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Toad

Toad

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Got a double tonight without leaving the yard! Pretty easy double though...

I shot them on the ground and the second one was coming right at me after I shot the first one!:eek: Tell ya' the whole story when I have more time... It's a goodun'! :eek::eek:

One of those mega-pucker moments in my life that I probably won't forget!:laugh:
 
Toad said:
Got a double tonight without leaving the yard! Pretty easy double though...

I shot them on the ground and the second one was coming right at me after I shot the first one!:eek: Tell ya' the whole story when I have more time... It's a goodun'! :eek::eek:

One of those mega-pucker moments in my life that I probably won't forget!:laugh:
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you have way too many. I use a snake repellant that I get at Orschlen. Smells like garlic and cinammon
 
Toad are you on a cursade to keep me out of the field until after it snows?:D
I would have a biologist out to see what they can tell you. Way too many snakes it seems to me, but then again I HATE SNAKES. Think I am going to buy snake boots for early season:eek:
shotgun or .22? what's your preferred weapon?
 
KansasCowboy said:
my shorthairs are always getting bit by copperheads in the back yard. need that repellent i guess.
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Don't have that problem out here so can you educate me on the subject a bit? How do dogs live after getting bit by copper heads? Thanks:)
 
I had the state wildlife biologist guy come out to see what he could do about the copperheads and he said nothing. he said that im not even suppose to kill them. after my dogs get bit by one they swell up really bad but I have antibiotics the vet gave me to keep the swelling down. The vet told me that the good thing about copperheads is that unlike rattlesnakes when they bite to protect themselves from predators they only use about half their phenom because they dont want to waste it, they want to conserve it for hunting. this saves a lot of dogs from dying he said when biten by a copperhead. but I guess when rattlesnakes defend themselves they aren't afraid to use it all.
 
M. R. Byrd said:
Oh, humans are just naturally repelled from me. No need to spend money on a "human repellent".
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OUCH! Well, you're okay by me, but that isn't saying much...:laugh:

@ Kickthemup, I prefer the hoe, but in areas where that is not practical I just use my 12 ga and quail loads. My neighbor with the worst problem suggested getting bird shot for my pistol, but I looked up those loads and it was $1.50 per cartridge plus tax for 9mm!!!:eek: I can find steel goose loads cheaper than that!!!

@ Kansas Cowboy, I really don't like killing them but I also want to minimize the risk to my dogs and kids. That double happened inside the fenced backyard and it was an hour before sunset this time. It seems the heat is bringing them out even earlier now.
The good news is that I have designed some snake traps that I plan to build and set out around the yard. My goal is to catch them and move them the hell away from my backyard. Also will snake break the dogs so hopefully I can stay "lucky" unlike all of my neighbors.
 
KansasCowboy said:
I had the state wildlife biologist guy come out to see what he could do about the copperheads and he said nothing. he said that im not even suppose to kill them. after my dogs get bit by one they swell up really bad but I have antibiotics the vet gave me to keep the swelling down. The vet told me that the good thing about copperheads is that unlike rattlesnakes when they bite to protect themselves from predators they only use about half their phenom because they dont want to waste it, they want to conserve it for hunting. this saves a lot of dogs from dying he said when biten by a copperhead. but I guess when rattlesnakes defend themselves they aren't afraid to use it all.
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sounds like you need to catch some coppers and drop them off at that biologist's backyard...;)
 
Good whacking! Damn copperheads, don't give any warning like polite rattlers do.
 
Friends of mine pigs to get rid of snakes. And yes we do have poisonous snakes in Indiana.
 
1pheas4 said:
Don't have that problem out here so can you educate me on the subject a bit? How do dogs live after getting bit by copper heads? Thanks:)
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I had a dog get bit one night by a copperhead - the kids and I were out in the yard (all barefoot). I walked up on it, snake was coiled up. I got the kids back and the dog went in to investigate. Took a hit right to the nose - face swelled up - looked awful. It was late at night and we were miles from any chance of finding a vet. So I did some quick internet research and found out I could give the dog benedryll. I gave her a dose put her in her crate and by the next morning she was pretty much back to normal. It was pretty scary - but luckily not a deadly bite.
 
Yikes I hate snakes! Being from Michigan I get startled even by Garter Snakes. I have been invited to hunt pheasants in NW KS this year. Just wondering if the snakes are typically out and about in the middle of November? The lady who owns the farm said they are seeing more Prairie Rattlers then years past....and they are ornery! Thanks, Richard
 
Setter Nut. Thanks for the reply. My female Pointing Lab is not one to back down from anything. Not as bad as my buddies GSP. He grabbed a mouthful of porkie, on a Sunday night....when my buddy asked the vet how much this will cost he said $ 200 and there is an ATM down at KMart:) Sad thing was a month later he was back to the vet for the same thing. Thanks again,Richard
 
Like I need more drama... The neighbor's dog just took a full shot of skunk to the face. I guess the dog immediately barreled into the house and started barfing up skunk juice on the carpet! :eek: Baby skunks are patrolling the neighborhood and being spotted every evening now! Where's a good coyote when you need one?:laugh:
 
Toad said:
Like I need more drama... The neighbor's dog just took a full shot of skunk to the face. I guess the dog immediately barreled into the house and started barfing up skunk juice on the carpet! :eek: Baby skunks are patrolling the neighborhood and being spotted every evening now! Where's a good coyote when you need one?:laugh:
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I believe all good dogs love a skunk fest. I have had them dance around a skunk and get it to spray, then roll in it! They are almost proud of the stink. Porcupines are a nasty experience for a dog, especially the quills get stuck around eyes or in the roof of their mouth. I have never got be able to break them, and those dogs go in full bore! I found them in perplexing places, in the sandhills, miles from a tree, and big ones, and they are in no big hurry to get anywhere. Dogs who bugger rattlesnakes and porcupines are going to a "new" home. I'll suffer with skunks.
 
Good comedy!

I took the bike out with Daisy for a sunset run around the neighborhood tonight. I thought it was a branch laying in the road, but it was actually another copperhead. Daisy ran over the top of its back end, and I (unavoidably) clipped the end of its tail with the bike tires. Ya know, snakes don't have especially expressive faces, but when we made eye contact I could see that it was surprised and also fairly agitated that I had the balls to ride a bike over him...:laugh:

Unfortunately I was riding down a dead-end road and had to turn around and go back by it.:eek:

Needless to say, it was in a pretty pissed off mood when we came back by... It had moved up toward a house where they had some kind of bloodhound-looking dog staked out in the front yard. It was still well out of the dog's reach, but a little too close for my personal comfort.

I dropped the bike a safe distance away from the snake with daisy (still in her harness) attached to the bike, so I could run up to the house and let them know to bring their dog in. Daisy, who has never been too keen on the word "stay", decided that she should come with me and dragged the bike all the way up their driveway... "Thanks, Daze...":rolleyes::cool: To top it off, nobody was home anyway!:eek:

Found the people a few hundred yards down the road cruising in their SxS UTV, and let them know the situation. They assured me they would "take care of it"...:D

We got the hail out of there, and didn't look back... Hopefully it turned out okay. I know I will make a more conscious effort to avoid "branches" in the road.
 
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