying on the ground dead at my place

I like seeing snakes in the yard, but all we have are garter snakes in the neighborhood. They hang out under the back porch slab and eat mice.

Plus, they freak out my wife and it's funny.

Had the same to a Lab, identical outcome.

Had 28-30 inch corn or water snake, on the back deck, 2 days ago, I run it off with a broom, if it comes back I'll kill it, wife's very afraid of. Snakes, I don't care for them! Dam thing coiled and struck like a rattler even shaking it tail , like one!

First decent-sized Bull snake of the year Saturday.



I love ‘em.




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