June 24, 20214 yr On 6/22/2021 at 4:34 PM, That Guy said: Gotcha. Just assumed city was charging. Lost creek charges $10 per adult and $5 per dog. I get that the popularity is out of control, but I may never hike the greeenbelt again and that’s kinda sad. oh. Snek thread. My snek ate today. So on topic.
June 24, 20214 yr Doesn't the eyelash viper have a relative (also venomous) that likes to leap out of trees at you? King cobras are really gigantic, they are very intimidating to see in person. The Reptile World Serpentarium in St Cloud FL has one, it was impressive.
June 24, 20214 yr I have an idiot friend from Canada who doesn't believe there are snek in Texas because he has never seen one. I seriously don't know why I talk to him at all.
June 24, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, pantone159 said: King cobras are really gigantic, they are very intimidating to see in person. The Reptile World Serpentarium in St Cloud FL has one, it was impressive. The Houston Zoo had one back in the 80s. Sucker was enormous.
June 24, 20214 yr Author I have an idiot friend from Canada who doesn't believe there are snek in Texas because he has never seen one. I seriously don't know why I talk to him at all.Sounds like a smart person. There are more than 100 species of snakes here.
June 24, 20214 yr Just now, Patricio Swayze said: Sounds like a smart person. There are more than 100 species of snakes here. This dude has his head so far up his own ass it surprises me every day he hasn't been choked to death by his own shoe laces.
June 24, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: This dude has his head so far up his own ass it surprises me every day he hasn't been choked to death by his own shoe laces. Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid.
June 24, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, pantone159 said: King cobras are really gigantic, they are very intimidating to see in person. What's intimidating about a 15-foot long elapid with enough neurotoxic venom to fill a shot glass? 35 minutes ago, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. No, no, no, no, no, NO! Just ... no. That is nightmare fuel.
June 24, 20214 yr 50 minutes ago, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. Those people have to be wearing kevlar longjohns, right?
June 24, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: What's intimidating about a 15-foot long elapid with enough neurotoxic venom to fill a shot glass? No, no, no, no, no, NO! Just ... no. That is nightmare fuel. I used to help grab them from the bluffs with my little grabber and sack. Guess that's why I don't really have a fear of snakes. I respect the crap out of them, and give them a wide berth, but don't mess with them anymore. Some older pics from a few years back. Big thickies.
June 24, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. Stepdads family is from Sweetwater. I went to this thing once as a teenager and got the fuck out. Scared the hell out of me then I learned that the conservation and other shit they spew is bs for the most part. At least 20 years ago it was not sure if anything changed. If I never go back to Sweetwater or Snyder I will die happy Edited June 24, 20214 yr by Zepol87
June 24, 20214 yr Just now, Judge Roybeanbag said: Those people have to be wearing kevlar longjohns, right? Oh yeah. Chain saw chaps mostly. Most of the snakes were recently dumped into those pens were in sacks, so they're all confused and in shock. We stopped allowing access on our land because it's really just a big snake slaughter. Not my jam. I get the venom milking argument, but you don't have to kill the snakes to get it.
June 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. I see this and think, would be a bad time to trip. Looks very stupid to me. Also, is it BS that the venom milked from the snakes is used to make antivenin? I've read that labs won't take it from roundups because it's contaminated.
June 24, 20214 yr Just a little fun in the sun at my neighbors. Lawn guy wanted to kill it, I talked them out of it but it was moved received_840020023301569.mp4 Edited June 24, 20214 yr by Zepol87
June 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, BabaYaga said: I used to help grab them from the bluffs with my little grabber and sack. Guess that's why I don't really have a fear of snakes. I respect the crap out of them, and give them a wide berth, but don't mess with them anymore. I don't have a general fear of snakes, but there's no way I'd step into a room with the entire floor covered with rattlers. Like you, I went through phases. Growing up, I'd kill just about anything that slithered. By the time I was a young man, I realized the irresponsibility of this practice and began to handle instead of hurt them. These days, I leave them be unless one is stretched across a road or some other high-traffic area. This is more difficult than it sounds because picking up a rubber boa is super tempting. They are amazing creatures.
June 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Lou said: I see this and think, would be a bad time to trip. Looks very stupid to me. Also, is it BS that the venom milked from the snakes is used to make antivenin? I've read that labs won't take it from roundups because it's contaminated. Yeah, who knows? I think rattlers are super cool and leave them alone as long as they reciprocate. Cool looking animals!
