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SGH
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Just a reminder to all. Its that time of the year that we are all enjoying the warm weather and getting out more and more doing things that we love to do. Keep in mind that we are not the only creatures starting to stir. Keep a close eye on your pets and children. I went to move Unit #6 from its slumber and there he was. A small eastern diamondback rattle snake. The scary part is, usually when you find a small snake, there is usually 2 larger ones in the near by vicinity plus the siblings. Enjoy the warm weather my friends, but please keep your family and pets safe. 

Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    Scary that it was a rattler. We had a warm day a few weeks ago and the snakes were out sunning. Seen a few bull snakes up on our hill. I absolutely hate and fear snakes. 

    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • DieselkW
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    They're pretty good if you use the plate setter and don't let them get too much over 180f.

    Indianapolis, IN

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  • Mthead7
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    Ran into a rattler a couple weeks ago mountain biking. Just spit water on them, they don't like it. Put the bike between you and it first. ;-)
    Medium BGE. 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    I thought you southern boys just look at them as a protein opportunity.  
    Flint, Michigan
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  • stemc33
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    Mthead7 said:
    Ran into a rattler a couple weeks ago mountain biking. Just spit water on them, they don't like it. Put the bike between you and it first. ;-)
    I'm not sure a bike can protect you from a snake. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • stemc33
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    @SGH, do you ever cook 'em? @Fred19Flintstone got me thinking about it with his commit above. If so, can you cook any snake and how do you do it?
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • henapple
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    Yes you can...not sure how. I've had it.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    No.  I'm from the civilized North.  We hit em with shovels and get rid of the evidence.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • SGH
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    stemc33 said:
    @SGH, do you ever cook 'em? @Fred19Flintstone got me thinking about it with his commit above. If so, can you cook any snake and how do you do it?
    Brother stem, we use to cook rattlers. We would skin and gut them out and soak them in buttermilk for 12 hours and then deep fry them. They are actually pretty good this way. I have never grilled or smoked one. I honestly don't know what all snakes that you can cook. Snake is not really my forte.  But the buttermilk soaked deep fried rattlers is pretty good. Moccasins smell so bad that I wouldn't eat them if I was starving to death. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • blasting
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    That's good of you to put the warning out, SGH.  I found a little one in my wood pile last week here in AZ.  Man, I hate snakes.
    Phoenix 
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  • SGH
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I thought you southern boys just look at them as a protein opportunity.  
    Rattler is about the only snake I would eat. Don't even fool with them anymore. Growing up, I ate my fair share of deep fried rattler though. My grandmother loved it. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • paqman
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    Wow, that's scary

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  • SGH
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    paqman said:
    Wow, that's scary
    I can not stand nor tolerate them. They will make me hurt myself! 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,341
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    This is a friend of a friend. He never saw it. Crawled between his legs and over his right leg before he knew. I would have died right there. 

    https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=6e2148edd8a068ac&id=6E2148EDD8A068AC!2919&ithint=video,MP4&authkey=!ADYoPwXy5fs2veg

    Little Rock, AR

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  • Nsdexter
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    i still have snow in my backyard :(

    HFX NS
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  • SGH
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    This is a friend of a friend. He never saw it. Crawled between his legs and over his right leg before he knew. I would have died right there. 

    https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=6e2148edd8a068ac&id=6E2148EDD8A068AC!2919&ithint=video,MP4&authkey=!ADYoPwXy5fs2veg
    That is beyond belief!! That's what you call a close encounter of the worst kind!!

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    Made me wanna throw up first time I saw it. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • SGH
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    Nsdexter said:
    i still have snow in my backyard :(

    It was 88 in Dixie today. No snow in 45 years that I know of. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • thetrim
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    That is some discipline there.  He'd make a good sniper
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  • SGH
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Made me wanna throw up first time I saw it. 
    Made my blood run cold. I would have died if that would have been me.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • badinfluence
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    Last week there was a Gardner snake in our mailbox. Funny part was the Mrs. Got the mail that day...lol. Bet the house at the end of the block herd that scream.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    80's here, too. Getting pounded by storms now. Im sitting in rockin chair on front porch drinkin a beer and watching the lightning show. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • GATABITES
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    SGH said:
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    This is a friend of a friend. He never saw it. Crawled between his legs and over his right leg before he knew. I would have died right there. 

    https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=6e2148edd8a068ac&id=6E2148EDD8A068AC!2919&ithint=video,MP4&authkey=!ADYoPwXy5fs2veg
    That is beyond belief!! That's what you call a close encounter of the worst kind!!
    you got that right. Lord knows what i would have done. I think I would have been bitten. 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    80's here, too. Getting pounded by storms now. Im sitting in rockin chair on front porch drinkin a beer and watching the lightning show. 

    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    80's here, too. Getting pounded by storms now. Im sitting in rockin chair on front porch drinkin a beer and watching the lightning show. 
    I'm sitting by the pool watching the Lighting show vs. The Habs (Montreal Canadiens)
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  • SGH
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    GATABITES said:
    you got that right. Lord knows what i would have done. I think I would have been bitten. 
    Brother my heart would have gave out. I would have died right there on the spot. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    He was watching a turkey off to the left out of camera view. If you have volume up you can hear him gobbling. I still wanna puke when I see it. 

    Little Rock, AR

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    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    He was watching a turkey off to the left out of camera view. If you have volume up you can hear him gobbling. I still wanna puke when I see it. 
    Has he saw the video to know what happened?

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
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    Oh yeah. I dont know him. He's a neighbors coworker, but from what I understood he saw it after is was crawling off. He flinches a little at the end. I would have jumped up that tree. I dont know if thats when he knew or not. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • LKNEgg
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    SGH said:
    stemc33 said:
    @SGH, do you ever cook 'em? @Fred19Flintstone got me thinking about it with his commit above. If so, can you cook any snake and how do you do it?
    Brother stem, we use to cook rattlers. We would skin and gut them out and soak them in buttermilk for 12 hours and then deep fry them. They are actually pretty good this way. I have never grilled or smoked one. I honestly don't know what all snakes that you can cook. Snake is not really my forte.  But the buttermilk soaked deep fried rattlers is pretty good. Moccasins smell so bad that I wouldn't eat them if I was starving to death. 
    I've always been told you could batter a dog turd, deep fry it and it would be great!  Never been deep enough in the bottle to try it, but most things fried are not bad!
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  • Spydermunky
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    SGH said:
    Nsdexter said:
    i still have snow in my backyard :(

    It was 88 in Dixie today. No snow in 45 years that I know of. 
    I worked a military exercise at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg a few years ago and it snowed.  It was hilarious watching southerners try to navigate a 1/2 inch of snow.
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