Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

There's really only 3 kinds of rattlesnakes in FL, and you only see two of them regularly. Pygmys are most common because they will hang out in flowerbeds and such, and bites are more common (but still rare) because people step on the things in bare feet. The rattle sounds like an insect buzzing, so people don't notice. The other type is the Eastern Diamondback. Those MFs can kill your ass, but they're pretty much forest snakes. The only one I've seen, in 30+ years of living in FL, was crossing the road in a wildlife refuge. Bastard was at least 7 feet long, as thick as my forearm, and absolutely beautiful. I stopped my car and scared him into the woods so that another car wouldn't squish him.

/third type is the timber/canebrake
//never seen one

dahmers love zombie: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

There's really only 3 kinds of rattlesnakes in FL, and you only see two of them regularly. Pygmys are most common because they will hang out in flowerbeds and such, and bites are more common (but still rare) because people step on the things in bare feet. The rattle sounds like an insect buzzing, so people don't notice. The other type is the Eastern Diamondback. Those MFs can kill your ass, but they're pretty much forest snakes. The only one I've seen, in 30+ years of living in FL, was crossing the road in a wildlife refuge. Bastard was at least 7 feet long, as thick as my forearm, and absolutely beautiful. I stopped my car and scared him into the woods so that another car wouldn't squish him.

/third type is the timber/canebrake
//never seen one

Even if it doesn't kill you, it'll inject venom and make your life VERY uncomfortable for a short time. It's gonna hurt either way. I was just saying that there's no need to use "poisonous" (it should be venomous, First Coast News, unless he was bitten by a mushroom) and "rattlesnake" in the same sentence.

dahmers love zombie: Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

Yeah, newsflash...substances that disrupt the natural bodily functions of a living being are considered poisonous. Some things that humans take voluntarily for fun are also poisonous.

Stop biting youself. Why are you biting yourself?

- Thanks subby for the childhood backseat viper-pit flashbacks.

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake."

The article's chief sponsor was the Department of Redundancy Department, who was the article's chief sponsor. Penis.

moar funny pictures

I guess no one submitted the other Florida snake story today where a pet python killed a 2 year old.

/Florida Tag

Paris1127: timber

Those are pretty evil, at least in the Mid West. Everything's relative. Florida also has massasaugas, which are also pretty mean.

WienerButt: I guess no one submitted the other Florida snake story today where a pet python killed a 2 year old.

/Florida Tag

Party pooper

UsikFark: Paris1127: timber

Those are pretty evil, at least in the Mid West. Everything's relative. Florida also has massasaugas, which are also pretty mean.

Oh yeah, well, we have falling coconuts.

/got nuthin'
//'cept to say it's venemous, not poisonous, but somebody upthread covered that

How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

WienerButt: I guess no one submitted the other Florida snake story today where a pet python killed a 2 year old.

/Florida Tag

Yeah? Yeah? And who was it telling me just the other day pythons don't kill people? So maybe it didn't manage to swallow the little anklebiter, but it KILLED him, okay?

/sad, yes, but...

You know, I've always liked that word, "gargantuan." You so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.

Back a while ago, I had a dream that I was getting a tattoo. The idea is still weird, I don't like tattoos, but the design I dream I think it was kinda cool.

It's an Ouroboros, but, inside the circle, it had dents, like a cog, and it had three smaller cogs alignes with it.

UsikFark: Paris1127: timber

Those are pretty evil, at least in the Mid West. Everything's relative. Florida also has massasaugas, which are also pretty mean.

I wouldn't know... Chicagoland doesn't have anymore venomous snakes (that I know of) and I'm not going snake hunting.

/Oh, and I'm Subby, but my number of posts should've given it away

TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Very carefully?

APPROVES
http://tinyurl.com/lffqkd
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I was more impressed by the totally-disinterested news team.

Nakito: You know, I've always liked that word, "gargantuan." You so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.

Maybe you don't ...

gorgor: APPROVES
http://tinyurl.com/lffqkd
(copy and paste)

I believe that's what's called a trouser snake...

Paris1127: UsikFark: Paris1127: timber

Those are pretty evil, at least in the Mid West. Everything's relative. Florida also has massasaugas, which are also pretty mean.

