snakes

[BigBill]

I hate snakes. When logging firewood with 15k loaded in the truck I would catch snakes in the road sunning themselves. If I ran them over they lived. If I locked up the dual wheels over them their road pizza and crow food.

[Barnyard]

[Slim140]

I went deer hunting several years ago the week after Christmas in pinehurst, NC with a friend. The temperature got up to 70 degrees for 2 days and I was driving one afternoon to pick up a guy and this rattler was laying in the road getting sun. He was about 8” longer than what you see here. I blew that much off with 3 1/2” buckshot from 8’ away. The guy I went to pick up walked up and took a stick and laid it in the back of the truck. The next day I ask a guy if he would cut the rattler off so I could have it. He said get the whole snake and I’ll skin it for you. 26 hours after killing it I put a glove on and picked it up by the tail, it curled up, I dropped it and took off running. I can’t stand snakes. He and another guy were holding each end of the snake while he cut it and it was just a squirming. It had 11 rattles on it at the time. 2 have fallen off over the years from people touching it.

[Urbish]

Oh the joys of living in Michigan. I haven't seen any snakes other than small garters in about 25 years. I grew up next to a wetland and I'd find blue racers in the yard once in a while. Michigan has about 17 species of snakes, but I have never seen any but the two mentioned in the wild.

[Eugene]

https://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1999/05/missouri-copperheads

Run into copperheads and other snakes every so often on the acreage. Most snakes take off when you are in the area. Copperheads just lay there quietly, unless you mess with them.

I leave the snakes alone because they keep down the rat and mouse population.

[Scrivet]

https://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1999/05/missouri-copperheads

Run into copperheads and other snakes every so often on the acreage. Most snakes take off when you are in the area. Copperheads just lay there quietly, unless you mess with them.

I leave the snakes alone because they keep down the rat and mouse population.

First sentences of your link;
Look into a pit viper's eyes and you'll see pupils shaped like cat's-vertical and elliptical. All venomous snakes in Missouri-including copperheads-are pit vipers. If you see a snake with round pupils, it is a nonvenomous species.

From the copperhead myths section:
Myth, A copperhead will likely bite a person who steps on it because it is trying to defend itself. Truth, This type of bite is not that common. Most bites occur when someone sees a copperhead and decides to capture or kill the snake.

Or maybe when they're trying to look it in the eye to determine the shape of it's pupil!

[Indy4570]

"I had to kill him.....he was lookin at me funny..."

[RaymondDurban]

elizabeth-snake.jpg

Wow, that was a long time ago!

Got these two in the same weekend not too long ago. All three were right in the yard. Elizabeth didn't pick these up this time, but I made sure to leave them at the back door for her to walk over.

[Slim140]

elizabeth-snake.jpg

Wow, that was a long time ago!

Got these two in the same weekend not too long ago. All three were right in the yard. Elizabeth didn't pick these up this time, but I made sure to leave them at the back door for her to walk over.
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Where do you live so I can be sure to never come visit

[Landreo]

Guard snake that keeps an eye on my barn. It rattles to let you know it is serious.



However, the one in the bottom photo really keeps the place safe.

[coppersmythe]

in the ten years i worked at lsu , i had many times talked to experts in many fields of study , often their human bias towards their object of study would show through . children playing in a yard with a "thirsty" copperhead is not a "not much chance getting bit " decision . coppersmythe........................PS: my son-in-law was helping me work in my shop , the ceiling above him was missing the last two pieces of plywood to finish . as he worked at the table , a very impressive king snake fell onto the table just in front of him ( squirrels in the attic ) . hollered like a schoolgirl . we finally had a good laugh after id'ing the snake , and shooed him out the door .

[Don McCombs]

Red on black, won't hurt Jack.

[tom coffey]

My policy... if I cut their head off they are very very unlikely to come back.

[outdoors4evr]

Michigan weather looks better every day. (not having to deal with this topic)
Come to think about it... We got no snow this weekend too. Ya'll deal with snow AND these creatures??? Uggh.

https://www.creaturecontrol.net/animal-removal/snakes/
There are many different types of snakes in Michigan, though there is only one that is venomous (Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake). The 17 species of snake found in Michigan are:

Black Rat Snake
Blue Racer
Brown Snake
Butler’s Garter Snake
Common Garter Snake
Copper-bellied Water Snake
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake,
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Eastern Milk Snake
Fox Snake
Kirtland’s Snake
Northern Ribbon Snake
Northern Water Snake
Queen Snake
Red-bellied Snake
Ring-necked Snake
Smooth Green Snake

[BigBill]

When I had my one ton truck full of firewood 16k gvw I would catch snakes in the the road sunning themselves. I’d lock up the rear duallies and rip them apart. I hate snakes