June 24, 20214 yr Only snakes I have any animosity towards are cotton mouths. F them. Aggressive little monsters. They also sun themselves in trees near creek banks and will drop down into the water or bank if/when scared to get away (when the banks are overgrown to sun themselves). Will scare the ever living crap out of you...and they'll chase you. They also killed Newts friend from Ireland.....
June 24, 20214 yr Author They don’t chase you. They aren’t even that aggressive. I rarely see them strike. They typically do their famous defensive posture of which gave them their name. Coiled up, mouth wide open. What’s next, hoop snakes?
June 24, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said: They don’t chase you. They aren’t even that aggressive. I rarely see them strike. They typically do their famous defensive posture of which gave them their name. Coiled up, mouth wide open. What’s next, hoop snakes? They're evil serpent monsters sent from the scourges of hell to torment man. And they killed Newts friend.....
June 24, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. F U
June 24, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, MissingInAction said: I have an idiot friend from Canada who doesn't believe there are snek in Texas because he has never seen one. I seriously don't know why I talk to him at all. Did he not know what you were talking aboot?
June 24, 20214 yr 39 minutes ago, thunderlounge said: Did he not know what you were talking aboot? Yes. We were kayaking and I warned him about water moccasins. He replied that there aren't any snakes around here much less in the water and I'm just paranoid. I don't think my sarcasm meter was broken.
June 25, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, BabaYaga said: Only snakes I have any animosity towards are cotton mouths. F them. Same. We used to get them all over the barges after a hurricane would blow thru. They crawl up into the tire bumpers and onto the barge while docked thru the storm. For 2 fucking weeks offshore you’d still have those fuckers hiding, 50 miles offshore. They’d get aggressive out there on all that hot steel. Still hate them.
June 25, 20214 yr On 6/24/2021 at 10:15 AM, BabaYaga said: Take him to the nearest rattlesnake roundup. Those are fun. And terrifying...had them at the ranch when I was a kid. Nancy Grace on the right seems to be enjoying it.
June 25, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Underdog said: Nancy Grace on the right seems to be enjoying it. No chaps. No stick. Millions bucks to walk the tank....
June 26, 20214 yr They don’t chase you. They aren’t even that aggressive. I rarely see them strike. They typically do their famous defensive posture of which gave them their name. Coiled up, mouth wide open. What’s next, hoop snakes?https://m.twitch.tv/clip/GlamorousBadSageBrainSlug-xOsybPGqGMS_h6BhI dunno, this one could have easily just went back in the brush. I can't find the other streamers clip but it was a moccasin and he beat the fuck out of it when it came at them.
June 26, 20214 yr Author https://m.twitch.tv/clip/GlamorousBadSageBrainSlug-xOsybPGqGMS_h6BhI dunno, this one could have easily just went back in the brush. I can't find the other streamers clip but it was a moccasin and he beat the fuck out of it when it came at them.Hold up. You think that proves cottonmouths chase people? You literally see nothing in that video. Yet herpetologists who spend their lives around snakes say the contrary. Give me a break.
June 26, 20214 yr Not so much chasing but that they're not that aggressive. I should have clarified that.
June 26, 20214 yr I should also add I spent my youth all over the Neches and other rivers in southeast Texas as a kid so I've had first hand experience with moccasins not chasing but actively moving toward us. Most snakes either stay still or fuck off if you get around them but not those bastards. I remember distinctly watching one leave a bank and swim toward our boat to try and get on it, having to smack it with a paddle to get it to leave.
June 26, 20214 yr Author I should also add I spent my youth all over the Neches and other rivers in southeast Texas as a kid so I've had first hand experience with moccasins not chasing but actively moving toward us. Most snakes either stay still or fuck off if you get around them but not those bastards. I remember distinctly watching one leave a bank and swim toward our boat to try and get on it, having to smack it with a paddle to get it to leave.I have just as much anecdotal experience to the contrary. I grew up 2 blocks from a creek in Houston. I have caught and seen so man cottonmouths I don’t even know how to quantify it. Yet I have never, ever been chased by one. I have never heard or read an account from a herpetologist or biologist that has been chased. Go ahead, research it on the intertubes…you won’t find it. A snake defending itself?? Sure. That is the basics of nature. But chase you? Fucking mythology bullshit.
