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Re: Rattlers [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6594311
08/14/19 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild_Idaho
Originally Posted by coyote44
Protected or not if I see one it will be past tense


Why?


UUUGH maybe because God commanded it when he banish them to slither on their bellies and be struck on the head by man ... LOL You know that whole Adam and Eve and the apple thing ......

Re: Rattlers [Re: Todd R] #6594389
08/14/19 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Todd R
Exactly, they are just like a bee, don't mess with them, and you don't get bit.

I didn't even kill the one that bit me.

That isn't true.Some hives are more aggressive than others,all you need to do is go near them and that's enough provocation for them.I would imagine its the same for snakes.


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Re: Rattlers [Re: Taximan] #6627873
09/28/19 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Taximan
[Linked Image]



Great picture of a rattlesnake taxi



Originally Posted by Gulo
Typically, Idaho doesn't have big rattlesnakes like further south. Where I live, there are prairie rattlesnakes, and a 48" snake is about as long as they get.

[Linked Image]

Jack



Happen to know what plant that is blooming?


Awesome picture






Taxi and jack,


Is that what y’all call a prairie rattlesnake?

Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627887
09/28/19 09:17 PM
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About a 2' timber rattler.[Linked Image]


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Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627888
09/28/19 09:18 PM
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Lupine.....aka "Blue Bonnet.


Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627889
09/28/19 09:18 PM
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Those timber rattlers are pretty snakes. We’re supposed to have them here, but I’ve yet to see one

Re: Rattlers [Re: Aix sponsa] #6627895
09/28/19 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Aix sponsa
Those timber rattlers are pretty snakes. We’re supposed to have them here, but I’ve yet to see one


My understanding is they are pretty thin in your area.


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Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627936
09/28/19 10:04 PM
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Aix (and others) -

The picture I have posted above, and I assume that of Taxi, are Crotalus viridis, Prairie rattlesnakes. The blue flowers are indeed lupine (Lupinus caudatus). There are only two counties in Idaho that have that particular species of rattlesnake, the rest of the drier, lowland parts of the state have a different species. Of course, the higher mountains and the heavily timbered panhandle don't have rattlers. Here where I live, they are relatively common.

I sure like the vivid coloration on those timber rattlers.

Jack


Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627978
09/28/19 10:44 PM
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Can't get bit by a dead snake.... If you guys that are snake advocates think it's a justification to say, well they east mice, you should quit killing coyotes and fox. Mammals can eat a lot more. I can see a reason to not kill all snakes but ones that can send you to the hospital don't go far with me.

Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6627998
09/28/19 11:09 PM
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I have picked a few up with a stick and put them off the road. I think that cars will kill more of them than humans ever will. They like to lay in the warm road. [Linked Image]
[Linked Image]
Picture made in the Clear Springs Wilderness of Shawnee National Forest by friend Don Tjader

Last edited by squacks; 09/29/19 11:33 AM.
Re: Rattlers [Re: Swamp Wolf] #6628011
09/28/19 11:31 PM
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Nice pic, thanks for posting it. They are very cool looking both the yellow and gray phase.


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