Snakes in the wood pile!!!!!!!!!!!

[ericjeeper]

COnstrictor you are welcome to pet any snake I see

But I do not see the fun in petting a snake with its head blown off from the shot gun blast.. But hey, what ever floats your boat man.

 

[Austin1]

Hey neighbor....you got polar bears?

Really snakes...I hate snakes...get a mongoose!

Years ago when I first got out of school looking for a Job I went way up North fixing Gen set's. I was warned about the Polar Bears! As the Gen set's are on the out Skirts of camp. I did bring a 9.3x68 with me as I know it would be better than any 12 gauge the standard, loaded with slugs.
Did see some bears as close as 30yds but I have a soft spot for the big bears, No Bears were harmed. Now Snakes is just something I don't have to worry about!Yellow Jackets in August is something I have to worry about.I do not fear snakes I have scared the h*** out of friends by bringing back a live rattler on fishing trips here in Southern AB. But then again that was 200 miles from my home and they just don't live here. I don't think I would like to find them in my wood stack but then I think they would be frozen come heating season. They have to get deep under ground as temps will fall as low as -40 in winter but it is amazing that you will see them come Spring and summer. Now if I could only kill all the Yellow jackets and Bald faced Hornets I would be happy!
P.S I think I admit some kind of Pheromone that attracts Hornets and Wasps!

 

[SINGLE-JACK]

This is why you should never kill a black snake!

The story is:
The rattle snake rattled all the way down.
http://www.forwardon.com/view.php?e=Id11f1863f00f18fe5

I've seen the video but I couldn't find the link. The stills in this link are quicker to view, anyway - it took awhile. opcorn:

 

[dingeryote]

Years ago when I first got out of school looking for a Job I went way up North fixing Gen set's. I was warned about the Polar Bears! As the Gen set's are on the out Skirts of camp. I did bring a 9.3x68 with me as I know it would be better than any 12 gauge the standard, loaded with slugs.
Did see some bears as close as 30yds but I have a soft spot for the big bears, No Bears were harmed. Now Snakes is just something I don't have to worry about!Yellow Jackets in August is something I have to worry about.I do not fear snakes I have scared the h*** out of friends by bringing back a live rattler on fishing trips here in Southern AB. But then again that was 200 miles from my home and they just don't live here. I don't think I would like to find them in my wood stack but then I think they would be frozen come heating season. They have to get deep under ground as temps will fall as low as -40 in winter but it is amazing that you will see them come Spring and summer. Now if I could only kill all the Yellow jackets and Bald faced Hornets I would be happy!
P.S I think I admit some kind of Pheromone that attracts Hornets and Wasps!

Snakes don't bother me. Bee's and I get along real well.

:censored:ck Bald faced Hornets THOUGH!!!
I bought a Rodent torch for woodchucks, but have ended up using it more for Ground nesting yellow jackets and bald faced hornets.

They are the only insect I know that seeks revenge, AND will instigate warfare with another species.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[Austin1]

Snakes don't bother me. Bee's and I get along real well.

:censored:ck Bald faced Hornets THOUGH!!!
I bought a Rodent torch for woodchucks, but have ended up using it more for Ground nesting yellow jackets and bald faced hornets.

They are the only insect I know that seeks revenge, AND will instigate warfare with another species.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

+1 honey bee's are fine with me, but them Yellow Jackets& Hornets are out to get me! Summer is very late here this year but I am starting to have to deal with them got me 3 cans of brake clean!

 

[svon89]

I have a few snakes around, mainly milk snakes. They resemble a boa constrictor, and really work well to keep the mice down. The kids love to watch them too.

I will also give a + for the honey bees. This is the first year that I haven't had any, I discovered too late that none made it through the winter. Next year I will have some more, and although I have never heard of them attacking other bees, I do notice a lot more wasps around this year.

 

[unclemoustache]

I'm in the process of stacking and piling wood. I have about two years worth ready. I am currently filling a wood shed which is 12 feet x 16 feet. What do I do if snakes get in the shed. Will I be having a heart attack in the middle of the winter getting an arm full of wood out of the shed. I was moving wood the other day from a stack to the shed and saw a snake and almost died. What do I do??

