Rattler bit the dust last evening

Jeff in TX

I let the puppy critters out to play yesterday evening in the front yard.  They came across a 3' rattlers curled up in the small grove of trees in the front yard.  I was able to get them inside before any of them did something dumb.  Grabbed the 12 gauge and a dove load.  I about cut it in half 8" behind his head.  Except for a small skin flap holding his upper & lower body together.

For 10 min he struck at me, even though I was four feet away.  It amazed me how long he kept it up being nearing cut in half!  I used the marsh mellow forks we use for the grandkids to roast marsh mellows to pick it up and move it out of the yard.  I tossed it into some cactus!

30 min later his body was still moving, though just slightly.  That little **** had a will to live and inflect a bite if it could manage it!

rberglof

Cut the head off a rattle snake one time, if you grabbed its tail it would turn and strike at you.

Wambli Ska

That’s because all rattlesnakes are liberals.  You know this because they react totally on reflex, impulse and emotion and their brain is not in their heads, it’s actually deep inside their ass…

Linefinder

I don't care what whackos like Zee says....Having lived in Louisiana for 40 years my mantra is, "The only good snake is a dead snake". Stepping on even small non-poisonious ones will cause you to do silly stuff.

Mike