The Rattlesnakes Are Coming (Alamogordo, Chama: moving, eat, yard)

[lisdol]

My cat won't bite you and kill you before the LifeFlight can make it to your house.

I know I would not ENJOY watching my child die before my eyes.

I do just what you suggest with bullsnakes. They are beneficial. I do not have the same respect for rattlesnakes.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Pintada Kid

If you live after a Rattlesnake Bite that will be the Sugar to getting bit, living.

Pintada Kid, Ive had enough of your BS. Youre scaring people and presenting nothing but lies and ridiculous minsinformation to the readers. Im telling you RIGHT NOW to stop posting BS about venomous critters. Its readily apparent that you know as much about venomous snakes as Columbians know about building igloos. Ive had enough and Im not gonna sit by and watch you terrorize the people of NM with your BS lies about venomous snakes. It starts NOW!

Did you know that only .2% (yes, thats 1/5th of ONE PERCENT) of rattlesnake bite victims die? Hmm? Your ridiculous statement "if you live after a rattlesnake bite" is complete and utter BS. A rattlesnake bite is not a death sentence in any sense of the word. But thanks to uneducated people like yourself, you spread LIES all over the internet and needlessly scare people!!!!!! Most rattlesnake bites are DRY anyways. They do NOT want to harm you, and 9 times out of 10, they will retreat the other way. If you get bit its because you either stepped on it accidentally, bothered it repeatedly, or tried to handle it. Know, tell me, WHOS fault is it if you get bit? What are your chances of dying?

Thats what I thought.

People, understand that rattlesnakes are probably one of the easiest and most forgiving wild animals to work with on earth. They dont bite unless you persistently bothered. They dont hunt you down. Theyre even kind enough to alert you of their presence. EVEN THEN they will still usually deliver a venom-less bite (called a "dry bite") rather than use their venom. Does it make any sense to you why you hate them so much and persecute them? All youre really doing is harming your neighborhood because each snake you kill consumes roughly 9 lbs of rodents per year. 9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So go ahead, be afraid of a gentle creature that was put on this earth to HELP YOU. Go ahead and feel the need to butcher them, you just let 9 lbs of rodents go unchecked, rodents that will gnaw their way into your home and leave droppings all over the place and carry disease for you and your children to inherit.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by lisdol

My cat won't bite you and kill you before the LifeFlight can make it to your house.

I know I would not ENJOY watching my child die before my eyes.

I do just what you suggest with bullsnakes. They are beneficial. I do not have the same respect for rattlesnakes.

Thats ridiculous. Youre NOT going to die from a rattlesnake bite. Most of the bites are dry. And its not like youll die within minutes anyways. Most bite victims (even those who take badly to the venom) drive themselves to the hospital just fine, some even hiking back to their cars for MILES to call for help. Its clear youre just another one of the masses who watches too many movies and doesnt understand the critters whatsoever. Thats ok, Im here to try and reverse that.

And no, your cat might not kill me, but it sure can take a dump in my yard, and my son could step in it and get toxoplasmosis because of it. Sounds lovely, eh?

More people die in the US from doggie attacks than venomous snakebites.

[debbie at bouontiful]

Does anyone know the difference in the rattle snakes? We have Timber Rattlers and I see them all the time but never been bit by one. My horse has but lived to tell the story. I stepped over a rattlesnake once that was curled in a circle. It rattle at me and I ran. Last fall under my above ground lettuce garden a rattler was curcled up enjoying the sun. I squired it with water and it took off to the wood pile. Never been bit but I wouldn't want to either. Glad to here people just don't drop dead from them.

[Steve-o]

Please, I beg you all to take the time to view these short videos. This is what you NEED to see, not what you need to read from certain posters on this site who dont know a doggone thing about rattlesnakes!


Now keep in mind that Dylan knows what he's doing. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! lol I agree with what he says 100% about 5 minutes into the video. He speaks the TRUTH!!!!!

YouTube - Herping With Dylan: Timber Rattlesnake

Dylan, from here in Illinois, with a gorgeous timber rattler in southern Illinois:

YouTube - Herping With Dylan: Junkyard Timber

Now for the sad part:

YouTube - Truth About Rattlesnake RoundUps

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by debbie at bouontiful

Does anyone know the difference in the rattle snakes? We have Timber Rattlers and I see them all the time but never been bit by one. My horse has but lived to tell the story. I stepped over a rattlesnake once that was curled in a circle. It rattle at me and I ran. Last fall under my above ground lettuce garden a rattler was curcled up enjoying the sun. I squired it with water and it took off to the wood pile. Never been bit but I wouldn't want to either. Glad to here people just don't drop dead from them.

Post some pics and Ill try and ID them. Timber rattlers are known as Crotalus horridus, with some variants. Id have to see it to ID it.

[lisdol]

Because Steve-O is cute when he gets really POed.

from

Everything you wanted to know about Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes.....

" Baked Western Diamondback Rattlesnake This dish is appropriate for a formal dinner.

Cream Sauce
~ 1 tbs butter
~ 1 tbs flour
~ 1/4 tsp salt
~ 1/8 tsp black pepper
~ 1 cup half & half or whole milk

Entree
~ 1 24" to 30" skinned & cleaned western diamondback rattlesnake
.
.(I cut the rest to keep it short, but the full recipe is on the site)
.
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The above recipes are adaptations from the originals which can be found in the Complete Fish & Game Cookbook by A.D Livingston (copyright 1996) and Mesquite Country Tastes & Traditions From The Tip Of Texas, (recipe by Faye Carter), Hidalgo County Historical Museum (copyright 1996). "

[Towanda]

Do they taste like chicken?

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by lisdol

Because Steve-O is cute when he gets really POed.

from

Everything you wanted to know about Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes.....

" Baked Western Diamondback Rattlesnake This dish is appropriate for a formal dinner.

Cream Sauce
~ 1 tbs butter
~ 1 tbs flour
~ 1/4 tsp salt
~ 1/8 tsp black pepper
~ 1 cup half & half or whole milk

Entree
~ 1 24" to 30" skinned & cleaned western diamondback rattlesnake
.
.(I cut the rest to keep it short, but the full recipe is on the site)
.
.

The above recipes are adaptations from the originals which can be found in the Complete Fish & Game Cookbook by A.D Livingston (copyright 1996) and Mesquite Country Tastes & Traditions From The Tip Of Texas, (recipe by Faye Carter), Hidalgo County Historical Museum (copyright 1996). "

Now you see, I dont get mad when people eat them because theyre being put to use. But simply killing them because theyre on your property, or killing them when youre out and about hiking, is pointless and rude. They can EASILY be relocated! Or better yet, they can simply be avoided by leaving them alone and walking around them instead of harming them.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by lisdol

Because Steve-O is cute when he gets really POed.

from

Everything you wanted to know about Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes.....

" Baked Western Diamondback Rattlesnake This dish is appropriate for a formal dinner.

Cream Sauce
~ 1 tbs butter
~ 1 tbs flour
~ 1/4 tsp salt
~ 1/8 tsp black pepper
~ 1 cup half & half or whole milk

Entree
~ 1 24" to 30" skinned & cleaned western diamondback rattlesnake
.
.(I cut the rest to keep it short, but the full recipe is on the site)
.
.

The above recipes are adaptations from the originals which can be found in the Complete Fish & Game Cookbook by A.D Livingston (copyright 1996) and Mesquite Country Tastes & Traditions From The Tip Of Texas, (recipe by Faye Carter), Hidalgo County Historical Museum (copyright 1996). "

Probably very tasty....