Rattlesnake at Pirates

[Paradox]

Swimming in the channel towards the beach.

 

[cofooter]

Looks healthy, tastes like chicken!

 

[wzuber]

That looks like a bmf'r. Good thing they can't strike while swimming.

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Doubt if that's a rattler in the water...

 

[Bobby V]

That looks like a bmf'r. Good thing they can't strike while swimming.

They can strike when they get in the boat when anchored at the raft up for Desert Storm a few years ago. Ask @shintoooo @YoPengo and @rivermobster.

 

[2Driver]

Doubt if that's a rattler in the water...

Youd be surprised, thats what I used to say

 

[TrollerDave]

They can strike when they get in the boat when anchored at the raft up for Desert Storm a few years ago. Ask @shintoooo @YoPengo and @rivermobster.

Is the one that there was a video posted? It swam out to the boats and just came up on the transom of one. That was crazy.

 

[boatpi]

chicken of the sea, or chicken of the channel!

 

[monkeyswrench]

chicken of the sea, or chicken of the channel!

Sorry, but "chicken of the channel" would be my ass getting Biblical and walking on water!

There would be some serious cartoon action going on!

 

[Justsomeguy]

Sorry, but "chicken of the channel" would be my ass getting Biblical and walking on water!

There would be some serious cartoon action going on!

Lol, same here.

 

[Paradox]

Doubt if that's a rattler in the water...

Diamond shaped head with rattles. We stopped and got a good look.

 

[Lumpy]

Bang!

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

Doubt if that's a rattler in the water...

Swim out and check it , I’ll watch your beer

 

[riverroyal]

There are some pictures you just don't show your wife.

 

[v6toy4x]

There are some pictures you just don't show your wife.

And some I wish I hadn't seen!!!

 

[77charger]

Cousin sent me a vid of one at Naci I didn’t think they could swim fast is all I’ll say.

 

[Rondog4405]

F all that!!

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

That a could be a stick but until it's chopped smashed crushed pulverized into a smoothie. ITS A EFFING RATTLER THAT WAS STRIKING AT ER BODY WHILE SWIMMING!!

 

[rrrr]

There are some pictures you just don't show your wife.

Many years ago I was on Lake Houston skiing with my ex-wife and friends. My ex was in the water with a ski and rope when I pointed out a rat snake swimming toward her. I couldn't help myself, it was one of those perfect setups.

Lemme tell you, Jesus didn't have anything compared to my blonde Texan shopaholic. She came out of the water and flew her ass back into the boat. I was laughing so hard I was crying, and she didn't say two words to me the rest of the day. It was fuggin' priceless.

 

[TrollerDave]

I knew it was on here somewhere. Watch how fast this thing swims.

Swimming snake

Anybody have that picture of the snake that swam up on the boat in steamboat? Brother and i have having an arguement about swimming snakes Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

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[Hardly Satisfied]

Screw that, I hate snakes

 

[Justfishing]

Diamond shaped head with rattles. We stopped and got a good look.

You got a shredder i mean prop on the boat for a reason

 

[PaPaG]

Wife came in the other day and said "We have a rattle snake in the water by our docks" I said no way, went out and looked, sure enough there is a rattler stuck between some rocks below our dock.....dead for sure but really surprised me.

 

[Rondog4405]

Clearly a anaconda!!

 

[Flynryan]

only good snake is a dead snake

 

[Rbcconst]

Would it be frowned upon if i popped my 9mm off in the channel? I have snake shot lol


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[Water Romper]

Here snakey snakey... playing with a fat gopher snake, Irvine Regional Park ( Calif)

 

[monkeyswrench]

Wife came in the other day and said "We have a rattle snake in the water by our docks" I said no way, went out and looked, sure enough there is a rattler stuck between some rocks below our dock.....dead for sure but really surprised me.

North of your place, where the rock jetties start, a little south of Car Beach, there used to be 1 or 2 snakes that would swim across the river! Like little Loch Ness monsters. Swam almost straight across, they understood the currents, much faster than a person.
The beavers were the coolest though. Haven't seen them in a long time though.

 

[liv4riv]

I think this was a left over from some movie that was filmed in the area.

 

[Tooned Up]

This little fucker followed my boat just above idle for about 5 minutes last year at Pleasant. Yes they swim, and yes they swim fast! He was trying get on my boat.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Snake "Charmer" 410

 

[monkeyswrench]

Rattlesnakes at Pleasant, Pirate's, Parker and near Needles.
Put this stuff all over social media! Big headline "Snake Infestation On Colorado River"
Propaganda to keep people home this year!

 

[rivermobster]

They can strike when they get in the boat when anchored at the raft up for Desert Storm a few years ago. Ask @shintoooo @YoPengo and @rivermobster.

That was a day for the books!

Anyone remember who the guy was that got bit? That snake was freaking pissed!

 

[counterpart7]

Rattlesnakes at Pleasant, Pirate's, Parker and near Needles.
Put this stuff all over social media! Big headline "Snake Infestation On Colorado River"
Propaganda to keep people home this year!

Hopefully boat prices would go down a little too....

 

[playdeep]

Shiat...
At least you can see it coming.
This bastage was stealth.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Hopefully boat prices would go down a little too....

I dunno, may drive up the price of ammo...nevermind!

