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 Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/03/18 01:33 PM
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The serrated jaws are not sharp by any means , just a raised surface to help hold the snake. We've never hurt one when we didn't mean to so we'll be careful first use. They actually keep the jaws from crushing the snake. Most get hurt when folks freak out over their escape attempts.
Not our first rodeo on snake removal.
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/03/18 08:17 PM
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Nice looking snake you found.
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/04/18 07:57 PM
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I'm with many others on here -- if it's not poisonous then it can help out with rats, mice, and the like. Poisonous ones gotta go for the sake of dogs, kids, and me without snake boots.
I'm sure most of you have heard, but rattlers down here are getting to where they don't rattle in some cases due to pigs. That makes me not want to take a chance with another encounter down the road where I get no warning
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/06/18 09:02 PM
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I got acquainted with my first Mojave Green rattlesnake in Northern Arizona last week. Beautiful, but dumb enough to take up an offensive position in front of my Kawasaki Teryx
Last edited by Blank; 05/06/18 09:07 PM.
Beer and whiskey, 'cause you can't drink bacon!!
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/07/18 09:48 PM
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Dave Davidson
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I’m loaded with pigs. Seeing very few snakes
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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05/10/18 12:33 PM
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These prairie rattlers are not aggressive and that's why we relocate, lots of mice and rats for them to help out with.
We keep the house a rattler free zone, a big bull snake takes of business there. The tongs should be a great idea for you. Ive hunted snakes more than long enough and while a hook is good for lifting them, I found pinning a Prairie Rattler with a hook to pick him up is a BAD idea! OTOH Pacific Diamondbacks nearly always hold perfectly still when you pin them..I dont know about the big western diamondbacks but I hope to find out soon!
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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06/04/18 01:17 PM
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Finally got to put them to use. Got this little guy out of the roadway, his tail had been run over. Tongs work great for holding the snake without much pressure. 
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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06/04/18 01:24 PM
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I relocate them too. I have the tongs from Maverick trading post and a homemade one I found on my hill a few years ago. The homemade one is made just like Mavericks, I've had the ranch since 1998 so someone left them before then. They still work great.
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Re: Snake sticks
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06/05/18 02:18 PM
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My snake stick says Remington 870 on it.
M  I was curious as to how long
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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06/06/18 08:16 AM
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I’ve use snake sticks in the past...We have a wildlife bloke that is an expert in handling snakes so we call him. Considering that something like nine of the ten most deadly snakes in the world call Australia home I would point blank refuse to go near one.
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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06/06/18 09:31 AM
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F----- up as a snake under a lawn-mower
was my German G-moms answer...
she'd run over anything w/her rider...
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: Wytex]
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06/22/18 08:10 PM
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New tongs are working out great. Spouse likes the way they hold without crushing and the snakes seems to not panic or strike. 
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Re: Snake sticks
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06/22/18 08:22 PM
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Re: Snake sticks
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06/22/18 08:29 PM
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Snake sticks
[Re: TLew]
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07/06/18 01:04 PM
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I'm with many others on here -- if it's not poisonous then it can help out with rats, mice, and the like. Poisonous ones gotta go for the sake of dogs, kids, and me without snake boots.
I'm sure most of you have heard, but rattlers down here are getting to where they don't rattle in some cases due to pigs. That makes me not want to take a chance with another encounter down the road where I get no warning I walked up on many of prairie rattlers that did not rattle, that was 40-50 yrs ago, not many hogs in S.W. Ks.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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