Dad shot a big rattle snake this morning

[Billy Golightly]

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[sp8twn]

we don't see much of them up here, but Holy Crap he's pretty big!! Good job Dad!!!!

[El Camexican]

That thing is freakin huge! How long is it?

Have any of you ever waved your hand past the nose of a rattler a few hours after it was deemed “dead”? Try it some time, but don't get too close!

PS. Be a good son and get your Dad a Big Red to use on his hunting trips.

[Ghostv2]

You gonna eat that? :naughty:

[badass350x]

That thing is freakin huge! How long is it?

Have any of you ever waved your hand past the nose of a rattler a few hours after it was deemed “dead”? Try it some time, but don't get too close!

PS. Be a good son and get your Dad a Big Red to use on his hunting trips.


Think his nose and head are gone!! I do know after killing them they will move around for two hours or so.. The biggest one I ever killed was about that size back in 87 here in Tucson.

[El Camexican]

Think his nose and head are gone!! I do know after killing them they will move around for two hours or so.. The biggest one I ever killed was about that size back in 87 here in Tucson.

I've only seen 3 in my life and I killed 2 of them, both about 4' long. Many a Texan has told me to cut the head off and bury it, cuz the fangs can pump venom for hours after death. The third one almost bit my kid and took off into the grass before I could find a stick to kill it. To anyone who says "Oh, don't hurt them, they keep the rodent population down" I say "get a cat and shut up".

So who's gonna tell Billy his Dad should be wearing a helmet?;)

[Ghostv2]

Im just amazed by all the stuff he drives around with on that thing.
Vice grips
Various rolls of tape
A gun
Machete
A Dog
A Snake
Cane
Quart of oil
I think channel locks?

Imagine whats on the rear rack.

[Billy Golightly]

Im just amazed by all the stuff he drives around with on that thing.
Vice grips
Various rolls of tape
A gun
Machete
A Dog
A Snake
Cane
Quart of oil
I think channel locks?

Imagine whats on the rear rack.

:lol: He definitely carries a lot of stuff with him...

[slashfan7964]

Dear god I hate snakes lol

[jeswinehart]

I have always heard they taste like chicken,,,, ?

john

[atc007]

I aint gonna find out :) ^^ Cool post Billy,mainly cuz your Dads so cool !! Love that rig. Ok, I don't care for Yamahas,but love all his "tools" !
Edit, I guess it's Chinese? Either way lol.......

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Great job Billy's Dad! Only good snake is one without a head IMHO... Just don't like em! Especially the ones that can kill people

[Buck Snort]

Very cool! Rattle snakes are around in my area. But I have never come across one. I have heard they taste good.

[badass350x]

Great job Billy's Dad! Only good snake is one without a head IMHO... Just don't like em! Especially the ones that can kill people

Exactly,,, only good snake is a DEAD snake!!

[badass350x]

Billy knowing I'm from the far southwest what breed of rattle snake is it?? Out here there considered as a diamond back! I have many skins here that I killed and tanned with salt an glycerin over the years, I know how to cook them an have many times with friends eating them AND NO I have not ate any no matter how much I have had to drink!:beer

[Dirtcrasher]

WOW!!!!! That snake is not to be messed with, just shot!! :beer

[Lord Letto 20]

Sorry, I got to post this with all the talk of snake eating here:
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[Billy Golightly]

Billy knowing I'm from the far southwest what breed of rattle snake is it?? Out here there considered as a diamond back! I have many skins here that I killed and tanned with salt an glycerin over the years, I know how to cook them an have many times with friends eating them AND NO I have not ate any no matter how much I have had to drink!:beer

yes, I would guess this is an Eastern Diamondback?

[Dirtcrasher]

:lol: He definitely carries a lot of stuff with him...

OWWWWW, this made me LMAO!!

So true! I was looking at the oil and the cane as well :D

[Howdy]

Must have been a Boy Scout growing up. "Always be prepared!!!"

[Dirtcrasher]

Must have been a Boy Scout growing up. "Always be prepared!!!"

Pot calling the kettle black Howdy!!? :lol:

[Howdy]

Pot calling the kettle black Howdy!!? :lol:

I'm never prepared. But I was a Boy Scout!!

[tri again]

I remember seeing r.s. skins in south Florida when I was a kid. Bonita / Naples southwest Fla.
Maybe because I was only little, but it seems like they hung from the roof to the floor in a neighbors garage.
Everyone warned about the coral snakes as being more dnagerous so I just went and got bit in the face by a dog on the beach when the lady said it was ok to pet it.

[El Camexican]

I remember seeing r.s. skins in south Florida when I was a kid. Bonita / Naples southwest Fla.
Maybe because I was only little, but it seems like they hung from the roof to the floor in a neighbors garage.
Everyone warned about the coral snakes as being more dnagerous so I just went and got bit in the face by a dog on the beach when the lady said it was ok to pet it.

She said ok to PET it not FEED it!:lol: I laugh, but I've had a parrot cut right through my lip and I once had a little pup sink it's razzor sharp teeth right through my nose. Both hurt like heck and both left permanent scars, but only the dog required a shot (that is to say I did, not the dog!) Still, I'd take 100 of either over a rattler bite!

[dustrunner]

hey billy , was dad out looking for it or did it just get to close to dad and dog ?

[Liquid-Darkness]

Cool dead snake. Look at that rattle.

[Billy Golightly]

He had seen a skin from it about 2 weeks earlier, so he was out looking for it in the same place actually.

[Daveand78]

I recently killed a baby rattle snake on my property in Ocala, FL. There was only 1 or 2 small rattles on it's tail. This thing was moving around so much after shooting it, I couldn't pick it up with my rake. The only way I could move it was to pick it up (which I was not about to do) or impale it's head on my rake to pick it up for disposal. When I lived in Arizona, we used to see rattle snakes in the desert all the time. During the winter time, they would be attracted to your trikes because of the warm engine.
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[jb2wheels]

That's a monster.

I grew up with sidewinders near Palm Springs, CA. They don't get that big.

[coolpool]

I would've shot it too! Good job! Is that a Winchester 30-30?

[sanchez]

Even most hippies will kill rattlers sight un seen. Their is usually some non leathal competition an rattlers are ornery. I also know bald 10 ply tires kill rattles better than fresh 4ply with my pickup in 4 years in cali killed 2 by truck 1 on my motorcycle 2 by shovel and a baby one with rocks