Gosh I hate the summer in Parker County.
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Awe the good kind. Headless...... -
What happened, all those snakes are missing there heads!!! Lol.Comment
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Just glad I walked out of the cabin before my little boy..Comment
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We're all four together, I almost got bit by a copperhead when I was a senior in high school! He struck and that's when I seen and felt him!!! Luckily he glanced off and scared the heck out of me!! I still don't know how he missed, maybe lucky or maybe it was a warning?Comment
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For some reason I went out the driveway tonight. On the way back I thought I saw a leak under the passenger side of the car I bought my daughter for graduation. So I got down on the ground to poke around and my head was real close to what I thought was the leak, glad I didnt put my hand out to see what the fluid was like. I thought I say what was a snake. So I got the kids and a flashlight so we could catch the snake. Ended up being a dang copperhead.
First bad snake I have seen since being here for 7 years. Neighbor told me he had a timber rattler living in his flower bed a few years back but the kinda dude you take things with a few grains of salt. Have had a lot of garter snakes in the pool skimmer this year but am now going to be a bit more careful wandering around in the dark bare footed.
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Last time there was a pile of spent shotgun hulls......
Your cabin was most likely built on an established migration route. Those are Broadbanded Copperheads.Comment
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LOL.. Ya.. I've expended a few shells. Funny never saw any before last years horrible invasion . Flyby just told me he thinks they are attracted to fear because he never seems them and wants to.. Im getting better though, last year I packed up and left. This year im staying.. makes it easier when you can get $20 a pop for them..Originally posted by Thumper View PostLast time there was a pile of spent shotgun hulls......
Your cabin was most likely built on an established migration route. Those are Broadbanded Copperheads.Comment
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"Copperheads are social snakes. They may hibernate in a communal den with other copperheads or other species of snakes including timber rattlesnakes and black rat snakes. They tend to return to the same den year after year. Copperheads can be found close to one another near denning, sunning, courting, mating, eating, and drinking sites. They are believed to migrate late in the spring to reach summer feeding territories and reverse this migration in early autumn.
Fun Facts
The copperhead has solenoglyphous fangs that can be .3 inches (7.2 mm) in length. The length of the fangs is related to the length of the snake; the longer the snake, the longer the fangs. Even newborn copperheads have fully functional fangs that are capable of injecting venom that is just as toxic as adult venom. The fangs are replaced periodically, with each snake having a series of five to seven replacement fangs in the gums behind and above the current functional fang.
The copperhead is the cause of many snakebites yearly but they are rarely fatal. Bites occur when people accidentally step on or touch the snake, which tends to be well camouflaged in its surroundings. When touched, the copperhead quickly strikes or remains quiet and tries to crawl away. Sometimes when touched, they emit a musk that smells like cucumbers.
They are also known as the highland moccasin because of their highland habitat and the Native American word for these snakes is mokasen."
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Your new name is mokasen, which means "needs to become one with snakes"...Originally posted by Leftridge View Post
Find a good source for King and/or Coachwip snakes and release two or three a month around the cabin/camp.Comment
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Got another one
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Opening day of dove season 2013
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20$ a pop your doing good.get em and stay safeComment
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I don't not envy you boys that live in copperhead country. I think I'll stay put where the rattlesnakes are.
Way to thin the herd!Comment
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