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

I’ve been struck at 15 times all miss's Thank god

 

[monkeyswrench]

I’ve been struck at 15 times all miss's Thank god

I've been struck at once and about shit my pants! Dumped 4 rounds of .357 at that F'r...only 3 were shot

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

I've been struck at once and about shit my pants! Dumped 4 rounds of .357 at that F'r...only 3 were shot

I killed one at White Sands missile stallion base over 6’ and as big as round as my arm , head was 5” across he almost got me with in “s , base fire told us if you get tagged you chopper out or you don’t make it

 

[BoatCop]

I was cruising by Blue Water during a PWC race. About a dozen racers on the course. As I was going by the west side, towards the toolies, I spotted a rattler, about 5'-6', heading right into the course. I hit the lights and siren and hauled ass in to the middle of the course, throwing up as big of a wake as I could, so they'd shut down the race. Ended up snagging the snake with a boat hook and heaving it about 30 feet into the middle of the toolies.

After they started up the race again, the number of racers had dropped by half.

 

[Water Romper]

...and these are the ones we see, I wonder how many go undetected that are just a few feet away from us ...ugh, gives me goose bumps.

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

...and these are the ones we see, I wonder how many go undetected that are just a few feet away from us ...ugh, gives me goose bumps.

If your close ? They will let you know

 

[Justsomeguy]

Forget watching that video, no thanks. I also have snake shot. Learned that one hunting in Kansas with my brother in law. One time I was at his house going for a walk with my wife. I had my boots on luckily, I felt something heavy on my foot in the brush. F that, I high kicked so hard and fast out of that brush. Flung the damn snake so far. My wife is cracking up, im a football field away from her by now. Then we go hunting and thats when he teaches me to always carry snake shot.

 

[highvoltagehands]

Sorry, but "chicken of the channel" would be my ass getting Biblical and walking on water!

There would be some serious cartoon action going on!

Now that’s fuckin funny...LMAO!

 

[Taboma]

Forget watching that video, no thanks. I also have snake shot. Learned that one hunting in Kansas with my brother in law. One time I was at his house going for a walk with my wife. I had my boots on luckily, I felt something heavy on my foot in the brush. F that, I high kicked so hard and fast out of that brush. Flung the damn snake so far. My wife is cracking up, im a football field away from her by now. Then we go hunting and thats when he teaches me to always carry snake shot.

What classifies as "Snake Shot" in Kansas ?
I'm just using 22 cal bird shot as my snake shot, because it's quiet and although a good size snake might require two rounds, it doesn't alarm any close neighbors.
Got another neighbor using 38 cal snake or bird shot, but that's noisy and I haven't been able to find it anywhere.
If "Anaconda" shows up, then fuck it, I'll grab the 12 ga.
A couple of years ago I bought an inexpensive 22 cal single action 6" revolver, it shoots snake / bird shot better than my old lever action rifle and no semi-auto (Like my 10/22) will cycle it. I did a 10 and 15 foot target test between a rifle and my 6" revolver and the revolver shot a much tighter pattern. I think it's due to the longer rifle barrel having more rifling, it tends to spread the pattern and leave the center of the pattern more void of shot.

 

[Justsomeguy]

What classifies as "Snake Shot" in Kansas ?
I'm just using 22 cal bird shot as my snake shot, because it's quiet and although a good size snake might require two rounds, it doesn't alarm any close neighbors.
Got another neighbor using 38 cal snake or bird shot, but that's noisy and I haven't been able to find it anywhere.
If "Anaconda" shows up, then fuck it, I'll grab the 12 ga.
A couple of years ago I bought an inexpensive 22 cal single action 6" revolver, it shoots snake / bird shot better than my old lever action rifle and no semi-auto (Like my 10/22) will cycle it. I did a 10 and 15 foot target test between a rifle and my 6" revolver and the revolver shot a much tighter pattern. I think it's due to the longer rifle barrel having more rifling, it tends to spread the pattern and leave the center of the pattern more void of shot.

In this particular case it was a 357 revolver he carries on him specifically for snakes. Snake shot is basically bird shot in a handgun round just shoots pellets instead of a normal bullet.

 

[Taboma]

In this particular case it was a 357 revolver he carries on him specifically for snakes. Snake shot is basically bird shot in a handgun round just shoots pellets instead of a normal bullet.

Yup, shot pellets, same thing my 22 cal is, but I've never found it in 38 cal out west, sold out or not available online. The 38 snake shot my neighbor had, he'd bought it long ago.
Just wasn't sure what they used in Kansas.

 

[500bbc]

If your close ? They will let you know

Not always. My SIL was at our place in Echo talking on the phone with my niece, she was leaning on a short wall when I walked out and saw a coiled rattler less than 3' from her feet. Told her not to look down but move to her left slowly, she looked down and freaked. Snake didn't rattle until I picked it up with a shovel.

 

[boatdoc55]

Not always. My SIL was at our place in Echo talking on the phone with my niece, she was leaning on a short wall when I walked out and saw a coiled rattler less than 3' from her feet. Told her not to look down but move to her left slowly, she looked down and freaked. Snake didn't rattle until I picked it up with a shovel.

How long was the handle on said shovel???????????????

 

[4Waters]

Not always. My SIL was at our place in Echo talking on the phone with my niece, she was leaning on a short wall when I walked out and saw a coiled rattler less than 3' from her feet. Told her not to look down but move to her left slowly, she looked down and freaked. Snake didn't rattle until I picked it up with a shovel.

You know, you're supposed to chop the head off with said shovel first.