Close Call!!!

[Stick-Launcher]

That would scare me!

[tradtiger]

Glad Goose is okay. Hope you killed the snake.

[rbsears]

Close call. Glad all are OK !

[sweetinlow660]

glad it turned out ok . Now go let her pick out her snake boot's !

Funny you say that because we just bought her a pair from another tbher a week ago

[sweetinlow660]

And no I didn't kill the snake. It was gone by the time I got home. Probably would have tried to catch it and relocate it if possible. Timber rattlers are protected federally I believe.

[McClain]

Timber rattlers are protected federally I believe.

Not Federally, but by the state. Timber rattlers are known to be more docile than diamondbacks -- thank goodness!

[dbaio1]

So my wife calls me while I'm at work yesterday and I could immediately tell from the sound of her voice that something was not right. She sounded excited and she NEVER sound excited on the phone. I ask her what is up and she proceeds to tell me that Goose (7 yr old daughter) took the dog outside and stepped off the porch and started screaming and ran back towards the door. In between screams my wife said she heard a buzzing noise. She runs to meet Goose at the door and she sees a 4 foot timber rattler fully coiled and buzzing away. Apparently someone was watching out for my daughter because looking at the foot prints in the dirt and where they said the snake was she couldn't have been further than 18 inches from him.

After about 10 minutes I convinced Goose that it was safe to get out of the chair and walk around in the house.

Hope that she isn't scarred for life about snakes. She still said today that she will never go outside by herself again.

Just thankful it went the way it did. Could have been real serious real fast.

Keep your eyes peeled.

Glad it turned out ok and your little girl is ok. Protected or not that is a DEAD snake on my terms, that is just too close and you can't count on LUCK all the time......

[SnakeID]

And no I didn't kill the snake. It was gone by the time I got home. Probably would have tried to catch it and relocate it if possible. Timber rattlers are protected federally I believe.

They're not federally protected but they are protected in many states they occur in, including here in Texas. You are free to harvest them in Oklahoma, if/when you go hunting up there. Not sure what kind of documentation you'd need if you bring back skins,etc. from up there if you chose to do so.

[SnakeID]

Glad it turned out ok and your little girl is ok. Protected or not that is a DEAD snake on my terms, that is just too close and you can't count on LUCK all the time......

If you kill one you're at risk of losing your hunting license, and of course there's the hefty fine too. Realize that a bite is extremely unlikely unless attempting to capture or kill the animal.

If anyone has issues seeing snakes in the yard, you'll see a lot less if you keep the yard well trimmed and don't leave any boards/tin/debris laying around, in addition to piles of leaves/branches. Timber/Canebrake (and other) rattlesnakes often will curl up in the vicinity of bird and deer feeders to prey on rodents and squirrels, so keep that in mind when placing such things close to the house.

[thehunted]

Glad she's ok

[NanR]

Oh wow, glad to hear that she and Mom were not harmed!