I wouldn't know... Chicagoland doesn't have anymore venomous snakes (that I know of) and I'm not going snake hunting.

/Oh, and I'm Subby, but my number of posts should've given it away

I used to live in Iowa, which had the timber, prairie, copperhead, and massasauga... No other native venomous snakes.

nicoffeine: I was more impressed by the totally-disinterested news team.

That chick looks like Michael Jackson

SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKES

In before Snakes on a plane and "Nice. Good planes?"

What I meant was,

SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKES!

TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?.

Because that is the place the snake bit him? I guess I don't understand the question.

TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Probably by wearing shorts in the rough. (But yes this is stupid)

Paris1127: I believe that's what's called a trouser snake...

Beware of dragons
For you are crunchy and taste like chicken
http://tinyurl.com/mottw6
(copy and paste, NSFW)

UsikFark: TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Probably by wearing shorts in the rough. (But yes this is stupid)

My neighbor found a rattle snake in his back yard while mowing. He warned me of it and I always put on jeans when I mow now. Is that really necessary? I realize that there is more material to bite through with denim on, but is it really significant?

/It is farking HOT in Texas now. I want to wear shorts

Subby can go to farking hell - it's not just this story, but many others that are so stupid that I just gloss over most headlines.

That snake is less likely to bite its own tail than fark moderators are going to kill this site with stupid headlines like this.


Fark used to be interesting. Now it's beginning to suck.....

No, to FTFM, It already sucks...

Nakito: You know, I've always liked that word, "gargantuan." You so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.

PickinWhiskers: UsikFark: TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Probably by wearing shorts in the rough. (But yes this is stupid)

My neighbor found a rattle snake in his back yard while mowing. He warned me of it and I always put on jeans when I mow now. Is that really necessary? I realize that there is more material to bite through with denim on, but is it really significant?

/It is farking HOT in Texas now. I want to wear shorts

I've heard (perhaps questionable) stories of snake teeth going through leather. If the pants were really baggy, *maybe* it would mis-direct or mis-align the strike.

Your best defense is to keep your wits about you. Nearly all snakes in North America need to be provoked before they will strike. The buzzing rattle tells you where the snake is because it doesn't want to be stepped on/ bothered. At this point, if you back away and leave it alone it will retreat.

/this should help
//a complete guide would be tl, dr

mud_shark: Subby can go to farking hell - it's not just this story, but many others that are so stupid that I just gloss over most headlines.

That snake is less likely to bite its own tail than fark moderators are going to kill this site with stupid headlines like this.


Fark used to be interesting. Now it's beginning to suck.....

No, to FTFM, It already sucks...

You OK over there? It will be alright. Just relax.

UsikFark: PickinWhiskers: UsikFark: TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Probably by wearing shorts in the rough. (But yes this is stupid)

My neighbor found a rattle snake in his back yard while mowing. He warned me of it and I always put on jeans when I mow now. Is that really necessary? I realize that there is more material to bite through with denim on, but is it really significant?

/It is farking HOT in Texas now. I want to wear shorts

I've heard (perhaps questionable) stories of snake teeth going through leather. If the pants were really baggy, *maybe* it would mis-direct or mis-align the strike.

Your best defense is to keep your wits about you. Nearly all snakes in North America need to be provoked before they will strike. The buzzing rattle tells you where the snake is because it doesn't want to be stepped on/ bothered. At this point, if you back away and leave it alone it will retreat.

/this should help
//a complete guide would be tl, dr

Yeah, with the lawn mower going, I can't really hear a rattle.
I do a strange stance when I mow along the fence line. (Mower to the left, Me standing way off to the right side) Probably really strange looking.

Most snakes will move away if they hear you coming. Just don't make your first pass beside a hedge or anything else that looks snakey and they'll be long gone before you're close enough to mow one.

Jimmy John's FTW.

LordOfThePings: Jimmy John's FTW.

I am glad you enjoyed your sandwich. Now, what do you think about snakes?

/Not obscure for chem geeks.

We need to do more to eradicate snakes, especially rattlers.

spentmiles: We need to do more to eradicate snakes, especially rattlers.

How are we supposed to keep our numbers down?

