I've walked way past a number of venomous snakes within striking range without being bitten.
Now, that I think of it, I've walked past all four types of venomous snakes within striking distance without being bitten.
One, I didn't walk past, (a cottonmouth) but was quietly curled up next to a pile of logs I was splitting. To be sure, it was winter and snakes are sluggish when cold. It could've bitten me quite a number of times before I spotted him.
Snakes aren't like in the movies. They don't automatically strike even when they could nail you.
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- Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:27 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Legislative Protection for Shooting Snakes In Public
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- Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:53 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Legislative Protection for Shooting Snakes In Public
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Re: Legislative Protection for Shooting Snakes In Public
The only time I had a venomous snake come at me was last Spring. All the others were simply sunning or traveling through.
I was cleaning up some limb litter before mowing.
With peripheral vision I noticed a Coral snake making a bee-line for me with about 3 ft. to spare before we collided. I don't know if it was curious or simply not paying attention to where it was going. I quickly back up and it stopped.
Coral snakes are beautiful - I hate to destroy them. So, I took one of the limb litter sticks and persistently knocked the ground behind him to encourage him to leave my yard, which he did. These little guys aren't aggressive.
This was the fourth one in my yard over the years I've lived here.
I've also had 5/6 Cottonmouths in my yard. These snakes kinda scare me, but I use the same method to get them to leave too - with the exception that I use a long handle shovel rather than a stick.
I was cleaning up some limb litter before mowing.
With peripheral vision I noticed a Coral snake making a bee-line for me with about 3 ft. to spare before we collided. I don't know if it was curious or simply not paying attention to where it was going. I quickly back up and it stopped.
Coral snakes are beautiful - I hate to destroy them. So, I took one of the limb litter sticks and persistently knocked the ground behind him to encourage him to leave my yard, which he did. These little guys aren't aggressive.
This was the fourth one in my yard over the years I've lived here.
I've also had 5/6 Cottonmouths in my yard. These snakes kinda scare me, but I use the same method to get them to leave too - with the exception that I use a long handle shovel rather than a stick.