re: 'Huge' rattlesnake's loud warning to Mississippi man goes viral

Many years ago I was bow hunting on about 50 acres of land in Tensas Parish and the land was crawling with canebrake rattlesnakes. I'm not scared of snakes as long as I can see them, but I was real jumpy walking into those woods because the snakes like to hide out underneath palmetto bushes and there was lots of those bushes on that land.

The only good rattlesnake is a dead rattlesnake.

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Hosey was tired and hungry, walking around a forest in Greene County, Mississippi

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He Mexican?

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Rattlesnakes in south TX no longer warn you. I have had so many close calls. (stepped on, next to, jumped over a few, etc....)

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I read a theory that since so many people kill them on sight, not rattling is a survival adaptation.

I heard that hogs are eating them by locating them when they rattle. Maybe a the ones that rattle get eaten and the non rattling ones are surviving.

My dad told me he saw a rattle snake on the edge of his cut lawn but it never rattled on him. Not good.

That makes sense. There are a lot of feral hogs and javalinas down here.

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He was life flighted to Temple, TX and spent a few days in ICU. Not fun.

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Scott and White does work.

my FiL is a farmer in West Texas and he's had numerous instances of the Rattlers not rattling when he approached. scary bizness. he has a lot of hogs, so it checks out.


ETA: i live in Temple and was out running some local trails with a friend and we climbed up this hella big hill. we normally take a break at the top but we pushed through. he was a few steps ahead and i plowed into him when he stopped suddenly.

beautiful 3.5 foot coral snake just chilling in the middle of the trail. they're way less aggressive and a neat creature. had to throw a few sticks in their direction to get them to clear out.

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When I was about 12, I was in the woods searching for what I thought was a group of locusts on a tree. Looked down and realized I had been walking within 3 feet of a rattlesnake for about 20 seconds. Scared the frick outta me.

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Years ago I was cutting some trails, dropped my machete to get a drink, reached down to pick up machete and holy chit there was a rattlesnake right between my feet. I could feel the blood draining from my face. lol

Snake didn't rattle one time.

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How in the actual frick is this news?

"Man walks through woods in deep south and hears rattlesnake, walks away."

What a polarizing headline. Thanks again Fox News for these hard hitting stories.

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And all the people here reply with "OMG burn everything!"

Here's what happens when I come across a rattlesnake - I see it, say, "Cool, a rattlesnake!", take some photos, and carry on.

People are ridiculous about snakes. Don't step or put your hands where you can't see and there's a 99.999999% chance you'll never have an issue.

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1 by screaming like a girl as i smashed it with a shovel blindly.

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