June 26, 20214 yr I don’t know shit about snakes, but did have a cotton mouth somewhat follow me from an empty vacant lot next to my house growing up when I was playing in that lot. Dad was doing yard work at the time nearby, saw it, and chopped it up with a shovel. Dont think it was chasing me, but certainly moving towards me walking away from it when I hadn’t fucked with it or even seen it. I was maybe 6 at the time and remember being completely freaked out about all the pieces moving around after being chopped up and clearly dead. Still kind of gives me the creeps to be honest.
June 26, 20214 yr Author Y’all, please…I’m not trying to make y’all look dumb. But do a google search of cottonmouths chasing people. Please post legitimate research that shows the chase people. I’ll standby.
June 26, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said: Y’all, please…I’m not trying to make y’all look dumb. But do a google search of cottonmouths chasing people. Please post legitimate research that shows the chase people. I’ll standby. People are scared of sneks brah. It's gonna happen.
June 26, 20214 yr I’m with you Swayze. The chase stories are bullshit. Now, I have had the experience of a wade fishing at the coast and while slowly working a top water, catch movement in my periphery. Healthy rattlesnake bee lining in my direction. I’m like what the fuck? Gators, sting rays sharks, ok, but now I gotta add fucking rattlesnakes to that list? He went for my dough net and climbed on. Seems he was just tired and needed a rest. I started to nudge him with my rod tip and he slowly slithered off and swam towards shore. Maybe somebody would embellish such an experience and eventually someone ends up telling stories about a guy they know got chased by a rattlesnake while wade fishing.
June 26, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, Lerka Lerka said: I’m with you Swayze. The chase stories are bullshit. Now, I have had the experience of a wade fishing at the coast and while slowly working a top water, catch movement in my periphery. Healthy rattlesnake bee lining in my direction. I’m like what the fuck? Gators, sting rays sharks, ok, but now I gotta add fucking rattlesnakes to that list? He went for my dough net and climbed on. Seems he was just tired and needed a rest. I started to nudge him with my rod tip and he slowly slithered off and swam towards shore. Maybe somebody would embellish such an experience and eventually someone ends up telling stories about a guy they know got chased by a rattlesnake while wade fishing. I’ve had this happen several times both wading and drifting in boat. They are just looking for a spot to stop and rest. Doesn’t make it feel any better in that moment though.
June 26, 20214 yr I grew up in east Texas... had plenty of cottonmouths swim towards me as I was fishing... maybe they were curious and not being aggro, but I wasn't about to stick around to find out.
June 26, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said: Hold up. You think that proves cottonmouths chase people? You literally see nothing in that video. Yet herpetologists who spend their lives around snakes say the contrary. Give me a break. Why would a guy who studies herpes know anything about this subject?
June 26, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, miguelito said: This documentary shows some footage of a snake chasing a fisherman: Yeah, Swayze doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
June 26, 20214 yr In 2016 we went to some park down in Sugar Land that was some sort of wildlife preserve. Can’t remember the name. It had a small pond on it. As we walked around the pond four snakes literally came at us from the water, swimming from the water to the edge, and then following us as we walked around the pond. One of them even exited the water and tried to follow us on land. It was bizarre as hell. Back then, I wasn’t good at ID’ing snakes like I am now, so they were either plain bellied water snakes or cottonmouths. Not sure which.
June 26, 20214 yr Author In 2016 we went to some park down in Sugar Land that was some sort of wildlife preserve. Can’t remember the name. It had a small pond on it. As we walked around the pond four snakes literally came at us from the water, swimming from the water to the edge, and then following us as we walked around the pond. One of them even exited the water and tried to follow us on land. It was bizarre as hell. Back then, I wasn’t good at ID’ing snakes like I am now, so they were either plain bellied water snakes or cottonmouths. Not sure which. Cullinan Park most likely. And I would bet that they were hoping y’all were fishing and would get a free perch.
June 27, 20214 yr Look I respek you guys that feel like all sneks should be free to roam the earth unmolested but if I see a cottonmouth or copperhead I’m dispatching those fuckers with all haste. Not sure why but that’s just how I feel. I bought a place in Sonora a few years ago and have seen a few rattlesnakes, cause they live there you know. I probably won’t dispatch one unless it’s a me or snek situation. But moccasins and copperheads, fuck em. Coral snakes are beautiful and I would never kill one.
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