Copperhead falls to the Talon P

[Marley5]

Dog starts barking in the woods after dark so I grab a headlamp and the Talon. 

Called the dog off , turned scope back to 2 , illuminated scope and dispatched snake. 

I relocate Rattlesnakes and leave all the blacks alone but kill every single copperhead as they have a nasty disposition. 

 

[dizzums]

hey nice headshot .. i always have a hard time with those really close range precision shots .. had a rat snake (again) raiding eggs out of my coop the other day .. i snatched his but out of there with a pruning saw and hacked him up like freddy lol ...

 

[Raden1942]

I worked with a rattlesnake removal and reptile rescue place and almost always relocate all snakes. I don't have an issue with killing them if there is just a huge amount of them and removal is impossible. Here in CA we don't have copperhead snakes but I heard they are an angry lot. Good shooting man. Do you eat them? I eat rattler any chance I get. Lemon BBQ is amazing 

 

[Blackpaw]

Wow that is a big snake! 4 ft? I am in the Austin area now and I was told watch for the copperheads. Growing up in Idaho most of the rattlers there aren’t really aggressive, so generally I leave them alone if encountered.

 

[airgunmike56]

If you don't think rattlers are aggressive you do not live in West Texas, I have had them chase me, Or I just hate the ones that don't rattle, Seems the ones that rattle get eaten by wild pigs, The ones that don't rattle live to breed and live on, Yep there's a name for that.

Mike

 

[Zebra13]

If you don't think rattlers are aggressive you do not live in West Texas, I have had them chase me, Or I just hate the ones that don't rattle, Seems the ones that rattle get eaten by wild pigs, The ones that don't rattle live to breed and live on, Yep there's a name for that.

Mike

Mike,

I've heard about them learning not to rattle because of the pigs, as well as not rattling in areas where "rattlesnake round-ups" take place. Nature is amazing...

The Mojave Greens have made their way to West Texas, I hear. Those critters are no joke.

Justin

 

[knifemaker]

That rat snake looks more like a king snake. They kill poisonous snakes. 

I've read many times that copper heads are shy and non aggressive. Well, BS! I don't know where many of these liberal wild life experts get their info. They are mean tempered and aggressive. I killed on last month. Luckily I had a light with me returning form the store, It was at the corner of the house and I would have stepped all over it.

Being diabetic, I can't afford a hit from one. It can easily cause the loss of a leg! 

Be dayum careful of disposing of them. Even the severed head can and will bite. 

Knife

 

[uhfradarwill]

That rat snake looks more like a king snake. They kill poisonous snakes. 

I've read many times that copper heads are shy and non aggressive. Well, BS! I don't know where many of these liberal wild life experts get their info. They are mean tempered and aggressive. I killed on last month. Luckily I had a light with me returning form the store, It was at the corner of the house and I would have stepped all over it.

Being diabetic, I can't afford a hit from one. It can easily cause the loss of a leg! 

Be dayum careful of disposing of them. Even the severed head can and will bite. 

Knife

Not only that, but I hear the ghost of the Copperhead can kill you if you say "Copperhead" in the mirror five times!!

 

[Scouty]

That rat snake looks more like a king snake.

Knife

If you mean the one pictured above amongst the eggs in Dizzum's post, that is definitely a ratsnake. I'm guessing he lives somewhere in the Carolinas or SE coastal US based on the appearance.

 

[Flintsack]

Just wow to the entire post. I’m afraid of snakes. I’ve made friends with some wild snakes. But not the kind that can kill you. Nice shot… no pressure right? If you just wing him, that’s one pissed off poisonous snake…in the dark, Snakes do get pissed off.

dang

holy crap

mike