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re: So. FRICK SNAKES.. FRICK EM ALL
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:16 am to slacker130
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:16 am to slacker130
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We had about a 5' rat snake in our office a few weeks back. It was coiled around a door closer on an inner office doorway. Now people are freaked out and look up when going thru doors.
This sounds like a rubber snake prank just waiting to happen.
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Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:30 am to Pavoloco83
A copperhead bit my dog in my yard a couple weeks ago. The only other thing it bit after that was the end of my rake. I hate snakes! I don't care if they are in your yard, my yard, or slithering across a nature trail.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:41 am to HDAU
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The only other thing it bit after that was the end of my rake.
I prefer a shovel as my standard snake dispatch weapon of choice.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 7:06 pm to Cheese Grits
I would rather deal with Arkansas Timber, Pygmy, & Diamondback Rattlers, Cottonmouths, Copperheads, Coral snakes (Close cousin of the Cobra), and Gators than mess with one of our NATIVE TARANTULAS. Yes, Arkansas has a Native TARANTULA and it also lives in Texas, Oklahoma,& Missouri..NO Thanks. The Tarantula bite is mostly harmless but they just look evil.
This post was edited on 6/5/15 at 1:05 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:59 pm to TheSwineAssault
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Yes Arkansas has a Native tarantula
When I talked about tying string to them, these were the ones I was talking about. I have seen them in NE Arkansas, so it is not just like the bottom half of the state has them.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:16 pm to Cheese Grits
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When I talked about tying string to them, these were the ones I was talking about. I have seen them in NE Arkansas, so it is not just like the bottom half of the state has them.
They mostly live on the western Half of the State but I do know folks that have definitely seen them in The Delta (Eastern 1/3) of the state.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 10:23 pm to TheSwineAssault
I didn't realize Corals ranged up there.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 10:54 pm to Reservoir dawg
I accidently picked up a corral snake on a field trip at the 4H center when I was in elementary school We were supposed to be looking for different types of leaves or some shite and i picked up a nice looking colorful stick. it was not a stick lol
never been afraid of snakes. If anything I'm fascinated by them. My fav animal. I grew up in a subdivion that was new and my house was next to about..5 miles of woods. I probably saw a snake a month at least. I've seen snakes shed on my drive way. I had a pet rat snake for a while then it got too big and creeped my mom out so i had to let it go :(
There are probably more snakes than spiders in Arkansas. If you went to any creek at all and looked long enough you'd see a cottonmouth swimming
We were supposed to be looking for different types of leaves or some shite and i picked up a nice looking colorful stick. it was not a stick lol never been afraid of snakes. If anything I'm fascinated by them. My fav animal. I grew up in a subdivion that was new and my house was next to about..5 miles of woods. I probably saw a snake a month at least. I've seen snakes shed on my drive way. I had a pet rat snake for a while then it got too big and creeped my mom out so i had to let it go :(
There are probably more snakes than spiders in Arkansas. If you went to any creek at all and looked long enough you'd see a cottonmouth swimming
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:04 pm to Cheese Grits
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Nah we're just lucky we don't live in a part of the world that has one or more of the following:
Mambas
Kraits
Inland taipan
Eastern brown
Bushmaster
Lanceheads
Russell's viper
Puff adder
motherfricker this. I am fascinated by snakes but in particular by the Inland taipan. It's the most venomous land animal on the face of the planet (box jellyfish are the most venomous of all). One drop of venom has enough venom to kill 60 GROWN MEN. 60.
the black momba gets more headline becuase it's more aggressive and tiapans are shy but if you get bit by a tiapan you're dead, no questions asked, within minutes.
they showed a documentary where this guy put his blood in a vile and put a drop of taipan venom in it and within 5 seconds the blood was as hard as a rock.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:31 pm to vengeanceofrain
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One drop of venom has enough venom to kill 60 GROWN MEN. 60.
Belcher's sea snake, a few milligrams of its venom can kill 1000 GROWN MEN. 1,000. ONE THOUSAND.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:34 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Which one is the 2 step?
When I was a kid there was a snake in central or south america referred to as the 2 step (as in once bitten you got 2 steps before death overcame you) and it liked the darkness of night and was attracted to the heat of large mammals like humans.
When I was a kid there was a snake in central or south america referred to as the 2 step (as in once bitten you got 2 steps before death overcame you) and it liked the darkness of night and was attracted to the heat of large mammals like humans.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:35 pm to Reservoir dawg
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:38 pm to vengeanceofrain
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There are probably more snakes than spiders in Arkansas. If you went to any creek at all and looked long enough you'd see a cottonmouth swimming
^^^^^^This^^^^^
Arkansas is infested with Cottonmouths...
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:41 pm to Cheese Grits
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Which one is the 2 step? When I was a kid there was a snake in central or south america referred to as the 2 step (as in once bitten you got 2 steps before death overcame you) and it liked the darkness of night and was attracted to the heat of large mammals like humans.
These snakes were notorious in Vietnam/Southeast Asia. My dad was in Vietnam and has talked about them.
This post was edited on 6/5/15 at 1:01 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:44 pm to TheSwineAssault
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Arkansas is infested with Cottonmouths...
Not sure about infested but the first time I was ever almost bitten by a cottonmouth was on Lake Dardanelle. It does seem like some parts of southern KY (especially in EKY) is infested with copperheads.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 6/4/15 at 11:45 pm to Cheese Grits
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Which one is the 2 step?
Many snakes have been nicknamed the "2 step".
Most recently, the Inland Taipan, but during the Vietnam War, the Many Banded Krait was given the nickname by American soldiers.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 12:03 am to Cheese Grits
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Not sure about infested but the first time I was ever almost bitten by a cottonmouth was on Lake Dardanelle. It does seem like some parts of southern KY (especially in EKY) is infested with copperheads
The bayous and shallow lakes of the Delta are full of them. I know they swim with their heads at a 45degree angle..
Posted on 6/5/15 at 12:22 am to TheSwineAssault
The Florida Banded Watersnake mimics the Cottonmouth very well, including their swimming habits, unfortunately. I've killed two of them thinking they were Cottonmouths as I found them close to where my kids played. And they're completely harmless and actually useful.
Still feel bad about it :-(
Still feel bad about it :-(
Posted on 6/5/15 at 12:37 am to GoldenDawg
Used to catch Southern Black racers (no racist) all the time as a kid in Florida. Only snake I've ever seen charge towards me.
I've been bitten half a dozen times by these little frickers.
I've been bitten half a dozen times by these little frickers.
Posted on 6/5/15 at 9:05 am to Pavoloco83
The rake was close, the shovel was in the basement. I would have preferred a shovel, or even a shotgun, but I went with convenience.
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