OT: Rattlesnake help

In the 'other' pile -- does your county have an animal control division? They'd have answers for you that apply to your local climate and snakes.

They might even have names for you, if you're into hiring work done to clear them out.

Or recipes...

They'll hide in the shade during the hot part of the day , if the mornings are chilly they'll be out getting some sun . Best of luck with the hunt ! Sucks that your dog got bit , my fear of just that happening are why our dog has yet to visit our place up in the Ozarks .

They hate gasoline. Get a shotgun, lock the dog in the garage, get a ladder and get on top of it (not too high, 6' should do) dribble some gas in there, and get it when it comes out. It it's not home, it won't go back in there when it does return. Be very careful, as when they smell the gas they come out fast. Really fast.

Steve

Thanks guys,

He is remarkably much improved. Still a lot of swelling and doesn't like being touched anywhere, but he is alert and wandering around. Tail wagging and all. He's gonna be OK, I am sure. Same cannot be said of the snake if/when I find it.

Dave

Gunner Asch on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:27:13 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

So the one Hopi is walking along, and he see's his friend eating something "unusual". (Doesn't recognize it.) Aks what his friend is eating. "It's roasted chicken." "Roasted chicken. Well. How does it taste?" "Just like rattlesnake."

thank, thank you, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress and try the veal. It tastes just like buffalo.

pyotr

You got off easy with a mere $300 vet bill. A rattler in the yard cost us $1000, and one of the two dogs bitten died anyway. Still, I catch and release rattlesnakes. Must have relocated about 100 of them by now. You're a wuss.

Had three dogs bitten by rattlers. All lived, but got sick as a dog.

Steve

This is why chickens make better pets. Rattler cannot penetrate the feathers and the feet don't have blood circulating. Don't reach under chickens to grab eggs without checking for rattlers. They love to curl up underneath and stay warm.

BTW, cattle will successfully atack and kill rattlers. However they and up with a swolen ankle about the size of a soccer ball.

Ivan Vegvary

and the feet don't have blood circulating. Don't reach under chickens to grab eggs without checking for rattlers. They love to curl up underneath and stay warm.

with a swolen ankle about the size of a soccer ball.

I believe that pigs are supposed to kill and eat rattle snakes. Maybe a couple in the back yard would be the solution.

and the feet don't have blood circulating. Don't reach under chickens to grab eggs without checking for rattlers. They love to curl up underneath and stay warm.

with a swolen ankle about the size of a soccer ball.

Pigs are liberals. They are fat & lazy. They want free housing and expect you to feed them all they can eat. They wallow in their own crap, and make a lot of noise.

feathers and the feet don't have blood circulating. Don't reach under chickens to grab eggs without checking for rattlers. They love to curl up underneath and stay warm.

with a swolen ankle about the size of a soccer ball.

Go after a southern feral hog with a billy club and see which one ends up sausage..

feathers and the feet don't have blood circulating. Don't reach under chickens to grab eggs without checking for rattlers. They love to curl up underneath and stay warm.

up with a swolen ankle about the size of a soccer ball.

That would be a wild boar, AKA, a rabid Democrat running for office and in need of campaign funds, but feel free to demonstrate your claim. Make sure that someone shoots video of your and your hog and posts it on Youtube.

Hi All, woos or no woos, the debt has been repaid in full. Damned near stepped on it just outside the back door. It has been relocated, well all of the pieces I could find have. {grin}

Dave