Found in the field

NCWayne · Jun 12, 2013

The customer I built the bale buster for is working down in the South Eastern part of SC getting part of their wheat straw fields bailed. It's really common for them to find rattle snakes, usually dead, in the bales and fields where they got hit, etc. Today I was shown a picture of a snake that was found, live, slithering around the area where the hired hands were loading the bales into the trailers for transport back to the main farm. I was told that in the many years they have been in the fields they had never seen another like it. It was an Eastern Coral snake. Below is a link to Wikipedia where it tells all about it. As deadly as their venom can be, they are actually really beautifuly colored snakes.
Coral snake

da.bees · Jun 13, 2013

I have always been told corals rarly exceed 18" but the link says 3'is common and 5'is possiable.
We don't see them in NE Texas but they have been found around Ft Hood. I guess the eastern states are trying to oust Texas as the grow-um big state because I understand the eastern rattler gets larger than our diamond back. I for one will gladly alow them bragging rights on snakes.
What troubles me about corals is thier colors make them irisistable for children to handle.

Donaldinky · Jun 13, 2013

When I was working at a frozen food plant they found one in the freezer Food comeing in and out. Never figure where it came from. There not found around here.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 13, 2013

What's that saying something about yellow on black and jack. Any one know?

Pitch · Jun 13, 2013

We can wuhp the heck out of Texas with the size of our coyotes too

BAnNC · Jun 13, 2013

Is that:
Red on Yellow, Kill a Fellow
Red on Black, Friend of Jack

Don't know if that's correct or not.

dcarp · Jun 13, 2013

That's the correct saying. See them from time to time here in SE TX. Usually a pretty reclusive snake. You can keep the big ones we won't mind.

keh · Jun 13, 2013

They have been known to live in E SC for years. They are rare and are quiet so don't get seen much, AFIK. I don't live in that area and have never seen one in W SC. Haven't seen a rattlesnake here either and I would like tokeep it that way.

KEH

WAYNE-N-TX · Jun 13, 2013

We're in a sharing mood, hogs are our next contribution to everyone. :-O

Nancy Howell · Jun 13, 2013

Remember "Red touches yellow, deadly fellow. Red touches black, friend of Jack.

Nancy Howell · Jun 13, 2013

Too late. According to the stats, feral hogs are all across the US and in Canada.

Mike (WA) · Jun 13, 2013

Description says males have longer tails- how do you know where the snake ends and the tail begins?

Have never understood why we have so few dangerous critters here in the Pacific Northwest- no poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions, or much of anything. And no hurricanes or tornados, for that matter. Or frigid winters or scorching summers. Maybe the rain is our particular punishment. . .

State of Jefferson · Jun 13, 2013

I can't vouch much for the "wet" western part of the Pacific Northwest. But I've seen PLENTY of Rattlers, scorpions, and black widows in the higher/drier areas.

Otherwise, you're absolutely right, we've got it pretty easy as far as Mother Nature goes ;-)

Ben--- A Central Oreegone High Desert native. Now living in the(very) far Northern reaches of(ugh) California...

ricb · Jun 13, 2013

who's jack? we're lucky no deadly snakes in N.Y....thankfully

Corona Boy · Jun 13, 2013

Hush! Don't tell them all that. They will want to move here with us.

CAROGATOR · Jun 13, 2013

We also have what is sometimes called a "winter snake" here in S.C. and it's colors are the same but in a different order.

BushogPapa · Jun 13, 2013

There are NO laws against transporting dangerous or venomous snakes and there are plenty nuts out there who have great numbers IN their homes (as pets)..

Often, some escape or are turned loose...

I know..I have a cousin that has made National News several times, because of his dangerous "pets".
Also, he is careless and has sub-standard cages..
If I know one...there surely are many...
He is doing nothing "Illegal", but it should be..!

Ron.

NY 986 · Jun 13, 2013

I would point out that rattlesnakes have been discovered in certain areas of the Southern Tier in recent years. If like anything else that has "re-emerged" here in NY it will start turning up in other parts eventually. To certain people such as a toddler, elderly, or somebody with certain health issues a bite could be fatal. I remember hearing about when the settlers came certain areas such as the lower Genesee River Basin were infested with them. These same settlers dispatched them where ever they were found giving the people that live here now the enjoyment of going about their property without worrying about a chance encounter. If anybody sees one or any venomous snake shoot, shovel, and shut up thus doing everybody a favor. Other than somebody deriving anti-venom nobody has any legitimate business owning or possessing a venomous snake.

Ozlander · Jun 13, 2013

(quoted from post at 08:36:45 06/13/13) Description says males have longer tails- how do you know where the snake ends and the tail begins?

Have never understood why we have so few dangerous critters here in the Pacific Northwest- no poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions, or much of anything. And no hurricanes or tornados, for that matter. Or frigid winters or scorching summers. Maybe the rain is our particular punishment. . .

I remember sereral years ago, SW Wash. was with out power for 5 days or more, and roads were blocked by trees.

Pete76NY · Jun 13, 2013

There is an old pull off on 17/86 West Bound near Elmira that they shut down every year during Timber Rattler mating season.

T in NE · Jun 13, 2013

And in Michigan, a feral hog is any hog that"s not pink with a curly tail.

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