Snake in the woods... - The Firearms Forum

B27 · 11-03-2012, 12:19 AM

Ran across this guy in the woods behind my condo today...

...right beside a small stream.

Maybe two feet long.

He looks pretty mean but he's actually just a common brown water snake.

Dangerous only if you happen to be a frog or small fish.

Appliancedude · 11-03-2012, 12:22 AM

Don't care, it would be dead already.

B27 · 11-03-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Appliancedude

Don't care, it would be dead already.

Gracious! Why?

Killing a harmless and/or beneficial snake strikes me as the equivalent of killing a robin or mockingbird.

Zhurh · 11-03-2012, 01:05 AM

I remember way back as a kid, I'd set out shiner traps in the creek to use for bait fishing. I get some shiners in there and then some water snakes would get through holes which would drowned, then crawfish would eat the snakes down to the bones. More water snakes in those creeks than I'd ever imagined.

Once a few of us as kids were trout fishing in this waist deep creek that had over hanging trees. We'd sneak in and catch nice trout. My one buddy had a small snake fall down into his waders and he drank lots of creek water until we pulled him out. He could feel the snake down on his leg, ha ha.

WHSmithIV · 11-03-2012, 01:39 AM

Nice looking snake - i wouldn't have harmed it.

Rockyja · 11-03-2012, 04:48 AM

Don't kill it. Just move it closer to where it likes to hunt.

Appliancedude · 11-03-2012, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by B27

Gracious! Why?

Killing a harmless and/or beneficial snake strikes me as the equivalent of killing a robin or mockingbird.

Lets just say, me and snakes just don't get along

gvw3 · 11-03-2012, 08:22 AM

I am not real fond of snakes myself. I wouldn't kill them as they are needed in nature.

Old Grump · 11-03-2012, 11:13 AM

I'd rather french kiss that snake then kiss my ex wife.

Zhurh · 11-03-2012, 01:42 PM

When we lived back East in Western Pa, I'd catch blk snakes 4-5 times every summer on the road out past our house; usually after a summer rain storm. I'd take them back the house and release them in this rock pile along my lane; some would stay close too, unless the hound got them. The dog would dart in and grab snake in middle and bite in half and these were 5-6 foot snakes. You'd see two snakes flying in opposite directions.

Wife never liked it as I'd make her shift gears as I had the snake all up my arm, just holding onto the head with my grip of steel, ha ha. Then she'd really go nuts when she'd see the snakes in the yard when she was hanging clothes on the line. I kinda miss the snakes up here in Alaska, too cold.

jim summers · 11-06-2012, 08:36 PM

Looks like a common water snake, not to be confused with the venomous version, it also looks like it may have just had a meal notice how his body is bulged out some

deadin · 11-06-2012, 09:33 PM

Used to know a guy that said there were only 4 kinds of snakes he didn't like....
Big snakes, Little snakes, Live snakes and Dead snakes....

11-03-2012, 12:19 AM	#1
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Snake in the woods... Ran across this guy in the woods behind my condo today... ...right beside a small stream. Maybe two feet long. He looks pretty mean but he's actually just a common brown water snake. Dangerous only if you happen to be a frog or small fish. __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool." --> Last edited by B27; 11-03-2012 at 12:20 AM..

11-03-2012, 12:22 AM	#2
Appliancedude Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The true northern Cal Posts: 1,562	Re: Snake in the woods... Don't care, it would be dead already. __________________ It ain't broke it just lacks duct tape. The nice thing about opinions is everybody has one.

11-03-2012, 01:05 AM	#4
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,808	Re: Snake in the woods... I remember way back as a kid, I'd set out shiner traps in the creek to use for bait fishing. I get some shiners in there and then some water snakes would get through holes which would drowned, then crawfish would eat the snakes down to the bones. More water snakes in those creeks than I'd ever imagined. Once a few of us as kids were trout fishing in this waist deep creek that had over hanging trees. We'd sneak in and catch nice trout. My one buddy had a small snake fall down into his waders and he drank lots of creek water until we pulled him out. He could feel the snake down on his leg, ha ha.

11-03-2012, 01:39 AM	#5
WHSmithIV Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Moore, Idaho contributor Posts: 2,605	Re: Snake in the woods... Nice looking snake - i wouldn't have harmed it.

11-03-2012, 04:48 AM	#6
Rockyja Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Living in Burnsville, MN, a Transplant from Los Angeles Posts: 155	Re: Snake in the woods... Don't kill it. Just move it closer to where it likes to hunt.

11-03-2012, 08:22 AM	#8
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,247	Re: Snake in the woods... I am not real fond of snakes myself. I wouldn't kill them as they are needed in nature. __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

11-03-2012, 11:13 AM	#9
Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,285	Re: Snake in the woods... I'd rather french kiss that snake then kiss my ex wife. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

11-03-2012, 01:42 PM	#10
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,808	Re: Snake in the woods... When we lived back East in Western Pa, I'd catch blk snakes 4-5 times every summer on the road out past our house; usually after a summer rain storm. I'd take them back the house and release them in this rock pile along my lane; some would stay close too, unless the hound got them. The dog would dart in and grab snake in middle and bite in half and these were 5-6 foot snakes. You'd see two snakes flying in opposite directions. Wife never liked it as I'd make her shift gears as I had the snake all up my arm, just holding onto the head with my grip of steel, ha ha. Then she'd really go nuts when she'd see the snakes in the yard when she was hanging clothes on the line. I kinda miss the snakes up here in Alaska, too cold.

11-06-2012, 08:36 PM	#11
jim summers Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I reside in southern Indiana, you can almost step out of my back door and be setting on Patoka Lake Posts: 1,056	Re: Snake in the woods... Looks like a common water snake, not to be confused with the venomous version, it also looks like it may have just had a meal notice how his body is bulged out some __________________ To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required.

11-06-2012, 09:33 PM	#12
deadin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 858	Re: Snake in the woods... Used to know a guy that said there were only 4 kinds of snakes he didn't like.... Big snakes, Little snakes, Live snakes and Dead snakes....