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I'd love to have one of those big canebrake skins. I HATE these freaking things.....

Use to see those when we fished Lake Amistad and camped out on the Devil’s River or on the area below the High Pecos Bridge. Can’t remember what they’re called. But they are pretty rare. And they don’t get very big.

Like you, I kill ‘em all. Hate the bastards. Plenty of big ones here at the Ranch.

One killed GrandDad’s little Sister here on the place around 1915 or so. GrandDad was 7 or 8 and she was 5.
Bit her on the neck. They were too far from a Dr back then to get her help or treatment.
GrandDad hated them more than anyone I’ve ever met.

Yessir chl...that one was about 2 1/2 ft long max. Strange looking thing.

It's a Banded Rock Rattlesnake, or a Mottled Rock Rattlesnake, or an intergrade of the two.

I have seen upward of 50 during mating season in one relatively small area. What's odd, is that I can go the rest of the year only seeing a few.

Most likely a Mottled Rattle Snake. Like JG Raider said.

Here’s what TX Parks & Wildlife’s Biologist had to say about it. :
“ Mottled Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) is light cream or pink background with widely spaced, dark crossbands and mottled areas between the crossbands. Small and slender with an average length of about two feet. Found in the mountainous areas of West Texas.
Banded Rock rattlesnake (C.l. klauberi) Similar to the mottled rock rattlesnake, but darker greenish-gray in color. Found only in the extreme western tip of Texas.”

Lots of snakes here on the farm. Wife was bitten by a smallish copperhead 2 months ago, in our yard. I kill ever venomous snake I see. I leave the non venomous ones alone.

Same here. I've seen them thick during mating season. Usually lasts until mid May here.


After that, they go their separate ways out into the swamp to hunt. On top of that, the swamp foliage starts to get thicker so they are harder to see. But if you look enough, you'll find them.



I guess I'm the only one here that loves these snakes. I think they're incredible. Rattlesnakes, Copperheads and Cottonmouths are uniquely American. Makes going into the woods and swamps interesting.

They make great belts and hat bands.

Or bow limbs

Is this the lady you speak of? 😁 memtb

Mojave Green nasty little fuqkers...

I had a rancher up in my area of Arizona ask me what I packed I told him a 357 with 2 rounds of snake shot in it
He then told me good because a 45acp just pisses them off.
He said that a Mohave Green jumped up at him and he unloaded his 45 into it and it was still coming after him so he picked up a shovel and lopped its head off thinking that he needed some gun practice.
When he turned it over all 7 shots hit that snake and did not kill it.

He told me that snake shot is your friend up in our area.

EDB’s are listed as threatened in some areas, protected in others, but yes, not protected in GA after checking. With my job, I had to report every EDB and Indigo I saw, GPS Coordinates were appreciated because they were under review for Endangered Species status by USF&W.

Correct response is that they were within 50 feet ft of my house

That's a trophy!!!!
If I see one like that he's going on the wall .
They just don't get that big around here.

In Texas, timber rattlers are protected.
Don't yammer at me, it's their rules, not mine.
My kid lives in south Texas. We go down there every winter.
We've already killed 4 or 5 nice diamondbacks down there.
The timber rattler is protected in Texas
Don't yammer at me! It's their rules, not mine!

We see diamondbacks when we go to south Texas every winter.

Beautiful creatures! ...but creepy!
We've also seen Texas blue Indigo snakes. They kill and eat rattlesnakes!

I've killed loads of rattlers in my life, but have only seen a handful at most in this class.

I've lost calves to snake-bite, and had 2 horses bit. Pretty much ruined one GOOD horse.
If it's venomous - it dies!
Bull snakes, red racers, etc. etc. get a pass.