Gyrfalcon: Yeah? Yeah? And who was it telling me just the other day pythons don't kill people? So maybe it didn't manage to swallow the little anklebiter, but it KILLED him, okay?

Don't believe whoever told you that bullhockey, plenty of examples of people killed by pet pythons no longer than 10' AND several documented cases of people being killed and swallowed in the wild by the really big ones (25'+). Granted, mostly kids and small people, but these animals eat boars, deer, jaguars, tapirs (of youtube fame, though mislabeled "hippo") and crocs, so humans are no problem!

Fun bonus fact: Most people cut out of snake stomachs were swallowed feet first (as opposed to all other prey which is swallowed head first) - Apparently it's easier to swallow us when our arms go up above the head!

Paris1127

I said stop

The judges would have also accepted "This is why we can't have nice things!"

He was attacked by an ouroboros?

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Strictly speaking, no rattlesnakes are poisonous. They actually make a tasty snack for humans.

Oh, the bite thing...? That makes them "venomous".

Hiro Nakamura: Paris1127

I said stop

The judges would have also accepted "This is why we can't have nice things!"



Keep the suggestions coming, let's caption this pic

PickinWhiskers: LordOfThePings: Jimmy John's FTW.

damn you! I don't have to be at work for another 8 hours, i don't need to see that!

Was it named Rob or Ross?

/obscure?

When the Rattle Snake is dead, Magua will eat his heart. Before he dies, Magua will put his children under the knife, so the Rattle Snake will know his seed is wiped out forever.

Kimpak: Was it named Rob or Ross?

/obscure?

Would have been better if people hadn't already made the Ouroboros reference, smeghead

dahmers love zombie: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

There's really only 3 kinds of rattlesnakes in FL, and you only see two of them regularly. Pygmys are most common because they will hang out in flowerbeds and such, and bites are more common (but still rare) because people step on the things in bare feet. The rattle sounds like an insect buzzing, so people don't notice. The other type is the Eastern Diamondback. Those MFs can kill your ass, but they're pretty much forest snakes. The only one I've seen, in 30+ years of living in FL, was crossing the road in a wildlife refuge. Bastard was at least 7 feet long, as thick as my forearm, and absolutely beautiful. I stopped my car and scared him into the woods so that another car wouldn't squish him.

/third type is the timber/canebrake
//never seen one

THIS!

I was bitten by a timber rattler that was about 6 feet long. They had to defib me 3 times. It sucked bad as you would expect.

Its tail is behind the head and off to the side... the snake is attacking whatever the photographer is antagonizing it with.

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

A vegetarian rattlesnake?

Tuesday after a single bite to the lower left calf in Pierson. Details of the incident were unclear.

This statement has so many jokes in it!

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

A venomous one.

Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Wouldn't the correct term be "venomous"? Didn't check to see if someone else already snagged this one. >:^P

gorgor: Paris1127: I believe that's what's called a trouser snake...

Beware of dragons
For you are crunchy and taste like chicken
http://tinyurl.com/mottw6
(copy and paste, NSFW)

Why do I continue to click on Gorgor links? It's like playing Russian roulette with 5 chambers loaded.

Joe Hallenbeck: gorgor: Paris1127: I believe that's what's called a trouser snake...

Beware of dragons
For you are crunchy and taste like chicken
http://tinyurl.com/mottw6
(copy and paste, NSFW)

Why do I continue to click on Gorgor links? It's like playing Russian roulette with 5 chambers loaded.

More like playing Russian Roulette with a Browning Hi-Power.

PickinWhiskers: I am glad you enjoyed your sandwich. Now, what do you think about snakes?

Too chewy.

Venomous snakes in AL:

Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin - See lots of them. Fairly cantankerous if slightly provoked. Lazy ugly fuggin things with a nasty bite. You have to watch your step with these guys because sometimes they just can't be arsed to get out of your way.

Copperhead - See them a lot around farmlands and open fields (like around my house). They'll usually stay out of your way and do everything to avoid you. Painful bite, but you won't die (usually).

Eastern Diamondback - I think most people know about these so I won't say much. Just avoid pine forests and mountainous terrain with undergrowth.

