Be Careful! Look at what i found...

Shawn Leonard · October 16, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

Guys Shaner is a cadet member and curious as to why, no snide comments are needed. Lets ask MS Bowhunter why he killed it? All valid reasons listed but his may be different. Shawn

JEFF B · October 16, 2008, 09:09:00 PM

the only good snake is a dead snake uncle bernie good on ya!!!

Jim now in Kentucky · October 16, 2008, 09:20:00 PM

Despite what some say, we could get along just fine with only nonpoisonous snakes. Maine, where I live, has been free of poisonous snakes for over 100 years with no detrimental effects.

Anytime I see a situation that could kill some unexpecting person, I eliminate it, if I can.

Blackhawk · October 16, 2008, 10:01:00 PM

The only snake found in Western Washington (east of the Cascade Mountains) is the docile and non-poisonous Garter Snake.

I believe most of us who live here are happy with that. You can keep those nasty cottonmouths and rattlers in your backyards.

Charlie Lamb · October 16, 2008, 10:20:00 PM

Everyone has there own opinion about venomous snakes... here's mine.

Charlie Lamb · October 16, 2008, 10:22:00 PM

By the way, I ate that one. It's not bad meat, just not worth the effort!!

4runr · October 16, 2008, 10:27:00 PM

Dang Charlie! That's a dooooozzzzzy there.

ishiwannabe · October 16, 2008, 10:29:00 PM

I can see both sides of the kill or not kill scene.
I have yet to eat it.
They sure do look good on a bow though.
Why doesnt anyone use cottonmouth skins anyway?

South MS Bowhunter · October 16, 2008, 11:27:00 PM

Hey guys thanks for fixing the pic i'll try and post another one here in a minute. Shane the reason for the taken of the "Snake" life was one based on it's either him/her or me and possible loss of life and at the very least a lengthy stay in a hospital if bitten. I did a search on goggle 3 weeks ago after finding a 18" rattler (yep kill that one to) and it said an adult Eastern Rattlesnake will have up to 24 offspring each year...that's a lot of extra worry when going afield that i don't want to deal with so i lessen the odds every chance i get. The one in the picture was 53" without the head and had 10 rattles and a button. I was so shaken by it i missed several time before i connected and even then i had to beat it with a stick (the straighter one in the picture) and even after the head was removed it continued to strike at the air and rattel

:eek: I kept thinking there are others around and he/she calling in reinforcements :(

South MS Bowhunter · October 16, 2008, 11:34:00 PM

Well i messed up again on the pic's i need to go back and read the earlier post!

South MS Bowhunter · October 16, 2008, 11:44:00 PM

Seeing if this works

Brian Krebs · October 17, 2008, 12:42:00 AM

http://www.rattlesnakebite.org/index.htm

South MS Bowhunter · October 17, 2008, 12:48:00 AM

And one more

South MS Bowhunter · October 17, 2008, 01:04:00 AM

Brian I've seen that story before and that's exactly what was going through my mind when i killed the snake. Lord i don't want that to happen to me!

draco · October 17, 2008, 01:08:00 AM

I'm not positive but I believe that Canebreaks are federally protected. I think I read something on another site about it. They removed the pictures because of it.
You might want to check on it to be sure.

South MS Bowhunter · October 17, 2008, 01:16:00 AM

Draco, this one is an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, not sure if it is protected.

South MS Bowhunter · October 17, 2008, 01:17:00 AM

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Brian Krebs · October 17, 2008, 02:50:00 AM

Here in Idaho; you can only kill a rattlesnake in self defense. I swear - the ones I killed before this new law- all drew on me first !!

BradLantz · October 17, 2008, 05:50:00 AM

its illegal in Arkansas to kill a snake unless its imminent danger to you - and I've actually become quite an ally of snake in the last couple of year. I can't stand killing them for no reason - but that said the poster did say the following, and I can live with that and I think most people can too.

1. It is great table fare, some of the best around IMO
2. Great looking skin for bow building,quiver building ect.ect.

ethan · October 17, 2008, 06:21:00 AM

The question was asked "why don't people put cotton mouths on bows". Alot of times cotton mouths are just about black. You can see a pattern if you look closely but they aren't clear at all. Besides that, I actually think the ba$*@%ds would still try to bite you after you've skinned them and put them on your bow!