That's one big snake, 10 years old. How long was it, about 6+ feet? Funny odd thing, was I never ran into a Water Moccassin, or Copperhead in my years in the South. Knew plenty of people who almost stepped on them, early am. Saw them from a distance, no up close adventures. Out here in the Mojave, with exceptions of but a couple of summers, I've had to kill a few Mojave Green's each year.... I despise a Mojave Green or rattler as much as I do anything. A M.Green's venom attacks both the Cardiovascular & Neurological systems, and on the norm kills its victim within 45 minutes, IF the victim does NOT get anti-venom, usually a cro-fab synthesis.....One of the deadlier effing critters I've ever faced. I'd rather face a effing bear or wolf, than a venomous snake..... I know in Perry, GA. we had a snake repellent spray applied around our spread. It was a sulfur acetate/acetone composition if I'm not mistaken... worked well too. I know a few companies sell impostors of chemical snake deterrent chemical mixtures, which Do NOT work as prescribed. The mixture of sulfur to Acetate has to be at a precise mixture ratio. Some I talked to, have bad info. thinking sulfur or acetate alone, would do the job, NOT.....
Hey! Did the snake got his due process? Did you check to see if it was a LGBT snake, this could be a hate crime. Even though snakes represent more than 2.3% of the population, they don't seem to have a snakestapo. I do understand that the NIC has evolved his feelings about snakes. Maybe that snake was a refugee from a country other than mexico or Canada seeking asylum. Rodney King! Rodney King!
...the only thing that scared me is that one of our cats was 3 feet away from it and didn't seem at all concerned...I was afraid to yell to her because I was worried that I might scare her towards the rattler...he was coiled and ratting looking straight at her...as small as she is, if she had been bitten she would have died in a couple minutes...lucky for me that my scope was still dialed in...shot the critter from about 20 feet away.
Great Shot, the rifle was show in the pic Tom, Ron told us as much about it previously remember...? Anywho- I've been considering placing land mines out here in the desert, to ward off Mojave Greens, only prob is I would forget where I put them, even If I drew myself a map....!!!
...just now saw this. tote. ...believe it or not, the rifle is an old Remington Nylon 66 that I've had forever and use around the house to shoot critters (I'm out in the country)... the rifle is semi-collectible but is also pretty damned accurate with high velo hollow points, even without the scope. The scope is an el-cheapo someone gave me but when dialed in, it's good for a 1/2" grouping at 50 yards.
...15 cents per round...and like I said, I was really worried my cat was gonna get bitten...a shovel would have taken me 5 minutes to get, while the rifle took maybe 10 seconds to get.
...we have a lot of "critters" out here...snakes, armadillos, possum, racoon, wabbits, coyotes, hogs, bobcat, fox, well, you get the idea. ...some are dangerous, some are just a nuisance, and some can really f' up a garden...so that little 22 comes in handy.
