Almost stepped on it, was straddling it before I got stopped, was really happy when I figured what kind it was! No RATTLES!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f43/wachatz/turkey2012/IMG_20120510_130030.jpg
beautiful snake!!!
Love the bullsnakes!
QuoteOriginally posted by raghorns:
Love the bullsnakes!
Me too! Was kind of surprised to find him that high of altitude, about 7k. Supposed to be snowing up there next couple of nights. Hope he finds a warm spot to hold up.
I put bull snake on a bow quiver. Wow! it really looks good. I'm having trouble with photobucket right now so photos are out of the question.
QuoteOriginally posted by 2fletch:
I put bull snake on a bow quiver. Wow! it really looks good. I'm having trouble with photobucket right now so photos are out of the question.
No pics, didn't happen! :)
Love bullsnakes...great looking animal. Big ones like that are so docile. Nothing drives me crazier than people killing them out of ignorance.
Nice lookin critter!
Docile? I raised snakes for years,often having 75-100 at one time and I found that they are one of the most aggresive snakes I had.
Bull snake makes pretty bow backing on osage selfbows.
My wife hates it when I stop and inspect road kill. She hates it even more when I bring it home. :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/DSCN0260.jpg)
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My favorite snake pattern for limbs.
My favorite too...
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bullSD004.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/appalation022.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bullSD003.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/FF2003.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/centaurbulls009.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/TallTinesbullsnake001.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bocoteschafer040.jpg)
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bocoteschafer015.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bows/appalation016.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bows/Firefly035.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bows/deerburrs010.jpg) (http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab246/yornoc/bows/deerburrs004.jpg)
There seems to be alot of variable in the skin patterns are all of those Bull Snake skins?
You guys are full of..Bull ;)
Heh, funny guy Rich.
John, yes, all bulls. They have a changing pattern from head to tail. The head starts off with mostly black, then changes past the neck to browns, and even hints of orange, then back to a solid black striping at the tail. The general body background is light tannish/yellow. It takes on the color of the wood beneath it, so you can bring out it's colors by using lighter woods. Going over black glass makes it very dark.
And every bullsnake is different, like anything in nature.
QuoteOriginally posted by Prairie Drifter:
Docile? I raised snakes for years,often having 75-100 at one time and I found that they are one of the most aggresive snakes I had.
I took care of my friend's collection while he was on vacation.My wife came to help me feed them one day(he had about 120 at the time). Very first tub I opened was a big Bullsnake.He reared up and hissed that deep low hiss,would have made a King Cobra proud!!! My wife took off out of the room like a shot.Needless to say I fed them all myself.
Nice skins on all the bows in the pics here,but for me the ones on that 1st osage selfbow are gorgeous.
Goshawkin, I agree. Almost any snake over osage is tough to beat. Yew is another great one. And there sure is nothing like a "snakey" self bow backed with skins....good stuff!
David,
That one on the Self bow is the one i'm referring too it appears so difference to the skins on yours??? And I agree it is beautiful!
Also David glad to see you up and running again!
Illegal to kill in many states.
The skins look much better on the snakes than they do on bows !
Those bows look awesome! (lostarra & yornoc).
nice pattern
Its against the law to kill them here for the sole purpose of getting their skin but if they are a nusance its a difernt story but I really like how they look on bows and the critter also
Just to clarify my position on snake killin.
Road kill or flowerbed/garden copperheads only on bows.
I live with snakes that I never harm but if one gets flattened by a car I think any snake would prefer bow backing to being eaten by a turkey vulture on the road.
Copperheads around the house get killed. They are too numerous and well camo'ed for my wife's daily gardening. Fire away boys but that's the way it is.
Some of my local friends that are never harmed.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/blacksnake01.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/LostArrow/Maysnake01.jpg)
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Nice of you to put in a climbing wall for that rascal!
Killdeer :bigsmyl:
Yep! Can hardly see the bow in my avatar pic. but it's a real old Adcock w/ bullsnake.
Lost arra, I've skinned over 100 bows, and have never killed a snake myself to do it. I've had about twenty in many huge tanks I've built ovewr the years. I choose not to kill them, but to me every life is of equal worth. If I see a skin for sale, I'll buy it if its legal. The snake is dead either way, I will never let one go to waste, thats for sure.
My philosophy on animal lives being taken is, the animal does not want to die. Be it a deer, cow, spider or snake. Only we humans try to make ourselves feel better about the death by coming up with reasons its okay. We use all of the animal, it looked wounded, there are too many, etc. All reasons for us as human beings to justify killing something.
But if you think about it, I'm pretty sure the critter being killed does not give a damn if you eat it, just use the skin, or both. Its dead and did not want to be.
You choose to kill copperheads near your home. Some guys would never do such a thing. What is okay to you is not necessarily okay to the next guy and vice versa.
We all have to decide for ourselves, but respect anothers legal decision also if it differs from ours.
I love snakes, always have. Most of mine are snakes that have died at pet stores, breeders, roadkill, etc. But I do not knock someone who legally kills a snake to skin a bow, to me its no different than killing a cow for meat.
This was supposed to be a funny thread! Keep it light guys and gals! The snake was on my bow not adhered to it:)
No sweat here, just speaking my mind. No offense intended in any way if I sound that way. In fact, I'm quite the opposite, do whatever makes you happy! Sweet picture old goat!!!!!!!!!! :bigsmyl: :campfire:
This is one snake that keeps on giving. I have never seen a live one but it's interesting in how the pattern looks like it was done on a computer. I finally got around to taking a photo of a quiver that we made with it.
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n64/2fletch/DSCN1053.jpg)
Old goat, now I have a pic and so it is so. Besides, what would an old goat know? Lol.
You guy's do very nice work, skinning bows.
Thanks, for the pics.
QuoteOriginally posted by 2fletch:
This is one snake that keeps on giving. I have never seen a live one but it's interesting in how the pattern looks like it was done on a computer. I finally got around to taking a photo of a quiver that we made with it.
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n64/2fletch/DSCN1053.jpg)
Old goat, now I have a pic and so it is so. Besides, what would an old goat know? Lol.
:)
I saw a big one last turkey season out here in CO, beautiful snake. Those bows are sweet, too! :thumbsup:
WOW I don't like snakes at all but have some skins to try putting on I bought. Those bull snake pictures are all really great especially on the osage.
Great idea's as usual. The bull crawling over your bow made me sick it freaked me out and then you were holding the live snake to boot?
I don't know about that.
Glenn