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HunterAlpha1 · 08-19-2011, 11:25 PM

snake don't tasted like chicken. snake tastes like snake

AL MOUNT · 08-20-2011, 07:22 AM

1. We've had cats, 1 was killt by a hay mower, 2 others just disappeared.

We live in the country and the're are yotes out there.

2. I ain't eattin the damn thing, I wasn't in the freakin "Special Forces"...

3. The brush pile is a heaven for bunnies, so I ain't cleanin that up.

4. I ain't importing no other snakes to do my job fer me.

Zane71464 · 08-20-2011, 07:53 AM

#1, and this is nothing new, when out and about, if you smell the smell of cucumbers a copperhead aint far away. #2, get an old piece of old tin and lay it out away from your house, maybe out near an old brush pile and check it OFTEN! Sooner or later, you'll find it there!

Slabsides · 08-20-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

1. We've had cats, 1 was killt by a hay mower, 2 others just disappeared.

We live in the country and the're are yotes out there.

2. I ain't eattin the damn thing, I wasn't in the freakin "Special Forces"...

3. The brush pile is a heaven for bunnies, so I ain't cleanin that up.

4. I ain't importing no other snakes to do my job fer me.

I live waaaaaay out in the country as well, surrounded by woods, cotton and peanut fields. Snakes ARE going to be around. There is natural food and cover for them, so they will thrive. The ONLY options are:

1. Live with them.

2. Hunt/harass/trap them.

3. Have something else hunt/harass them.

I like option #3. I've lived here about 5 years and have seen only one snake in my yard and it was in a cat's mouth.

The Duke · 08-20-2011, 08:21 AM

Al. If you live in the country as I do, the mouse or hamster or whatever you plan on using for live snake bait will prob be a snack for a bobcat, coyote, fox, etc before the snake will get too him...

Around the camp, we use a repellent called "Snake Away" that I buy from the co-op...Seems to work as not seen any snakes at the camp sight for years.

If its REVENGE you after

, Ive seen snake traps that use a chemical attractant, but dont know how well they work. If you can figure out a method to keep the bait mouse inside a plywood box that you have drilled a hole just large enough to allow the snake to enter..After he eats the bait he wont be able to get back out for a while until he digests the critter...Problem is, keeping the mouse from getting out the same hole..I suppose you could 'super glue' him to one end of the box...

Then you can always call "Billy the Exterminator" as a last resort.

Zane71464 · 08-20-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by The Duke

Al. If you live in the country as I do, the mouse or hamster or whatever you plan on using for live snake bait will prob be a snack for a bobcat, coyote, fox, etc before the snake will get too him...

Around the camp, we use a repellent called "Snake Away" that I buy from the co-op...Seems to work as not seen any snakes at the camp sight for years.

If its REVENGE you after

, Ive seen snake traps that use a chemical attractant, but dont know how well they work. If you can figure out a method to keep the bait mouse inside a plywood box that you have drilled a hole just large enough to allow the snake to enter..After he eats the bait he wont be able to get back out for a while until he digests the critter...Problem is, keeping the mouse from getting out the same hole..I suppose you could 'super glue' him to one end of the box...

Then you can always call "Billy the Exterminator" as a last resort.

geds · 08-20-2011, 08:59 AM

The brush pile that is heaven for your bunnies is probably what is attracting the snakes as they like bunnies too!

Get rid of the brush pile and your problem will likely just crawl away!

Crpdeth · 08-20-2011, 09:25 AM

This brings up a question that I've always wondered about... Golf balls... It's been said that a snake may not be smart enough to know the difference between the ball or an egg, he'll eat it and die. Personally I have a problem with this idea, knowing that a snake will regurgitate if he senses a problem, that is IF he senses a problem.

The other thing that bothers me with this story is that I have a friend who works at the Country Club here... There are sure to be golf balls everywhere, right? I know nothing about golf, but I suspect there would be lost balls strewn around the edges of the greens... Anyway, she says they have a huge problem with vipers hiding out in the filters of the swimming pools.

IF it worked though, I'm sure with a little effort you could purchase a small pile of used balls, perhaps break an egg or two, mix it up and pour over the balls.

Rattlesnake tastes okay, but the pork chop, country fried potatoes and dinner roll that I had with it tasted a lot better... Hey if I was starving, it would taste like heaven.

Here's a pic me and a lil' Copperhead...

jack404 · 08-20-2011, 09:52 AM

Crpdeth and other posters

ya must be cooking it wrong

snake is decent meat , yes , theres better , yes waaaaaaaay better

but its better than a lot of other meat ( just my opinion ) and it dont mean ya special forces.... if ya like snake meat .... just used to it ..

i grew up a poor farmer's kid with a penny pinching mother, ya tried mutton ?

every meal for 5 months ? snake becomes a real treat trust that after 5 months of mutton

howlnmad · 08-20-2011, 10:37 AM

Having dogs around, I'd stay away from the mothballs. You spread them around and they disolve. If the mothballs get into any puddled water and the dog happens to drink it, it will kill the dog.

