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 7' 9" Rattlesnake
#4024717
02/05/13 07:00 AM
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SOTX-HUNTER
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Woodsman
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I wish i hadn't lost the picture of this snake next to the tape measure. I'm not kidding, 7 feet 9 inches. I have hunted in South Tx my whole life, and I have seen / killed a few rattlesnakes 6' long, but this was a giant. 
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: SOTX-HUNTER]
#4024729
02/05/13 07:38 AM
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CeSkOnE
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Sell it...or ship it to me..lol
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: CeSkOnE]
#4024738
02/05/13 08:03 AM
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BBD84
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Sure looks alot smaller than that in this pic LOL
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: BBD84]
#4024754
02/05/13 09:04 AM
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SOTX-HUNTER
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I know it sounds nuts, but fortunately I have no motivation to post fictitious stories about snakes. The gate guard at our ranch killed it. 14 rattles. How long is his left G2?    Hint: figure out the width, and then compare the tine to its width...longest tine I've ever seen
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: SOTX-HUNTER]
#4024992
02/05/13 02:03 PM
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SniperRAB
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Come on now  Shoot me a PM and I will get you a Tape Measure mailed, just kidding hes dead and thats good!!! Good looking Deer
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: SOTX-HUNTER]
#4025020
02/05/13 02:15 PM
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My stand is pink camo
Kickingbird
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Hate seeing them this early. It's only Febuary. Geee
I will take a good rain or a new calf whenever I can get it -Jack Ratjen
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: SOTX-HUNTER]
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02/05/13 02:23 PM
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HWY_MAN
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I wish i hadn't lost the picture of this snake next to the tape measure. I'm not kidding, 7 feet 9 inches. I have hunted in South Tx my whole life, and I have seen / killed a few rattlesnakes 6' long, but this was a giant. I suspect it's a good thing you lost the pic of him next to a tape measure, that rattler would have to really strech to make 3 ft.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: HWY_MAN]
#4025069
02/05/13 02:34 PM
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BMD
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It is more than 3ft. Lol. But it ain't 7 someone was looking at the wrong side of the tape.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: BMD]
#4025106
02/05/13 02:48 PM
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DocBailey
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I'd say that tine is 16-17 inches.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: DocBailey]
#4025114
02/05/13 02:51 PM
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HuntingTexas
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" In God We Trust "
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
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#4025745
02/05/13 06:23 PM
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jono7183
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Skin would've made a nice side for a knife sheath!
"People sleep peacefully at night because there are a few rough men prepared to do violence in their behalf" www.cantuknives.com
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: jono7183]
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02/05/13 06:58 PM
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stizz
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Snake- 4 1/2
G2- 18 inches
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: My stand is pink camo]
#4025894
02/05/13 07:12 PM
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Cool_Hand
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Hate seeing them this early. It's only Febuary. Geee That couldn't be new growth. He just hasn't dropped his horns yet unless the photo was taken back during season.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: Cool_Hand]
#4026076
02/05/13 08:06 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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Hate seeing them this early. It's only Febuary. Geee That couldn't be new growth. He just hasn't dropped his horns yet unless the photo was taken back during season. I think he is talking about the snake.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: HuntingTexas]
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02/05/13 09:14 PM
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12pointer
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I have to wear sunglasses into the woods, because the deer would recognize me, an just surrender with their hooves up.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: 12pointer]
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02/05/13 09:39 PM
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Erathkid
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16-18"? That buck looks strange in his mid-section.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: Erathkid]
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02/05/13 09:40 PM
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4Weight
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: Erathkid]
#4026429
02/05/13 09:43 PM
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Big Tony
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16-18"? That buck looks strange in his mid-section. Looks like his back is messed up.
"A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be." -Fred Bear
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: SOTX-HUNTER]
#4026675
02/05/13 10:58 PM
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steel shot
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If you use the same measuring tape that you used on the snake, that G2 will be 46 inches long. LOL
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: steel shot]
#4027107
02/06/13 01:16 AM
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ThePredatorHunter
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That's a good lookin buck.. The snake on the other hand .. Ehhh I don't think he'd make 4' ..
"Think long, Think wrong!"
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: ThePredatorHunter]
#4027121
02/06/13 01:22 AM
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hornet527
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That's a good lookin buck.. The snake on the other hand .. Ehhh I don't think he'd make 4' .. ++++++1111111111
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: hornet527]
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02/06/13 01:54 AM
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Halfadozen
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That G2 is awesome, nearly as long as that snake! Great pics!
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: Halfadozen]
#4027428
02/06/13 02:38 AM
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activescrape
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What is up with the spine on that buck?
"It's not dyin' I'm talkin' about Woodrow, it's livin'!"
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: ThePredatorHunter]
#4027432
02/06/13 02:39 AM
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activescrape
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What is up with the spine on that buck?
"It's not dyin' I'm talkin' about Woodrow, it's livin'!"
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Re: 7' 9" Rattlesnake
[Re: ThePredatorHunter]
#4027434
02/06/13 02:39 AM
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activescrape
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What is up with the spine on that buck?
"It's not dyin' I'm talkin' about Woodrow, it's livin'!"
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