And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
appears to be a timber rattlesnake from looking at the head and coloration - not very aggressive, usually, but a very venomous bite which has been fatal to humans.
Northwestern rattlers (Crotalis viridis oreganus)are fairly aggressive, and I got slashed by a fang once (thank God he didn't actually sink them in). Enough to put me in the hospital over night. Eleven units of anti venom serum stopped the progression of swelling. I was back to work two days later.
Now, that's a big'un. If it wasn't so fat, it'd be near impossible to find.
ReplyDeleteHow can you estimate scale there? I'd think it is only about two feet long.
DeleteThe one pictured above measured 54". It is an average size adult rattlesnake in central AL.
DeleteWhich way to go? He looks stumped to me.
ReplyDeleteappears to be a timber rattlesnake from looking at the head and coloration - not very aggressive, usually, but a very venomous bite which has been fatal to humans.
ReplyDeleteNorthwestern rattlers (Crotalis viridis oreganus)are fairly aggressive, and I got slashed by a fang once (thank God he didn't actually sink them in). Enough to put me in the hospital over night. Eleven units of anti venom serum stopped the progression of swelling. I was back to work two days later.
DeleteHe can't do much unless he's coiled.
ReplyDeleteSeen 'em right away.
ReplyDeleteLL, but they can coil in about a nanosecond.
Rick
Two shots with a 12 gauge. Problem solved.
ReplyDeletePlease stop with the snakes. I’m afraid to go into my back yard.
ReplyDeleteFound this one and the second one...but that first one...Dude, I would be dead already!!!
ReplyDeleteThat one could put you down! ge
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