Normal procedure upon encountering a snake in the woodpile is to let out a 90 db holler, throw your armful of wood straight up in the air and run around in a couple of tight circles. Some people opt for the single-direction run, but that usually tends to be in an uncontrolled direction and is responsible for a great deal of personal injury, so I recommend the tight circle.

If by chance you get bit by a snake, then there are two options:

If bit by a non-poisonous snake, normal procedure is to let out a 130 db holler, throw your armful of wood straight up in the air and do some physical motions appropriate to the holler which generally is something that you would not want your kid to record and post on Youtube. This is usually followed by a systematic search for the offending snake, which involves removing each and every piece of wood by using a long-handled shovel, which doubles as a snake-head remover once you find the snake. This 11-hour process always results in frustration, for the snake is never found again, for the 130 db holler scared him into the next county.

If bit by a poisonous snake, normal procedure is to let out a 170 db holler, throw your armful of wood straight up in the air, and again do some shameful motions. This is also followed by a systematic search for the snake, but usually ends with the searcher dying somewhere between the 2nd and 4th hours of moving wood.

Of course, many people do various different things when encountering a snake, and the rules listed above are a bit old-fashioned and are going out of date, but I prefer to stick with these tried-and-true methods. They've always worked well for me.

 

[iowa]

I haven't seen a snake around my wood piles yet. However, last week my dog got bit by a copperhead and his whole front right leg was swelled up twice it's size and he was very sick! It is a boxer. Too bad it didn't kill him. I hate that bastard dog....

 

[VAJerry]

My wife works in a poison control center. Snake bites is one of the things they deal with. The usual comment made among health care providers after an adult snake bite treatment is "How many tattoos and how many beers?" That said I am with the majority more distance the better. And I carry a Taurus Judge .45/410 when mowing lawn and cutting firewood in the summer.

 

[chucker]

I haven't seen a snake around my wood piles yet. However, last week my dog got bit by a copperhead and his whole front right leg was swelled up twice it's size and he was very sick! It is a boxer. Too bad it didn't kill him. I hate that bastard dog....

? HUMMMM?? then shoot the dog and pet the snake and see which one bites you !! PETA WOULD LOVE YOU FOR THAT !!

 

[logbutcher]

1.Get the touted LeverAxe import.
2. Split (yes,split ) head from said snake If you've done the Camp Elgin thing, bite head off ).
3. Skin with sharp knife.
4. Boil snake body--rids of any remaining venom.
5. Lightly fry with garlic and olive oil--Cajuns use hot peppers.
6. Serve meat over Minnesota Wild Rice -tastes like chicken ( well, all reptiles taste chicken-like)
:biggrinbounce2:
Remember: reptiles are your friends.:rockn:

 

[jcappe]

I find that on my first sight of a snake my technique works well. When I have finished screaming and dancing around, they are all gone.

Harry K

Works for me as well

 

[dingeryote]

1.Get the touted LeverAxe import.
2. Split (yes,split ) head from said snake If you've done the Camp Elgin thing, bite head off ).
3. Skin with sharp knife.
4. Boil snake body--rids of any remaining venom.
5. Lightly fry with garlic and olive oil--Cajuns use hot peppers.
6. Serve meat over Minnesota Wild Rice -tastes like chicken ( well, all reptiles taste chicken-like)
:biggrinbounce2:
Remember: reptiles are your friends.:rockn:

LOL!!!!!

You just reminded me of one of the funniest events in my life.
Dark humor, but hillarious!

During training exercises in the dessert, it's not uncommon for Marines to "Suppliment" the MRE's a bit, even if the wildlife IS federally protected under severe penaltys. 30 days or so of nothing but water and MRE's will make ya hungry for dead critter, penaltys be damned.

Long story short, one of the Scout observers in out little plt. decided the big Pacific Red Rattler that woke him up one morning by crawling under his sleeping bag, would make a good breakfast. So he smacked the poor snake "Dead" with several blows on the head, and proudly announced, "this is how we skin 'em back home in Florida", and proceeded to collar the snake, put it's head in his mouth and pulling the skin off, when he stopped all of a sudden and flung the snake,then proceeded to cussing and spitting blood.. Somehow in the death throws, the thing had bitten his tongue.

