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Now I know why they call them timber rattlers…
Posted on 10/5/23 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 10/5/23 at 6:10 pm
Shiver me timbers…
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Posted on 10/5/23 at 6:36 pm to Clyde Tipton
Pretty snake.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 7:02 pm to Clyde Tipton
Makes me think about all those times ive rode a 4wheeler through the woods. If that thing fell on me id die from sheer panic.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 7:03 pm to Honest Tune
I had no idea they ever climbed up into trees Ilke that.We have quite a few on our property and they are just crawling on the ground or curled up at the base of a tree.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 7:38 pm to Clyde Tipton
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Shiver me timbers…
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I had no idea they ever climbed up into trees Ilke that.We have quite a few on our property and they are just crawling on the ground or curled up at the base of a tree.
In my 60+ years I've never seen one off the ground, that is a first for me
Posted on 10/5/23 at 8:22 pm to Clyde Tipton
I saw the video on fb. Absolutely horrifying.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 8:49 pm to Barneyrb
They will get up in beech trees in the spring and prey on baby squirrels
Posted on 10/5/23 at 9:44 pm to Clyde Tipton
This brought back the not so fond memory I have from 5 yrs ago in Tensas. I was alone over a mile from the truck on some solid deer sign, I wrap my linesman belt around a tree to climb. Now Im connected to the tree next to this guy whose tit level on a branch a couple feet away. I slowly got my bow in hand and launched a grim reaper into him.
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Posted on 10/5/23 at 10:27 pm to Clyde Tipton
Point me at’em.
I need a new rattlesnake spot. New Orleans East is the only place I know of close by, but it’s just too damn risky…and not because of the rattlesnakes.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 10:52 pm to Clyde Tipton
I am going out on a limb and saying this photo is staged.
Posted on 10/5/23 at 10:58 pm to TigrrrDad
I never knew they did until 2012. I was told by a guy that does research that they put transmitters on some and they were shocked because a bunch were in trees. (I can’t remember the %, but it was enough to shock biologists)
I just assume that they are found in trees more during the summer. Made sense to me because we always see the vast majority of Rattlesnakes in the fall when they are getting ready to hibernate, or in the Spring when they come out of hibernation. I have ran across a few in the Summer, but nothing compared to the Fall and Spring.
I just assume that they are found in trees more during the summer. Made sense to me because we always see the vast majority of Rattlesnakes in the fall when they are getting ready to hibernate, or in the Spring when they come out of hibernation. I have ran across a few in the Summer, but nothing compared to the Fall and Spring.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:31 am to Clyde Tipton
Damn, that’s a good one. Just finished tanning and framing one I got last turkey season turned out pretty good. Pics to follow
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:39 am to LSUFAN227
This post was edited on 10/6/23 at 12:41 am
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:45 am to Clyde Tipton
I read an article about them chipping some timber rattlers and finding them up in oak trees. I turkey hunt a lot and that information was life changing.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 12:48 am to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 10/6/23 at 2:22 am to LSUFAN227
As I said in previous post I never suspected they climbed trees.I’ve never seen one in a tree but for sure they would be hard to spot in a tree.
My neighbors and friends think I’m crazy but I don’t kill them.I catch them and relocate them about 5 miles away in uninhabited area on the other side of 2 bayous.
I killed them at one time but probably last 11-12 I relocated.
They are surprisingly unaggressive,I’ve only had 2 actually strike when I was catching them.They coil up and rattle like hell but when you try to get ahold of their head they pull it into the coil.Eventually they uncoil and try to get away.
Copperheads I find in my yard I kill as I have found them to readily strike if you mess with them.Beside one killed a goat I had.I found the goat dead and a big Copperhead was laying across a hind leg.He bit the goat twice,once above the right eye and once to the side of same eye.
I suspect he hit an artery and venom went to the brain.
I’ve had a few beagles bitten and they would be over it in a couple days without treatment.
My neighbors and friends think I’m crazy but I don’t kill them.I catch them and relocate them about 5 miles away in uninhabited area on the other side of 2 bayous.
I killed them at one time but probably last 11-12 I relocated.
They are surprisingly unaggressive,I’ve only had 2 actually strike when I was catching them.They coil up and rattle like hell but when you try to get ahold of their head they pull it into the coil.Eventually they uncoil and try to get away.
Copperheads I find in my yard I kill as I have found them to readily strike if you mess with them.Beside one killed a goat I had.I found the goat dead and a big Copperhead was laying across a hind leg.He bit the goat twice,once above the right eye and once to the side of same eye.
I suspect he hit an artery and venom went to the brain.
I’ve had a few beagles bitten and they would be over it in a couple days without treatment.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 7:11 am to LSUA 75
I have a buddy that used to be big coon hunter. One night while following the GPS to go to where the dog treed he started hearing rattling so he quit moving and started looking around his feet. He looked over about 5ft and a big rattler was eye level with him coiled up on a limb.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 7:14 am to Elblancodiablo
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I am going out on a limb
And so is the snake
Posted on 10/6/23 at 7:16 am to LSUA 75
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As I said in previous post I never suspected they climbed trees.I’ve never seen one in a tree but for sure they would be hard to spot in a tree.
North American venomous snakes are just really big bodied. Some older, larger ones couldn't climb a tree if they wanted to and the others largely don't want to spend that kind of energy doing it. Obviously it happens occasionally, but not enough for it to be something I actively consider/think about in the woods.
Posted on 10/6/23 at 9:49 am to LSUFAN227
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LSUFAN227
I like that! Nice job!
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