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Started by Woodcutter_Mo, May 14, 2018, 12:56:19 PM

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Woodcutter_Mo

 Yesterday I had the door open most of the day to let the house air out since it was nice weather. Last night I heard a strange sliding sound and then an occasional buzzing sound which I chalked up to be a couple brown beetles that had landed on the window screen.

I heard the noise again and went to investigate and found this fella in the house.  :o




He/or she was about a 5+ foot black rat snake that had came in the house for a visit. If it had went up into the attic and stayed there I wouldn't have minded, there is a mouse or two I've been trying to get rid of for the last couple months. But I don't like snakes loose in the living quarters  :D. I decided to escort it away from the house.

I'm just hoping it had gotten in while the door was open yesterday and maybe it won't get back inside :D
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nativewolf

The very best mouser bar none.  Still, don't really want animals in the living quarters that can't go outside to do their business.  

I am hoping one shows up in my detached garage some day soon.  Either need snakes or more poison.  
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luvmexfood

Bet the door stays shut. :laugh:
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gspren

I like having them in the barn but not the house.
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Woodcutter_Mo

Quote from: gspren on May 14, 2018, 05:35:59 PM
I like having them in the barn but not the house.
Same here. I was just going to take this one out to the barn and let him go but I figure he knows about the house now so he'd probably be back to invite himself in again if given the opportunity. So I took him out a ways further and let him go ;)
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WV Sawmiller

   I sure wish I had him in my barn. Thanks for handling this one with the care it deserves.
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Southside

Had a king snake wander by me twice today while I was running flooring through the moulder.  He gets to live, but when the copper heads show up, well.....
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Woodcutter_Mo

 Yea copperheads are a different story, I'm pretty careful about not getting bit but I mostly worry about someone else or one of the animals getting bit by one so I don't tolerate them anywhere close to the house or yard.

I killed a fair size copperhead in the driveway a few nights ago, it bit my Chihuahua/Beagle mix dog in the face near the right eye. She's already about back to normal though and as far as I can tell still has vision in that eye, it always amazes me how tough dogs are  :o.  
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Southside

Yikes - glad to hear the doggie is OK.  I got one a couple years back that was 42" long and as big around as my forearm.  Skun that one, one day will make it into a hat band.  Most around here are no where that size. 
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Woodcutter_Mo

Quote from: Southside logger on May 14, 2018, 11:07:11 PM
Yikes - glad to hear the doggie is OK.  I got one a couple years back that was 42" long and as big around as my forearm.  Skun that one, one day will make it into a hat band.  Most around here are no where that size.
That would be a big copperhead  :o. I've found one that was a little over 3' long and a few around 32"-34" but generally even those are considered big around here. Most I see are probably average 18"-28".
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coalsmok

Friendly snakes get a pass, others .....well. I work a lot in remote areas with warm pipes and do night work at times so dangerous crawlers are encouraged to vacate the premises. 
Did have a rattler crawl out from under a piece of equipment we were disassembling and go between my knees and hands as I was kneeling down running a impact. The guy with me that day about yanked my shirt off my pulling me up.  I never even seen the snake til then.

florida

My sister got bit on the ankle by a copperhead about year ago.  They ended up giving her 2 vials of antivenom at $30,000.00 a vial and she was a sick girl for a few days.
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luvmexfood

Quote from: coalsmok on May 15, 2018, 11:21:22 AM
Friendly snakes get a pass, others .....well. I work a lot in remote areas with warm pipes and do night work at times so dangerous crawlers are encouraged to vacate the premises.  
Did have a rattler crawl out from under a piece of equipment we were disassembling and go between my knees and hands as I was kneeling down running a impact. The guy with me that day about yanked my shirt off my pulling me up.  I never even seen the snake til then.

Pretty sure if that happened to me I wouldn't have need for a high fiber diet to keep things moving.
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Woodcutter_Mo

Quote from: florida on May 15, 2018, 02:56:47 PM
My sister got bit on the ankle by a copperhead about year ago.  They ended up giving her 2 vials of antivenom at $30,000.00 a vial and she was a sick girl for a few days.
I bet that didn't feel too good. I used to pick up and handle copperheads but i've grown out of that phase and have decided I have no business chancing getting bit, especially with that price of antivenin  :o
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Woodcutter_Mo

 Speaking of copperheads, I found another in the back yard while weedeating. And no I didn't kill it by weedeating it, I hit a snake on accident with the weed whacker one time and learned not to do that  :D





 
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Tin Horse

I thought the ticks are our worst fear but I don't think I could get used to those snakes. Glad it's to cold here. Thanks for the nightmares. :D
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Quote from: Woodcutter_Mo on May 14, 2018, 06:05:07 PM
Quote from: gspren on May 14, 2018, 05:35:59 PM
I like having them in the barn but not the house.
Same here. I was just going to take this one out to the barn and let him go but I figure he knows about the house now so he'd probably be back to invite himself in again if given the opportunity. So I took him out a ways further and let him go ;)
I've taken them several miles away only to see them come back a day or two later. 
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Magicman

It's mate was probably still in the area.  You gotta move both of them.  smiley_love

I notice that @Jeff has not made a reply in this topic?  smiley_headscratch   :D
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Jeff

Okay, now that I'm here, do I lock it block it or throw it in the woodshed?
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Magicman

 :)  You made me smile.    :D  
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Southside

Quote from: Jeff on May 16, 2018, 09:14:10 AM
Okay, now that I'm here, do I lock it block it or throw it in the woodshed?
Just let it slide..... :D
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james

well, if you don"t want it back just ship it to jeff , he would be happy to take care of it for you
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mike_belben

The ticks have been incredibly bad this year... Its like theyve mutated.  Used to be they stayed in moist areas out of the sun but ive seen so many new varieties to me just laying on a smoldering cinder block or scrap of metal lately.  I pull 5 to 20 per day off the family just around our yard.  


Snakes have been surprisingly absent for the most part.  Other than a black snake at the first warmup sunning in the woods ive only heard them take off, not seen any.   did get rid of a dozen mice so maybe that lowered the inccentive. 
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