Why?I live over by Tulsa, I kill about 6-10 poisonous snakes a year mostly rattle snakes, cotton mouths, and copperheads.
Why?I live over by Tulsa, I kill about 6-10 poisonous snakes a year mostly rattle snakes, cotton mouths, and copperheads.
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@Certus I would not kill any snake for No reason and enjoy seeing and handling them. But there are some circumstances where I would kill one: Rattle snake to skin it and preserve the skin, Copperhead, to preserve the skin (beautiful) but also because I’ve got small Grandchildren and Coperheads fairly common around our property. I teach my grandkids Not to be afraid of snakes and let them handle garter, black rat, and hog nosed snakes I catch — then we let them go. Even though I tell them never pick up a snake unless Grandpa is there —— I‘m still concerned they “might”. So, Copperheads will get dispatched for a while until grandkids are older.Why?
No need to take a class, just pick up a Thompson Center 410/45. For the 410 there is a screw in choke, it works good enough for birds.If (unlikely) I lived in cottonmouth country, I would pay the $200 class whatever fee and carry a sawed-off 20ga O/U, probably in a shoulder rig aligned with my spine. Depends how short I could get the barrels. But buy the Class 2-3 license, whatever it is, no problem!
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Alaska?
@freefall - would you really buy a gun just for “snakes”?….that you can easily kill with a stick. If you see one and have time to shoot it - you can walk around it, stomp it, or club it (ammo is expensive)If (unlikely) I lived in cottonmouth country, I would pay the $200 class whatever fee and carry a sawed-off 20ga O/U, probably in a shoulder rig aligned with my spine. Depends how short I could get the barrels. But buy the Class 2-3 license, whatever it is, no problem!
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Alaska?
As long as we’re on the subject .
Has anyone had a problem on their hunting trips in Africa?
If so I will no longer plan on my first trip.
I’ll purchase some paper game targets and pretend at my range!
My sleep tonight will be tough!
Just realised the pic never attached to this one.Smart PH. I’ll never understand the attitude of being out hunting, seeing a snake in the wild and going “dangerous! Kill it!”.
Walk around it, like you said. You’ll never see that snake again. No need to be a big baby or try and prove macho man by killing it. Seems to be very common to kill any rattlesnake on your property, because it exists. They’re always there, just leave ‘em be. We had a little Eastern Brown under the front steps. I attempted to shoo it out of the yard and instead of took off to the back yard. I have a dog so there was only one thing to do….
I shut the dog inside for the evening and let her out later that day. Yep, snakes gone and I never saw it again. EZ PZ.
Here’s the friendly fellow popped up for a better look.
For perspective this fellow has an LD50 of 0.053mg/kg. The LD50 of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake is 1.3mg/kg and a black mamba is 0.25mg/kg. Soooo it is a spicy little noodle. But as said - shut the dog in, no problem. I live in town - snake bites (dog or human) make the news. Here we are 2 years on and no bites have occured due to me leaving it. They ain’t gunna seek out trouble, trouble comes to them.
common you could try be chanting right behind you !!!!!Most snakes are harmless, and the others, well, just don´t try to play with them
I would pay the $200 class whatever fee and carry a sawed-off 20ga O/U, probably in a shoulder rig aligned with my spine. Depends how short I could get the barrels. But buy the Class 2-3 license, whatever it is, no problem!
Why?
Serbu Super Shorty in 20ga. Wear it in a hip holster
@mdwest: is that a “real” gun or composite from some “Movie”? Other then robbing a Bank - what is it good for? Wouldn’t a Walking-stick or any revolver with snake-shot-loads work as well, carry as easy, etc..?Serbu Super Shorty in 20ga. Wear it in a hip holster