Get a black snake. They're harmless and will overtake a copperhead everytime.

geds · 08-20-2011, 11:02 AM

Copperheads are hunters. They strike for defense and for killing prey. I don't think they eat eggs, so the golf ball trick wouldn't affect them.

JLA · 08-20-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

This brings up a question that I've always wondered about... Golf balls... It's been said that a snake may not be smart enough to know the difference between the ball or an egg, he'll eat it and die. Personally I have a problem with this idea, knowing that a snake will regurgitate if he senses a problem, that is IF he senses a problem.

The other thing that bothers me with this story is that I have a friend who works at the Country Club here... There are sure to be golf balls everywhere, right? I know nothing about golf, but I suspect there would be lost balls strewn around the edges of the greens... Anyway, she says they have a huge problem with vipers hiding out in the filters of the swimming pools.

IF it worked though, I'm sure with a little effort you could purchase a small pile of used balls, perhaps break an egg or two, mix it up and pour over the balls.

Rattlesnake tastes okay, but the pork chop, country fried potatoes and dinner roll that I had with it tasted a lot better... Hey if I was starving, it would taste like heaven.

Here's a pic me and a lil' Copperhead...

Hey donny, that dude is fixin to take a dump on you..

JLA · 08-20-2011, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Zane71464

#1, and this is nothing new, when out and about, if you smell the smell of cucumbers a copperhead aint far away. #2, get an old piece of old tin and lay it out away from your house, maybe out near an old brush pile and check it OFTEN! Sooner or later, you'll find it there!

We used old car hoods for rattlesnake roundups. they are up off the ground a bit so they dont get too hot which creates a perfect thermal oasis for a cold blooded snake.

Crpdeth · 08-20-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

Hey donny, that dude is fixin to take a dump on you..

And I'm gonna bite his head off...

(Quote from Tombstone) "Looks like... we win"

Zane71464 · 08-20-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

And I'm gonna bite his head off...

(Quote from Tombstone) "Looks like... we win"

If'in that aint no pet copperhead...that snake needs to be a DEAD'en!

Crpdeth · 08-21-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zane71464

If'in that aint no pet copperhead...that snake needs to be a DEAD'en!....

I wouldn't kill a harmless snake, but make no mistake that this one rests in pieces.

Crpdeth · 08-21-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

Crpdeth and other posters

ya must be cooking it wrong

snake is decent meat , yes , theres better , yes waaaaaaaay better

but its better than a lot of other meat ( just my opinion ) and it dont mean ya special forces.... if ya like snake meat .... just used to it ..

i grew up a poor farmer's kid with a penny pinching mother, ya tried mutton ?

every meal for 5 months ? snake becomes a real treat trust that after 5 months of mutton

Like I say, friend "if I were starving".... I guess that includes living on mutton. But it's hard to beat a good ol' pork chop.

JLA · 08-21-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

I wouldn't kill a harmless snake, but make no mistake that this one rests in pieces.

You toss him under the scag?

Crpdeth · 08-22-2011, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JLA

You toss him under the scag?

I've said it before... We think too much alike.

AL MOUNT · 08-22-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

Here's a pic me and a lil' Copperhead...

Dude.... I hate to break the news to ya....

If I was forced to kiss one of the two of ya....

the snake would win....

AL MOUNT · 08-22-2011, 08:39 AM

Here's a link to some great Copperhead facts.

http://www.desertusa.com/animals/copperhead.html

Here is one fact I didn't like reading...

"With luck,

the young copperhead can expect live

for nearly two decades in the wild."

Not if I can help it.....

Crpdeth · 08-22-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AL MOUNT

Dude.... I hate to break the news to ya....

If I was forced to kiss one of the two of ya....

the snake would win....

Dude... You kiss me and it'll be the last thing you kiss!

Thanks for the link, should be interesting.

JLA · 08-22-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

I've said it before... We think too much alike.

Great minds brother... Great minds.

Juker · 08-22-2011, 05:58 PM

"If you have a relative whose last words were, "Hey everybody, watch this!" ... You might be a redneck."

JLA · 08-22-2011, 06:00 PM

L-O-freakin-L!! Juker, you bust my sides!

