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We knew they were here but had never seen them in two years--Western Diamond Back Rattlesnakes--but discovered a dandy one under the juniper tree next to our road where we walk. This guy was olive green and 43 inches long! Husband shot him. Wondering how to discourage them (not the husbands, the snakes)
What would you do if Nature combined snakes, ants and made them the size of dinosaurs. Then you might have reason to shoot a flying six legged snake the size of a bus. I suggest just leaving it be. You are too big to eat.
Was walking to down the short road to our hen house, and our of the corner of my eye..about 4 feet away in the shadow of a juniper moving toward me and then he stopped......
And I hotfooted it to my truck and got my trusty .22...walked back and he was working his way to the hen house.....well...sorry but....
those hollow points work well.....
42 inches...11 rattles....appears to be a Western Diamond Back....green color...I was told could be due to early molt and living under trees etc.
OUr cat also "used" to range down this way ...not now...staying inside.
The dog is getting snake shots this week....
Just way too close to the hen house, our house and me...
I knew that they are around...but this one was pretty big.....
We are looking to find some kind of repelent to spread around..
Would like to have a bunch of bull snakes around and more roadrunners...
need to round some up...
You "snake" lovers out there...come on down here and walk around for a while and see just how friendly you really think they are....
Watch yer step, esp. now going into Aug/Sept when these rascals start to shed and don't see well....
Was walking to down the short road to our hen house, and our of the corner of my eye..about 4 feet away in the shadow of a juniper moving toward me and then he stopped......
And I hotfooted it to my truck and got my trusty .22...walked back and he was working his way to the hen house.....well...sorry but....
those hollow points work well.....
42 inches...11 rattles....appears to be a Western Diamond Back....green color...I was told could be due to early molt and living under trees etc.
OUr cat also "used" to range down this way ...not now...staying inside.
The dog is getting snake shots this week....
Just way too close to the hen house, our house and me...
I knew that they are around...but this one was pretty big.....
We are looking to find some kind of repelent to spread around..
Would like to have a bunch of bull snakes around and more roadrunners...
need to round some up...
You "snake" lovers out there...come on down here and walk around for a while and see just how friendly you really think they are....
Watch yer step, esp. now going into Aug/Sept when these rascals start to shed and don't see well....
I generaly don't like shooting things but big snakes are not compatable with hen houses. I have to wonder if it could have been captured and relocated a couple of miles away.
Wow living in NM we saw a few rattlers but never one that big. I wouldn't want him near my henhouse or animals either. Here we have copperheads, non aggressive for the most part but we don't tolerate any close to the house. It's just not worth the risk.
Congratulations on killing a prime predator of mice and other rodents that serve to spread hantavirus and other diseases...not to mention crawling all around your house leaving little presents for you in pots and pans, etc.
Of course you don't want a rattlesnake in your chicken coop...who would? But it's pretty easy, in my experience, to hook and bag a snake, take it for a little trip up the road and let it go. Snakes are a very beneficial part of the natural world you're embracing, even though they're less than huggable. You're in their world, not the other way around.
Just consider a different solution to the problem next time.
I hope you took advantage of the situation and ate the snake. They're tasty.
Un hum...yeah...just go and grab um..carry the poor..
critter, put him into a bucket...remember this is a Western Diamond back..
almost 4 ft long....they do not like to be carried around etc.
just take him out a ways and let um go....right...and they will come back with their friends...obtw..there friends are around..
Sorry folks....NO...I live here...they came onto my area.....
weren't here when I moved here either....
Moving in to enjoy whatever I have.
So..I am supposed to just live in a walled apt. or something...cannot have a house in the country etc...
We put up with . millions of flying ants, blackwidows, trantulas, other spiders, scorpions, mosquitos, etc.
The WDB can cause a lot of pain, suffering, and for some folks, like my wife would Kill her due to her lower immune system...
The roaches, snakes etc. will always survive long after mankind is gone..
But for me and my family...I will protect them..
HW...Happy safe trails..
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Un hum...yeah...just go and grab um..carry the poor..
