View Full Version : Why I don't live in TX
slowpoke
09-01-2020, 09:12 AM
OK, but what's that to do w/the nasty critters down there?
We hardly ever see them.
Raziel
09-01-2020, 09:21 AM
I saw several Rattlers when i was in Texas. They're actually very polite Snakes. They let you know what's up. They start rattling you need to back the fuck up. They warn you before they bite you.
eagle2
09-02-2020, 11:29 AM
I saw several Rattlers when i was in Texas. They're actually very polite Snakes. They let you know what's up. They start rattling you need to back the fuck up. They warn you before they bite you.
Unfortunately, that's no longer always true. Instead of backing away, many humans kill the rattlesnake when hearing one. Now they're evolving so they don't rattle.
https://www.nbc26.com/news/national/rattlesnakes-evolving-losing-their-rattles-expert-says
Raziel
09-02-2020, 11:54 AM
I had one for dinner, once. Tasted like... CHICKEN. Now that was a rural Missouri Rattler. Here we get the fuck outta dodge when we hear one. Missouri is overrun with goddamned Snakes!
In Missouri they still Rattle, so i dunno...
whirlerz
09-02-2020, 11:59 AM
We hardly ever see them.
They see you tho! Watch out for the Snakes!
Raziel
09-02-2020, 12:50 PM
The Snakes don't really fuck with you, though. Most of them just don't want you fucking with THEM.
Fuck with them and it could be YOUR ASS!
whirlerz
09-02-2020, 01:38 PM
Well, sorry but I hear different.. A lady walked in a restaurant, she was just in the vestibule part, & she got bit.
I'm not saying it happens all the time, but they turn up in places, they've been found in planes that have come from a hot climate
Here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/asia/brisbane-carpet-pythons-ceiling-scli-intl/index.html
slowpoke
09-02-2020, 01:55 PM
People have died from fire ant bites, and africanized bees were a problem a few years ago, although we do not hear much about them now.
OmegaWest
09-02-2020, 02:22 PM
I've never had it, but I heard it taste like chicken.
if its cooked right, and yes there are wrong ways to cook it which causes it to be stringy, it is firm and just like a fine filet. The norm is in finger sized portions though. The best place i ever had it was in New Smyrna Beach Florida at the Fish Camp on the Intercoastal.
Doesnt taste like Chicken, it has a very distinct flavor that is just gator
OmegaWest
09-02-2020, 02:25 PM
Golf courses aren't safe either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXn1g0xtUMk
Seen that clip before, the Gator has lived on the course for years, and its even written in the rules, that it is treated as an immovable hazard and you get a drop
whirlerz
09-18-2020, 01:04 PM
Everything in Australia not only WANTS to kill you, but CAN kill you.
Even the greenery's fucked
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/asia/australia-venomous-stinging-trees-scn-scli-intl/index.html
Raziel
09-18-2020, 01:58 PM
Well, sorry but I hear different.. A lady walked in a restaurant, she was just in the vestibule part, & she got bit.
I'm not saying it happens all the time, but they turn up in places, they've been found in planes that have come from a hot climate
Here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/asia/brisbane-carpet-pythons-ceiling-scli-intl/index.html
I did say MOST of them. It depends on the individual Snake. They have personalities, as well. Some of them are sour.
whirlerz
09-18-2020, 08:04 PM
Ok...
So you're pulling that out now lol
Raziel
09-18-2020, 11:01 PM
Ok...
So you're pulling that out now lol
Well, it's true!
SnuffleUffleGrass
09-19-2020, 02:22 AM
If you can describe yourself as a "hard headed hippie"....You can be happy in Texas.
whirlerz
09-19-2020, 06:59 AM
Not w/a water shortage, but sure, have @ it^
Sour snakes, lmao.
If I ever have the misfortune to be bitten, I'll have its personality evaluated
Raziel
09-19-2020, 10:39 AM
Well, if it bites you, and you didn't fuck with it, it's personality is obviously sour. Just an angry, irritable Snake. No evaluation needed. It has a Snake's version of a personality, but it does have one.
You have to remember, it doesn't want to bite you and when it does it uses the least amount of venom it can. It's a waste. It can't eat you. It just wants you to go away! They only have so much Venom.
