OT Snakes this year????

Anonymous-0 · May 29, 2008

I have seen a lot more snakes this year, nothing posionsess, just a few black snakes and stuburn corn snake that could not get the hint that I didn't want him around. Usually I don't even see any traces of them. Anyone else come across more snakes this year?????? Charlie

TxFarmallFan · May 29, 2008

Yeah, I rarely ever see them around my place, and Ive seen plenty over the past month.

big fred · May 29, 2008

It's an election year

Anonymous-0 · May 29, 2008

Last sunday I had to pull a blacksnake out from under my neighbors stairway. First time I went hand to hand with a snake, but I could not let the good lady have another heart attack.

Anonymous-0 · May 29, 2008

Seen the usual so far, will see more when I start mowing in a few days, though I keep running across the same garter snake by our pond, basking in the sun. They're usually quite ill tempered, though I've been able to pick this guy up without him getting real alarmed and delivering some of that stank substance from its vent,must make him taste awful to predators, I'll set him back down like nothing happened, most of these will rear up and want to fight and all that.

Corn snakes are the most even tempered I've ever seen, pet shops sell em, but I leave em be, unless I find a long one, I'l take a few photos of them, they'll wrap around you and absorb heat on a cool evening, ( I showed up to a friends once with one around my neck

). Big time rodent eaters, seems like they migrate a bit too, never understood why people get upset over these kinds of snakes, theyr'e harmless, do more good than not, poisonous ones I can definitely understand no need to explain there after seeing what that venom does to humans.

Goose · May 29, 2008

Had quite a few garter snakes the last few years, then saw hardly any last year. My wife's whacked a couple with the lawn mower so far this year. I've heard they go in cycles.

I keep a .22 revolver loaded with bird shot in my shop.

Howard H. · May 29, 2008

Lots more around here - my folks have killed 18 rattlers already this year - I've gotten two - and I just have an office job! ha...

Even saw a big old rattler on downtown main in Perryton a couple days ago, but couldn't get turned around to get him...

HH

Walt Davies · May 29, 2008

Usually by now i see one or two gopher snakes on the driveway when going to get the mail but I guess its still to cold for them to come out.
Walt

Nancy Howell · May 29, 2008

Great answer, I"m still chuckling.

Chris in MO · May 29, 2008

Last winter my oldest son found a snake, hard to ID, in a big bale of alfalfa. I think he still has it.

Christopher

Chris Jones · May 29, 2008

News has been talking about a couple King Cobras loose somewhere here in North Carolina.

Coffee Helps · May 29, 2008

Same number as usual at our place in SW Wis. Had a nice size puff adder (hognose or blow snake are other names, I believe) hanging around right near where I found a very few morel mushrooms a few weeks ago. This snake would actually "strike" at Rose, the golden retriever, but never connected.
In general it seems like there are lots less snakes around here than there used to be, back in the 50's & 60's. The snakes here on our little "farm" are all harmless & we don't kill them. But there are supposed to be rattlesnakes up in the hills & bluffs in this area.

buickanddeere · May 29, 2008

Amazing how every four years, all those snakes crawl out from under rocks and try to get elected.

kyplowboy · May 29, 2008

Have not been see'n more snakes but ticks and skeeters are unreal here this year. Guess it's all the rain we have had or something. I have found more ticks this year that I did all the last 3 together.

Dave

NCWayne · May 29, 2008

So far I"ve killed one small Copper Head and seen a couple of garter snakes and a few road kill black snakes and a couple of others too far gone to identify. Just remember it"s usually the ones you don"t see that bite you...because you stop and then run like he11 from the ones you do if your smart.

THEkyroastnear · May 29, 2008

seen several this year most black snakes on road and in field some garter snakes too around house putting out moth balls heard they dont like them.ticks bad here .wood bees also

71ford100 · May 30, 2008

(quoted from post at 07:16:05 05/29/08) I have seen a lot more snakes this year, nothing posionsess, just a few black snakes and stuburn corn snake that could not get the hint that I didn't want him around. Usually I don't even see any traces of them. Anyone else come across more snakes this year?????? Charlie

I haven't even come across one yet. I was really expecting to see a rattler yesterday as it was in the low 80's and all the prairie dog holes being bare. I was sure nervous walking around in the grass as it was fairly tall for out here.

greygoat · May 30, 2008

Corn Snakes are called the "Farmers Friend" around
here--they"re the best mousers that you can get !!

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