Canebrake Rattlesnake - I have never seen one and have never heard of anyone seeing one. It is entirely possible that I may have seen one and mistaken it for another species. Usually if I hear a rattle, I'M OUT!

Pygmy Rattlesnake - Meh. Watch your step when you're in lower AL (LA). It's gonna hurt, but you won't die (typically).

Coral snake - I doubt many have ever seen one. They are elusive and very rare. From what I understand, you have to pretty much pick one up and really piss it off. But if you're retarded enough to do that and get bit....YOU GONNA DIE!

LordOfThePings: PickinWhiskers: I am glad you enjoyed your sandwich. Now, what do you think about snakes?

Too chewy.

apacheco: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

A vegetarian rattlesnake?

Vegetarian creatures can be venomous too.

Also:

There is a difference between organisms that are venomous and those that are poisonous,[3] two commonly confused terms applied to plant and animal life.

* Venomous, as stated above, refers to animals that deliver (often, inject) venom into their prey when hunting or as a defense mechanism.
* Poisonous, on the other hand, describes plants or animals that are harmful when consumed or touched.[4] A poison tends to be distributed over a large part of the body of the organism producing it, while venom is typically produced in organs specialized for the purpose.[5] One species of bird, the hooded pitohui, although not venomous, is poisonous, secreting a neurotoxin onto its skin and feathers.

dittybopper: chewy

This thread has taken a strange turn.

dahmers love zombie: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

There's really only 3 kinds of rattlesnakes in FL, and you only see two of them regularly. Pygmys are most common because they will hang out in flowerbeds and such, and bites are more common (but still rare) because people step on the things in bare feet. The rattle sounds like an insect buzzing, so people don't notice. The other type is the Eastern Diamondback. Those MFs can kill your ass, but they're pretty much forest snakes. The only one I've seen, in 30+ years of living in FL, was crossing the road in a wildlife refuge. Bastard was at least 7 feet long, as thick as my forearm, and absolutely beautiful. I stopped my car and scared him into the woods so that another car wouldn't squish him.

/third type is the timber/canebrake
//never seen one

Copperhead? Torreya State Park is full of them. For that matter, the place has plenty of cottonmouths too. I've had two strikes (one miss another miss THAT SNAGGED ON THE CROTCH OF MY SHORTS) there and strike that hit in St. Marks.

FLMountainMan: dahmers love zombie: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Oh for God's sake. I'll bet you about 20-1 odds that it was a pygmy rattler. Unless you're allergic to the venom, AND it gives you every bit of venom in both glands, you're not gonna die. Even if it does, you aren't gonna die. It'll hurt like hell for weeks, and if the 1/4 inch fangs on the thing get massively lucky and pierce muscle, you could have a little bit of permanent muscle loss in the calf.

There's really only 3 kinds of rattlesnakes in FL, and you only see two of them regularly. Pygmys are most common because they will hang out in flowerbeds and such, and bites are more common (but still rare) because people step on the things in bare feet. The rattle sounds like an insect buzzing, so people don't notice. The other type is the Eastern Diamondback. Those MFs can kill your ass, but they're pretty much forest snakes. The only one I've seen, in 30+ years of living in FL, was crossing the road in a wildlife refuge. Bastard was at least 7 feet long, as thick as my forearm, and absolutely beautiful. I stopped my car and scared him into the woods so that another car wouldn't squish him.

/third type is the timber/canebrake
//never seen one

Copperhead? Torreya State Park is full of them. For that matter, the place has plenty of cottonmouths too. I've had two strikes (one miss another miss THAT SNAGGED ON THE CROTCH OF MY SHORTS) there and strike that hit in St. Marks.

Both are not rattlesnakes. However, both are venomous, so there's that.

Joce678: Paris1127: Gotta love how the article specifies "a poisonous rattlesnake." As opposed to?

Strictly speaking, no rattlesnakes are poisonous. They actually make a tasty snack for humans.

Oh, the bite thing...? That makes them "venomous".

Right, I actually found this out just a couple of days ago from some show on tv...poison is something that is "ingested". Venom is "injected". Per the show, you could drink a vial of rattlesnake venom and it would have no effect on you, because it is not being introduced directly into the bloodstream.

The taipan laughs at the rattlesnake's half-assed attempt to kill someone.