By the time the ruckus got the Doc outta the rack, and the Lt, away from the ##### box, his tongue was swelling up and we were having a hell of a time keeping him from running around freaking out.

It took a good ten min., but he quit moving so much when his airway was mostly blocked, and doc got the T-handled airway gizzie jammed into his throat. 20 Min later the dust off got there just as Doc was finishing cutting his airway open and jamming a Krico ventilator in. The goofus lived, LOL!!

Ever since that day, the Official Pre-operation safety brief was changed from "Don't shake the unexploded ordnance or Kick the snakes" to "Don't kick the Bombs or bite the snakes". LOL!!!

The irony of it all, the poor Jarhead recovered and met us back at Pendleton in time to get Busted down a pay grade for "Destruction of Govt. Property"(Himself), and "Disturbing protected wildlife"(The poor snake). LOL!

So be carefull with that Camp Elgin ritual.

Besides, they skin better from the buttons forward.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[logbutcher]

LOL!!!!!

You just reminded me of one of the funniest events in my life.
Dark humor, but hillarious!

During training exercises in the dessert, it's not uncommon for Marines to "Suppliment" the MRE's a bit, even if the wildlife IS federally protected under severe penaltys. 30 days or so of nothing but water and MRE's will make ya hungry for dead critter, penaltys be damned.

Long story short, one of the Scout observers in out little plt. decided the big Pacific Red Rattler that woke him up one morning by crawling under his sleeping bag, would make a good breakfast. So he smacked the poor snake "Dead" with several blows on the head, and proudly announced, "this is how we skin 'em back home in Florida", and proceeded to collar the snake, put it's head in his mouth and pulling the skin off, when he stopped all of a sudden and flung the snake,then proceeded to cussing and spitting blood.. Somehow in the death throws, the thing had bitten his tongue.

By the time the ruckus got the Doc outta the rack, and the Lt, away from the ##### box, his tongue was swelling up and we were having a hell of a time keeping him from running around freaking out.

It took a good ten min., but he quit moving so much when his airway was mostly blocked, and doc got the T-handled airway gizzie jammed into his throat. 20 Min later the dust off got there just as Doc was finishing cutting his airway open and jamming a Krico ventilator in. The goofus lived, LOL!!

Ever since that day, the Official Pre-operation safety brief was changed from "Don't shake the unexploded ordnance or Kick the snakes" to "Don't kick the Bombs or bite the snakes". LOL!!!

The irony of it all, the poor Jarhead recovered and met us back at Pendleton in time to get Busted down a pay grade for "Destruction of Govt. Property"(Himself), and "Disturbing protected wildlife"(The poor snake). LOL!

So be carefull with that Camp Elgin ritual.

Besides, they skin better from the buttons forward.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

Nice story...thanks DY.
It is why:
1. I did the Army
2. Why Marines land AFTER we recon
3. And, why I chose to live way Up North with few venomous reptiles.:agree2:
4. And furthermore: I hate swamps, smelly crotches, and sweating most of the year like most of south of here:monkey::monkey:

 

[stihl sawing]

There's no doubt that copperheads love wood piles but...........

These little suckers also love them and they can hurt ya too. Always wear gloves when playing in the pile.

 

[stihl sawing]

Another woodpile dweller that will put a hurtin on you.

 

[stihl sawing]

And if this bad boy crawls out of the pile...........It's time to abandon the woodpile and let him get on out of town.

 

[stihl sawing]

When ya move a couple of sticks and find this, You better be looking harder cause he's in there somewhere.

 

[southpaw]

I'm going to start wearing my gloves all the time now !!

 

[stihl sawing]

I'm going to start wearing my gloves all the time now !!

Good deal, Thought the pics might get some attention. we just don't pay attention when loading and unloading the wood but all those creatures pictured do live in wood piles. i have seen them all in mine over the years.