Admin nuggethunting Posted April 3, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hello All, Took a friend and customer out today with his new Minelab GPX 4500 he purchased from us. We seen this Rattlesnake in the road today. Be careful, they are out and about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowkiller Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 They sure are I found one last weekend too! Be careful and wear your Gators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Definitely that season again Rob. Had one swimming in my pool this weekend. He wasn't too happy in there so I sent him to snake heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Jim Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hey you southern guys. I'm surprised the snakes show up so late. I was down in southern Nevada this winter, and figured once it hit 60 in the afternoon I couldn't let the dog run around loose. In your experience down there, when is the earliest you usually start seeing rattlers? I don't worry about myself so much, but would hate to have Heidi bitten. Our rattlers up here in southern Idaho are tame compared to the western diamondbacks down there. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Ran into this guy on Tues. He was still cold and didnt want to move. Might have been dead but I wasn't going to try and find out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 not dead...he just wanted to be left in peace...Nice picture! fred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 (edited) In the desert I see rattlers year round. It seems like we get a crop of cranky two and three year olds waking up about the first of April each year. Here on the property we rarely see rattlers because we have a 5 foot bull snake that patrols the property. She hates rattlers and kills all she finds. She mumbles something about trespassers and taaassssty ratlerssss while she is in her feeding coma. I'm guessing she ate too many prairie dogs this past week and was snoozing on the job when the pool rattler showed up. Then again she could have chased that rattler into the pool. Ssssome ssssort of ssssnake humor I guess. She's like that. I generally leave the rattlers alone. If they are on their own territory they are easy enough to walk around. We need them to help keep the rat/prairie dog population down and they make good food for bull snakes, coyotes and hawks. I draw the line when I find them in the house, yard or in the pool. They are always killed. They crossed the line and they don't get a second chance. Edited April 4, 2017 by clay 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Clay, I would do exactly the same thing. I love reptiles and especially snakes of any kind...but, protecting the home is paramount. Out in the wild is a different story. Like you say walk around, walk away. fred 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebutler Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 I have already enjoyed those beautiful buzz worms. I think they are a very pretty snake. I grew up with them around and respect them. I don't go poking my self in their house and wish to be treated the same. Great pictures guys. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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