Except for babies. Babies are fucking deadly. They don't know yet. They'll hit you with EVERYTHING they've got! Better have an Ambulance ready if you get bit by a baby!
whirlerz
09-19-2020, 12:04 PM
Yes, I wrote about a lady in NM, wearing sandals, got bitten by a mother snake &5 babies..
Hospital time, had to use a walker for a while.
Being from.a cold climate, I wouldn't want to run into one, by moving to a hot climate.
It sounded like they were surprised/startled, & bit as a result.
eagle2
09-19-2020, 05:57 PM
Can they bite through boots?
Raziel
09-19-2020, 05:59 PM
Depends on the boots, but they don't always go for your boots. Your Jeans are a goner.
slowpoke
09-19-2020, 06:27 PM
You can buy snake resistant boots, snake resistant pants, snake resistant chaps, snake leggings/gaiters.
https://www.snakeprotection.com/
Raziel
09-19-2020, 06:50 PM
Yeah, and how much do those cost. Cheaper to just back away. As i said, Missouri is overrun with fucking Snakes. They're all over the place.
slowpoke
09-20-2020, 10:58 AM
There are links to numerous informative articles on that website.
Raziel
09-20-2020, 12:09 PM
I just back up. Like i said, Missouri is flippin overrun with snakes. I don't need snakeproof pants, i don't SWIM IN THE RIVER, so no Cottonmouths, either. I swim in POOLS. Fuck the river. The Mississippi is right next to us, but i'd never swim in that thing. It's disgusting.
Edit to add: I don't go up in the Arch either. That thing fucking SWAYS. When you're six hundred feet in the air in a 60 year old structure, you don't want to be swaying around. It's like you're going up in a BEER CAN anyway! I mean, literally. The elevators are ROUND. I did it when i was a kid, i never wanna do it again. No desire whatsoever.
whirlerz
09-20-2020, 12:42 PM
Well, I've heard of snakes being in pools too.
Raziel
09-20-2020, 01:07 PM
Yeah but you can see 'em in there. The Water is at least clear. Trust me, i know. Like i keep repeating, Missouri is overrun with goddamned Snakes.
eagle2
09-20-2020, 01:16 PM
Yeah but you can see 'em in there. The Water is at least clear. Trust me, i know. Like i keep repeating, Missouri is overrun with goddamned Snakes.
Even St. Louis and Kansas City?
Raziel
09-20-2020, 01:21 PM
Well i don't know about KC, but in STL it's got a million fucking Snakes. I live in STL, trust me, i know. You don't see many Rattlers in the city. But i know folks that live in more rural parts of the state. And there's TONS of rattlers there.
My mom keeps finding fucking snakes in her LIVING ROOM. I don't know how the fuck they get in.
Raziel
09-20-2020, 01:29 PM
You don't usually find a Rattler in your backyard, but occasionally... They try to stay away from Humans, but that's on you. If you wanna fuck with it, you're taking your life in your hands.
slowpoke
09-20-2020, 02:38 PM
Usually they lie in lounge chairs next to the pool drinking margaritas.
whirlerz
09-20-2020, 06:13 PM
[QUOTE=Raziel;3188033
My mom keeps finding fucking snakes in her LIVING ROOM. I don't know how the fuck they get in.[/QUOTE]
They slither their way in..
They have Snake Away pellets, if they work on em, IDK.
Seriously, tho, I've read more than a few stories about 'em being found in planes, cars, toilets, falling out of ceilings, etc.
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/the-strangest-most-terrifying-places-where-people-have-found-snakes-2297532
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pest-control/21373344/how-to-get-rid-of-snakes
Raziel
09-20-2020, 08:25 PM
I once walked into my mom's house and she was in there with a broom trying to kill a Garter Snake. I took the broom from her, swept the Garter into a box, took it to the park, and released it. It's the only life that Snake will ever have. No reason to snuff it out. Especially a GARTER. Totally harmless. It's just a Snake. No reason to kill it.
I have no idea how they get into her House... Missouri is fucking overrun by goddamned snakes.
AChildOfBoredom
09-20-2020, 11:19 PM
I think the badgers left them there
Raziel
09-21-2020, 12:34 AM
I doubt the badgers left them there, silly.