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Started by aclawrence, April 26, 2023, 04:50:35 PM
Quote from: Howieg on April 26, 2023, 05:30:04 PMI sat down next to a timber rattler last week . I was lucky it was a cool morning and he never moved nothing but his tongue. I scooted over a bit to give him room , I got the gobbler , then got him to . I run into snakes here in the dirty south regularly, but this one was a little to close .
Quote from: davisd9 on April 26, 2023, 08:47:52 PMNever understood how an outdoorsman can be afraid of a snake.
Quote from: Howieg on April 26, 2023, 09:02:54 PMQuote from: davisd9 on April 26, 2023, 08:47:52 PMNever understood how an outdoorsman can be afraid of a snake.Lol ,, huge difference in sceard and respect ...
Quote from: PalmettoRon on April 26, 2023, 08:38:02 PMI've been in the woods and swamps all over this nation for most of my 67 years along with several foreign countries.Surprisingly, I have had only a few scary snake encounters, but had a close call last week in the Gila NF in NM. My wife and I had hiked about 2 miles from our vehicle and climbed a fairly steep mountain to better hear and prospect.We were coming out along a narrow game trail with my wife maybe a couple feet in front. As my wife stepped forward, I heard a rattle very close and instantly jumped forward and to my left. My wife's boot track was within a foot of a coiled and angry rattlesnake that was partially under a rock with about 6" of space underneath it. Fortunately it was 55 degrees that midmorning rather than 75-77 that afternoon.It all happened so fast, but we both realized it would have been a bad predicament for either of us had we been bitten. There was no cell service and it would have taken quite a while for one of us to make it out, drive for a place with cell service and hopefully get a helicopter in.It would have been about 90 minutes just to get to cell coverage.We were wearing low cut hikers. I'll probably continue that but it does make me consider reevaluating things.I was made fun of when hunting Ocellated turkeys with Lovett Williams in Guatemala 20 or so years ago. It was incredibly hot, but there was a very lethal snake there called a fer-de-lance. In less than an hour you would most likely be dead if bitten. Most guys were wearing low top shoes, even canvas shoes. I wore snake boots for insurance. We actually killed a fer-de-lance in camp and the other camp had 6 play a visit.When hunting a remote area where help is going to be difficult, one has to make a decision on risks vs comfort. Perhaps in my old age, I'm not afraid of dying, but in reality probably should wear protection.