This one required a little more thought than some . . . and that is crazy.
I've been working on a project since late winter/early spring in a field
with a large collection of old tractors (think tractor junk yard and
collection.) Last week I was talking to the owner about snakes and he said
he
had never seen a copperhead and had only killed one water moccasin since
moving there in 1947, however this time of year there are some rattlesnakes.
Told the story of how one had crawled up on the head of one of his tractor
engines earlier in the spring and he walked by it and didn't pay any
attention and then started thinking about it, went back and grabbed it behind
the head with some needle nose pliers and pulled it out only to realize it
was a rattle snake. He said he squeezed real hard and dispatched it. No
sh&%.
Last week my 93 year old Godmother had a rattlesnake in her back yard and
she lives in town and that morning I saw a coral snake that had recently
been hit on my street. Yes, it was red and yellow as opposed to red and
black. It was still moving when I stopped to check it out. Later in the day
it had become a very flat snake.
My two gransons are up for the week (8 & 10 years old) and we were
planning on doing some work on their fort/tree house in the woods. Went to
Cabellas looking for snake boots or leggings. No luck.
I just ordered three pair of snakeboots from snakeboots.com. a little on
the expensive side, however I will be a little more comfortable tramping
around in areas I know have snakes with this bit of added protection.
Does anyone else have snakeboots in their kit or interesting snake stories
while out photographing?
Bill Barber
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