Snake

[noodle creek]

Originally Posted by Smalls

Ah, the copycat tough guy. Caught a banded water snake back when I was taking a vertebrate zoology class in undergrad. That sucker acted all big and bad.....til I threw his azz in the freezer. They get by by mimicking cottonmouths, both look and behavior.

^wish there were a way to do away with this misplaced fear of snakes, but I think we are in toodeep (see what I did there). They really are one of the most beneficial animals you can have around, and if you respect them, you've got no problem.

I mean, snakes don't go out of their way to attack people. At least no more than any other animal does. And yet so many people fear them, because they were taught to. I love snakes. They keep the mice away. Nothing beats a good kingsnake.

Sorry, I'll get off the soapbox.

Been too close too many times. Western diamondbacks in west texas while dove hunting and cotton mouths while fixing brush on my blind in teal season. Screw a snake. I'll take a king snake any day, but other than that i'll kill em all and i don't see any downfall in people killing the snakes they run into.

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by noodle creek

Been too close too many times. Western diamondbacks in west texas while dove hunting and cotton mouths while fixing brush on my blind in teal season. Screw a snake. I'll take a king snake any day, but other than that i'll kill em all and i don't see any downfall in people killing the snakes they run into.

Well, respectfully agree to disagree. I apply that philosophy to hogs and coyotes, but other than that, I prefer to let things be. If the snake isn't harming me, I'll let him go about his business.