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This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/07/14 09:57 PM
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DesertHunting
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This red healer is the best dog I've ever had. She is loyal, protective and self sacrificing. She has found countless rattle snakes in the yard over the years. Her MO is to bark a certain way letting me know it's a snake at which point I will come out and dispatch it. In the mean time she keeps it located and keeps the other pups away from it. Apparently I wasn't there for her this time. The only reason I can think of why she got bit this time is that she was protecting one of the pups. This is the first time she's been struck and like I said she's been on more snakes than I can remember. She's had her snake vaccine for this year and seems to not be bothered by it.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5240980
08/07/14 10:30 PM
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Glad she's okay
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/07/14 10:35 PM
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passthru
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Glad she is okay. I don't blame you for killing all rattlesnakes.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241049
08/07/14 11:12 PM
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don k
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Rattlesnakes and coyotes. Kill them all.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/07/14 11:14 PM
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Jasb
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Rattlesnakes and coyotes. Kill them all. And pigs
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241060
08/07/14 11:18 PM
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Jhendrix
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Awesome dog. Glad she is doing OK.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/07/14 11:22 PM
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jshouse
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Rattlesnakes and coyotes. Kill them all. And pigs what about spikes? turtles? stray dogs? I hate snakes
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241129
08/07/14 11:56 PM
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And raccoons And copperheads And moccasins
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241133
08/08/14 12:01 AM
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erniejs
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We get old too fast and wise too slow
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241149
08/08/14 12:11 AM
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MikeC
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Glad she is Okay. Long years ago my parents had a female lab that was a snake killing machine.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241165
08/08/14 12:20 AM
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dlrz71
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Good pup there. We had a dog bitten a long time ago when I was little by what we thought was a rattlesnake and the face swole up as up but ended up ok.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241231
08/08/14 12:57 AM
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For whatever reason, dogs seem to fair better with snake bites than humans do. Glad yours is OK.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 01:02 AM
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Keep us updated on how she fairs over the next couple of days.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241249
08/08/14 01:08 AM
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And raccoons And copperheads And moccasins You forgot skunks.... And I hope the dog heals up soon.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 01:17 AM
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Keep us up to date. Looks like a bit of heeler in the dog?
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241293
08/08/14 01:33 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 04:24 AM
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Rattlesnakes and coyotes. Kill them all.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 04:51 AM
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Glad she is okay. I don't blame you for killing all rattlesnakes.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 11:32 AM
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Rattlesnakes and coyotes. Kill them all. And pigs She looks like she got swelled up pretty good. Glad to here she's gonna be ok.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 11:46 AM
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keep checking it, make sure if it turns to a puss pocket that it drains. Saw something similar that turned into a NAST infected molar in a dog.
Sombody smells like fried borritos...
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241962
08/08/14 12:54 PM
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landsurveyor
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Good dog and love those heelers. I swear mine can read my mind. Freaks me out! I also think he is my late one reincarnated. Weird right?
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5241984
08/08/14 01:11 PM
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Glad she's ok. She's probably wiser now and hopefully more causes.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5242161
08/08/14 02:45 PM
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Think you can/Think you can't/Either way you're right
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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08/08/14 03:03 PM
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TexasLandAgent
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Whew, close one. Glad she's ok. Good lookin Healer. Good snake = dead snake.
Last edited by TexasLandAgent; 08/08/14 03:11 PM.
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Re: This is why I kill rattle snakes...
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#5242211
08/08/14 03:17 PM
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glad shes ok every time a see a rattler that snake gets a free buffet of lead
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