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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by Yornoc3 » Mon May 21, 2018 2:31 pm

I found 'im, but he sure is hard to see. Just Snow Snakes up here ;) , and a few Garter snakes and Pine snakes in the summer. Edited to add Hog Nosed snaes. They flare their neck like a Cobra, and if that doesn't work, play dead. Great defensive strategy instead of biting :) .
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by RetiredSeabee » Mon May 21, 2018 3:45 pm

Yep it's a purty one. I see them from time to time here. My neighbors seem to attract snakes. They will call me over for a post mortem identification. They called me once to identify one live. After I scooped it up with a rake and threw it back in the woods I told them it was a copperhead. Now they just bludgeon the poor critters before calling. I wish they would just leave them alone to do what snakes do.
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by Bugs » Tue May 22, 2018 6:01 am

You can find him by looking for his head. A couple of weeks ago my wife had her first encounter with a baby copperhead while we we out bass fishing. We were fishing some old pond farms where they are building a deed restricted community. When we came back to the truck I had to pull her back as he was coiled up on the road right in front of the passenger door near the front tire. I had her wait a safe distance away while I got in the drivers side and backed up the truck. She said the snake struck the front tire several time as I backed away. Aggressive little buggers.
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by Henry88 » Wed May 23, 2018 1:02 am

I see him, but I knew he was there, amazing camo on that guy, great pic.
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Post by BrokenolMarine » Wed May 23, 2018 9:25 am

Here is the snake for those who wanted to make sure they were right. :D
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The tail is at the bottom of the pic on the left, and the head is pretty much centered but buried in the grass, it's hard to see. You'll see it when it pops out and attaches itself to your ankle. :o :twisted:
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Post by BrokenolMarine » Wed May 23, 2018 9:26 am

When I spotted this thing, I took the pic, then used a stick to move it along. It popped up and attacked the stick. Too bad for the copperhead. When it popped up and attacked the stick, Tina's big rooster spotted it. Unfortunate. Scooby snack.
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by dave77 » Wed May 23, 2018 12:47 pm

I saw the body but it's a lot smaller than I thought. I thought more of the body was buried in the leaves and it's head was that shape over by the right edge of the photo.

That must be one tough, fast rooster. My neighbor once had a small, mean rooster, you had to have a stick with you when you got close to the chickens because he would attack your legs until you swatted him a few times.
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by BrokenolMarine » Wed May 23, 2018 12:53 pm

dave77 wrote:I saw the body but it's a lot smaller than I thought. I thought more of the body was buried in the leaves and it's head was that shape over by the right edge of the photo.

That must be one tough, fast rooster. My neighbor once had a small, mean rooster, you had to have a stick with you when you got close to the chickens because he would attack your legs until you swatted him a few times.
It's been a couple years since I took the picture, and my eyes are old... it could be longer than I remember. :lol:

As for the roosters... Tina's roosters learned as little guys NOT to peck or flog in Tina's direction. Those that did... ended up in the dumplins. :?
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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by Vaquero » Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:04 am

I found it pretty quick, but yes he is hard to see.
Glad you told me he was there, or

I might have stepped right on him. :lol:

cool pic.

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Re: Miss Tina is meaner than a Snake...

Post by BrokenolMarine » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:48 am

Yeah, their camo is really good.
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