He's standing in a Corner having his Daughter open this thread while he peeks between his fingers

You'se guys, only one end "hurts", geeez and that's the end ya need to grab hold of....Wimens SMH

Scooter, I bet you roll rattlesnakes for cigars, you aint skeered.

Ya'll can have the snakes.

Only problem I see there is that they all seem to have their heads still attached

I think we should get TXKiller out there to help! Sniper Rab can hold the box of Depends and GUTIT can man the 50 cal.

I think I would have just burned the thing down with all the snakes..

Y'all eat any? Haven't had any in over 10 years but remember it being good.

I used to catch them all the time as a kid in Dalhart.

I was stupid.

Couldn't pay me to go in there. No sir.

Rex theres something wrong with you sir....mighty wrong... yet you scream at the sight of an itty bitty spider.

Oh no, it helps to keep all 10 of your fingers

Yes. The floor was more in danger of damage if a itty bitty spider had dropped down in front me. Hate those creepy crawlers!!!!

Rex, whats the purpose of grabbing a live snake? I could never especially a rattle snake. Your got more b@$$'s than me

Used to be for the adrenaline rush. Watched my pops catch snakes all my life and followed his footsteps by catching my first venomous snake when I was 11 in ETX. I got good at it and enjoyed it. Same reason I did a lot of stupid things as a kid I suppose. As I get older, I catch them less and less but will still grab one on occasion.

I have only been struck twice. Luckily, one hit me in the finger but I had already milked and defanged it. The other was walking back to camp after I stuck a 4-wheeler in a "dried-up" pond. It hit me just above the ankle and didn't penetrate my boots.

The live snakes also sell for more.

I wouldn't. The whole house would be burned to the ground.
Insurance agent: "Do you know the cause of the fire?"
Me: "Yup. It was caused by a rattlesnake.

I used to catch them back in my teens in New Mexico and would sell them to BCMC who would milk them to make anti-venom. Made some good beer money when you would find a den. A lot of times when they are denned up, they are pretty lethargic and easy to catch.

Was hit once by a 5 footer when I pinned his head too far back with the catch stick. I reached down to thumb him and he reached back and caught me between my thumb and fingers. Hand started to swell so headed to BCMC (with snake that got me in the bag) for treatment. By the time I got there, the swelling was going down so all I had was a dry bite (no venom injected - just residual on fangs) which I was thankful for. A smaller snake would have gave me all it had.

Cool pictures David. Although I would never get my face that close to the business end because if you did get hit, the swelling could add a lot more serious complications to the bite.

I have read articles stating that most large snakes first strike in defense is dry...I never wanted to test that theory

I'd call in an air strike first!

This is why I was so worried when I killed those two 18 inchers back in November. Too close to the wife and kids. Not sure my 9 or 6 year-olds would have survived a full dose from a little one.

Ive caught them before with a snake catcher thing but not in a 2' space and never held one barehanded. Screw that

That's Funny

Shade is full of it, he really likes snakes. He especially likes to find them in his duck blinds.

EFFFFFFF THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rex wore these to our last meeting