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Demjor19
05-27-2008, 08:58 PM
before i get started...i use the term "collection" very losely. these snakes were captured photographed and released on-site.

my g/f and i decided to do a little rattlesnake "hunt" over the weekend and we ended up doing pretty well. we found a nice male/female pair of "yellow phase" Timber Rattlesnakes that were both right around the 40" mark. here are a bunch of pics...

it is also important to note that i have a collection permit issued through the PA Fish & Boat commision and have been working with these snakes for over 7 years.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/DSCN7812.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/DSCN7821.jpg



http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/DSCN7819.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/KaraJ0/DSCN7824.jpg




enjoy...and remember all snakes were released exactly where and how i found them.
invadertoast
05-27-2008, 09:04 PM
Beautiful!!
Ellen4God
05-27-2008, 09:13 PM
Wow. You're crazy brave!
ladyoutlaw50
05-27-2008, 10:09 PM
very nice pictures -- I don't know how you do it!! Have you ever been bitten?? I have a hard time with garter snakes LOL couldn't imagine rattlesnakes and such!!
Demjor19
05-28-2008, 12:15 AM
very nice pictures -- I don't know how you do it!! Have you ever been bitten?? I have a hard time with garter snakes LOL couldn't imagine rattlesnakes and such!!

thanks for the comments everyone!

no, i have never been bitten by a rattlesnake YET and i have captured and released over 100 now. i treat every one with the same caution and respect (knowing exactly what the consequences will be) if i screw up. Rattlesnakes are my favorite animals and i just wanted to share some of them with you all. it seems like people are so quick to kill these awesome animals and i just wanted to show you guys them in their natural habitat. thanks again for commenting!
Drumachine09
05-28-2008, 12:29 AM
That looks so fun.


The most poisonous snakes I've delt with are some poisonous water snakes in oklahoma. The people we fish with don't want them by their ponds, so we shoot them.
Demjor19
05-28-2008, 12:54 AM
That looks so fun.


The most poisonous snakes I've delt with are some poisonous water snakes in oklahoma. The people we fish with don't want them by their ponds, so we shoot them.

watersnakes are not poisonous, but they do sometimes carry bacteria that can get you pretty sick. i have been bitten by quite a few watersnakes and have yet to get sick though.
houie925
05-28-2008, 04:47 AM
the cottonmouth, aka water moccasin, lives in oklahoma and is a potentially deadly pit viper. Regular water snakes aren't venomous though
Ark6ie
05-28-2008, 06:39 AM
they are awesome pics!!!!!! that must be so cool knowing how to catch and handle venomous snakes. we have the native tiger snake sometimes inhabit our yard, id love to know how to catch them and release them elsewhere, instead i gotta pay $50 for a snake catcher to come do it for me lol
MelonMan
05-28-2008, 08:24 AM
hahaha come over to australia youll have a ball. i had a brown snake try to go me last summer lol. oh god i love winter you dont have to worry about all the snakes lol.
Ark6ie
05-28-2008, 08:59 AM
hahaha come over to australia youll have a ball. i had a brown snake try to go me last summer lol. oh god i love winter you dont have to worry about all the snakes lol.


sooo true....... it was an australian snake i was referencing :hmm3grin2orange:
it is winter at the moment so yes we get to venture outdoors again. this year we even bought a bbq (a first for us my mum hates the summer, for the snakes and the flies!). so bring on the barbie dinners this winter...... and maybe a few (cases of) beer!!!!!!
Demjor19
05-28-2008, 12:30 PM
the cottonmouth, aka water moccasin, lives in oklahoma and is a potentially deadly pit viper. Regular water snakes aren't venomous though

the water Moccasin is MUCH different than the common water snake...as you seem well aware.


they are awesome pics!!!!!! that must be so cool knowing how to catch and handle venomous snakes. we have the native tiger snake sometimes inhabit our yard, id love to know how to catch them and release them elsewhere, instead i gotta pay $50 for a snake catcher to come do it for me lol

i would love to catch a Tiger snake some day, but i have a feeling its going to be a while before i make my way to australia (although it is in the plans).

thanks again everyone for the kind words!
sktadood13
06-28-2008, 03:30 AM
wow thats kool.....i think snake are kool but i like to keep my distance.......closest i ever got o one was when a cottenmouth swam between my legs as i was swimming in a lake........i though i was a gonner for sure...
OscarFan
06-28-2008, 03:45 AM
Thats cool. I hate rattle snakes their are hundreds where i go fishing. we saw 4 in one trip once. And i think one was closing in on 4'. But I have lots of respect for them not bighting me the first chance they get.
ladyoutlaw50
06-28-2008, 01:10 PM
hahaha come over to australia youll have a ball. i had a brown snake try to go me last summer lol. oh god i love winter you dont have to worry about all the snakes lol.

I would love to visit Australia, but the snakes would scare me half to death. Are they everywhere? sorry to sound dumb --