Inland species: most venomous in the world.
Coastal species: 3rd most venomous in the world.

/should only worry about venomous snakes
//snakes aren't poisonous unless you eat their venom
///pet peeve

TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Pic's a pygmy but the story doesn't say that's what bit him. A pygmy would likely have problems getting through jeans, but an adult timber or diamondback? No problem. They've got fangs plenty long and strong enough.

Timbers get almost as big as diamondbacks, four feet long isn't uncommon. An adult diamondback or timber rattler striking an adult human in the calf area would be about right.

/All about live and let live, but a rattlesnake on my place gets to meet my Browning 20 gauge.

PickinWhiskers: UsikFark: TheWhoppah: How does a grown man get snake bit in his calf?

Was he lying in the dirt or did he pick up a poisonous snake?

Stupid snake handler?

Probably by wearing shorts in the rough. (But yes this is stupid)

My neighbor found a rattle snake in his back yard while mowing. He warned me of it and I always put on jeans when I mow now. Is that really necessary? I realize that there is more material to bite through with denim on, but is it really significant?

/It is farking HOT in Texas now. I want to wear shorts

I used to wear shorts when I mowed too. Then I got a quarter sized rock propelled into my shins. OUCH. Now I wear jeans.

LordOfThePings: dittybopper: chewy

This thread has taken a strange turn.

Do you really think I'm that gullible?

"picture of a Rattlesnake attacking its own tail..."

Let he who has not "attacked" their own "tail" cast the first stone.

can haz slitherday?

Farkwaddle: Venomous snakes in AL:

Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin - See lots of them. Fairly cantankerous if slightly provoked. Lazy ugly fuggin things with a nasty bite. You have to watch your step with these guys because sometimes they just can't be arsed to get out of your way.

Copperhead - See them a lot around farmlands and open fields (like around my house). They'll usually stay out of your way and do everything to avoid you. Painful bite, but you won't die (usually).

Eastern Diamondback - I think most people know about these so I won't say much. Just avoid pine forests and mountainous terrain with undergrowth.

Canebrake Rattlesnake - I have never seen one and have never heard of anyone seeing one. It is entirely possible that I may have seen one and mistaken it for another species. Usually if I hear a rattle, I'M OUT!

Pygmy Rattlesnake - Meh. Watch your step when you're in lower AL (LA). It's gonna hurt, but you won't die (typically).

Coral snake - I doubt many have ever seen one. They are elusive and very rare. From what I understand, you have to pretty much pick one up and really piss it off. But if you're retarded enough to do that and get bit....YOU GONNA DIE!

Personal anecote:

Corals aren't all that rare, though they are much less common than others. I've found Corals out camping/hiking before in NW Florida.

Seen a whole slew of pygmies though. Buddy of mine got bitten once and we had to cut the trip short, but I've thankfully never had any issues.

Cottonmouths aren't just too lazy to get out of your way though - they are outright aggressive. I love to go rafting down the rivers with a cooler full of beer, but I do my best to try avoiding the height of cottonmouth season. those farkers are mean.

Only time I've sen a ED Rattler was out in Cantonment on my parent's old propoerty. Ran over the damn thing on my bike on accident. Scared the living bejesus out of me.

Count me in the "never seen a canebrake in the wild crowd".

Farkwaddle: Venomous snakes in AL:

Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin - See lots of them. Fairly cantankerous if slightly provoked. Lazy ugly fuggin things with a nasty bite. You have to watch your step with these guys because sometimes they just can't be arsed to get out of your way.

Copperhead - See them a lot around farmlands and open fields (like around my house). They'll usually stay out of your way and do everything to avoid you. Painful bite, but you won't die (usually).

Eastern Diamondback - I think most people know about these so I won't say much. Just avoid pine forests and mountainous terrain with undergrowth.

Canebrake Rattlesnake - I have never seen one and have never heard of anyone seeing one. It is entirely possible that I may have seen one and mistaken it for another species. Usually if I hear a rattle, I'M OUT!

Pygmy Rattlesnake - Meh. Watch your step when you're in lower AL (LA). It's gonna hurt, but you won't die (typically).