08-19-2011, 11:25 PM	#26
HunterAlpha1 Former Guest Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 1,049	Re: Snake Experts Needed snake don't tasted like chicken. snake tastes like snake

08-20-2011, 07:22 AM	#27
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,107	Re: Snake Experts Needed 1. We've had cats, 1 was killt by a hay mower, 2 others just disappeared. We live in the country and the're are yotes out there. 2. I ain't eattin the damn thing, I wasn't in the freakin "Special Forces"... 3. The brush pile is a heaven for bunnies, so I ain't cleanin that up. 4. I ain't importing no other snakes to do my job fer me. __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68

08-20-2011, 07:53 AM	#28
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,350	Re: Snake Experts Needed #1, and this is nothing new, when out and about, if you smell the smell of cucumbers a copperhead aint far away. #2, get an old piece of old tin and lay it out away from your house, maybe out near an old brush pile and check it OFTEN! Sooner or later, you'll find it there! __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

08-20-2011, 08:21 AM	#30
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Snake Experts Needed Al. If you live in the country as I do, the mouse or hamster or whatever you plan on using for live snake bait will prob be a snack for a bobcat, coyote, fox, etc before the snake will get too him... Around the camp, we use a repellent called "Snake Away" that I buy from the co-op...Seems to work as not seen any snakes at the camp sight for years. If its REVENGE you after , Ive seen snake traps that use a chemical attractant, but dont know how well they work. If you can figure out a method to keep the bait mouse inside a plywood box that you have drilled a hole just large enough to allow the snake to enter..After he eats the bait he wont be able to get back out for a while until he digests the critter...Problem is, keeping the mouse from getting out the same hole..I suppose you could 'super glue' him to one end of the box... Then you can always call "Billy the Exterminator" as a last resort.

08-20-2011, 08:59 AM	#32
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Snake Experts Needed The brush pile that is heaven for your bunnies is probably what is attracting the snakes as they like bunnies too! Get rid of the brush pile and your problem will likely just crawl away!

08-20-2011, 09:25 AM	#33
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Snake Experts Needed This brings up a question that I've always wondered about... Golf balls... It's been said that a snake may not be smart enough to know the difference between the ball or an egg, he'll eat it and die. Personally I have a problem with this idea, knowing that a snake will regurgitate if he senses a problem, that is IF he senses a problem. The other thing that bothers me with this story is that I have a friend who works at the Country Club here... There are sure to be golf balls everywhere, right? I know nothing about golf, but I suspect there would be lost balls strewn around the edges of the greens... Anyway, she says they have a huge problem with vipers hiding out in the filters of the swimming pools. IF it worked though, I'm sure with a little effort you could purchase a small pile of used balls, perhaps break an egg or two, mix it up and pour over the balls. Rattlesnake tastes okay, but the pork chop, country fried potatoes and dinner roll that I had with it tasted a lot better... Hey if I was starving, it would taste like heaven. Here's a pic me and a lil' Copperhead... Attached Images __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

08-20-2011, 09:52 AM	#34
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Snake Experts Needed Crpdeth and other posters ya must be cooking it wrong snake is decent meat , yes , theres better , yes waaaaaaaay better but its better than a lot of other meat ( just my opinion ) and it dont mean ya special forces.... if ya like snake meat .... just used to it .. i grew up a poor farmer's kid with a penny pinching mother, ya tried mutton ? every meal for 5 months ? snake becomes a real treat trust that after 5 months of mutton

08-20-2011, 10:37 AM	#35
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,565	Re: Snake Experts Needed Having dogs around, I'd stay away from the mothballs. You spread them around and they disolve. If the mothballs get into any puddled water and the dog happens to drink it, it will kill the dog. Get a black snake. They're harmless and will overtake a copperhead everytime. __________________

08-20-2011, 11:02 AM	#36
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Snake Experts Needed Copperheads are hunters. They strike for defense and for killing prey. I don't think they eat eggs, so the golf ball trick wouldn't affect them.

08-22-2011, 08:39 AM	#46
AL MOUNT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleaning my Thompson in The Foothills of the Ozark Mountains Posts: 3,107	Re: Snake Experts Needed Here's a link to some great Copperhead facts. http://www.desertusa.com/animals/copperhead.html Here is one fact I didn't like reading... "With luck, the young copperhead can expect live for nearly two decades in the wild." Not if I can help it..... __________________ 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 67-68 Last edited by AL MOUNT; 08-22-2011 at 08:42 AM..

08-22-2011, 05:58 PM	#49
Juker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Land of Lincoln Contributor Posts: 2,872	Re: Snake Experts Needed "If you have a relative whose last words were, "Hey everybody, watch this!" ... You might be a redneck." Attached Images __________________ SHOOT FIRST. SHOOT SECOND. MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE THE MAN WHO'S SHOOTING LAST.

08-22-2011, 06:00 PM	#50
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,305	Re: Snake Experts Needed L-O-freakin-L!! Juker, you bust my sides! __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!