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Where do Rattlesnakes go in the Winter?
- Brandon Webb
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Where do Rattlesnakes go in the Winter?
Do they burrow underground? Under Hay? Under Rare Cub parts? If a guy was to uncover one under say a big pile of cub parts, would he be asleep, or at least groggy? Anything that will repell them in winter? Do they hibernate? Thanks Brandon.
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Rattlers hibernate in the colder months of the year. I have found them groggy in many places around My place. I have found them under piles of brush that I was moving in the fall and last October I found 6 of them under a stack of corrogated tin that I had to move. Beings I am not an experienced snake handler I killed them all with a shovel. Even though they are in a sleepy state you still must be very careful and stay out of striking range.
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- Brandon Webb
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- Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:32 pm
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- Tractors Owned: 1957 Farmall Cub High Crop
1969 International 140
1975 International Cub
Cub 174 Planter with Row Markers
Cub 201 Planter with Row Markers
No. 27 Corn and Pea Attachments
No. 12 Rotary Weeder Attachment
Pittsburg Carry-Lift
Brookfield Buzz Saw
IH McCormick Seed Plate Test Stand - Location: London, Kentucky
I found a goldmine of parts in a barn. Everything around it's grown up over head high, half the barn is full of rotted square bales of hay. The rest of the floor is covered with junk, and general barn type items. The owner told me I'd have to get that stuff out of there before spring, he said the copperheads and rattlesnakes were bad there. It's next to a creek, and just looks "snakey". If I was a snake I'd be in there. I'll have to be careful where I put my hands, but there ain't no snake going to keep me from those cub parts. Brandon.
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We had over 2000 bales of wheat straw stacked on pallets in the edge of a field last year. 10 bales wide x 10 bales high, the stack was pushing 200' long. Every time we pulled the cover back to load a truck, all went fine on the top 8 courses. Pulling up the second layer is where we found mostly black snakes. When we pulled up the bottom bale, we found big mack daddy copper heads. We loaded this during Nov/Dec 2005. The cooler the day, the less movement from Mr. No-shoulders. If I were in your position, I'd wait for a cold snap. But I'd still be cautious. Good luck w/ the find. Lawrence
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