Coral snake - I doubt many have ever seen one. They are elusive and very rare. From what I understand, you have to pretty much pick one up and really piss it off. But if you're retarded enough to do that and get bit....YOU GONNA DIE!

Never seen a timber/canebrake? If you see a large rattler in AL, it is almost certainly a timber. Diamondbacks are very rare here, but most folks think that's what they're looking at when they see a big timber.

/Wife works for Dept of Conservation, big rattlesnakes still get to meet my shotgun

Can't believe no one has said anything about the Weeners after the article.

The guy got bit, but didn't go to the hospital because the pain didn't get past his shoulder.

WTF???

I get bit by a rattler, I'm headed to the doctor. Here in Arizona, we have 9 different species to include Black tails, Mojaves, western diamondbacks, prairie rattlers, sidewinders, tiger rattlers, and others. Add to that small coral snakes, gila monsters, lots of different kinds of scorpion, black widow spiders, tarantualas, killer bees, and every imaginable pokey plant. I love the desert here, but you do need to pay attention to where you step and stick your hands.

As for the guy who was worried about seeing a snake when mowing his lawn....I can't imagine most rattlers would be much of a match for a '22" mulching mower.

Here's a snapshot of a black tailed I found a couple years back while on a 4 wheeling trip...

I bit my tongue.

purple helmet: Here's a snapshot of a black tailed I found a couple years back while on a 4 wheeling trip...

How'd it taste.

JustGetItRight: Farkwaddle: Venomous snakes in AL:

Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin - See lots of them. Fairly cantankerous if slightly provoked. Lazy ugly fuggin things with a nasty bite. You have to watch your step with these guys because sometimes they just can't be arsed to get out of your way.

Copperhead - See them a lot around farmlands and open fields (like around my house). They'll usually stay out of your way and do everything to avoid you. Painful bite, but you won't die (usually).

Eastern Diamondback - I think most people know about these so I won't say much. Just avoid pine forests and mountainous terrain with undergrowth.

Canebrake Rattlesnake - I have never seen one and have never heard of anyone seeing one. It is entirely possible that I may have seen one and mistaken it for another species. Usually if I hear a rattle, I'M OUT!

Pygmy Rattlesnake - Meh. Watch your step when you're in lower AL (LA). It's gonna hurt, but you won't die (typically).

Coral snake - I doubt many have ever seen one. They are elusive and very rare. From what I understand, you have to pretty much pick one up and really piss it off. But if you're retarded enough to do that and get bit....YOU GONNA DIE!

Never seen a timber/canebrake? If you see a large rattler in AL, it is almost certainly a timber. Diamondbacks are very rare here, but most folks think that's what they're looking at when they see a big timber.

/Wife works for Dept of Conservation, big rattlesnakes still get to meet my shotgun

I'll take your wife's word on that, but I'm almost positive I've seen a diamond back or two up on Monte Sano. But to be fair, the couple that I saw were up under a limestone rock face and I wasn't going to move in any further to investigate.

I will still chase (or try to) down Black Racers and Corn snakes though. Used to do it as a kid and still get a kick out of scaring people around me if I'm successful. One of the most memorable moments of my childhood was when we caught a black racer and brought it back to my friends' house and threw it in the pool when his mother was swimming. I didn't know fat people could move so fast! We caught it again and let it go where we found it. He and his brother were grounded for weeks. Good times.

More about the token and its ouroboros snake. (new window)

mecaenas

Sorry to be an internet ass...

But you can eat most venoms, you can't ingest poison.
In South America/Thailand/Cambodia etc there are drinks made of venom glands of local snakes in a glass of the local hard liquor.
They're very exciting to drink mit friends
surrounded by whores
at 4 am
in 99% humidity

natas6.0: mecaenas

Sorry to be an internet ass...

But you can eat most venoms, you can't ingest poison.
In South America/Thailand/Cambodia etc there are drinks made of venom glands of local snakes in a glass of the local hard liquor.
They're very exciting to drink mit friends
surrounded by whores
at 4 am
in 99% humidity

Ah right, so venom is only an issue in your bloodstream. I stand corrected.

Well, I can finally say that I've submitted a Florida story, albeit without a funny headline. And I've had Gorgor respond to something I wrote. And I regret it. I'm pleased.