Rather large rattler

• May 6, 2013

• #1

ratman

Gone But Not Forgotten

ANYBODY HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT A LARGE SNAKE IN HAWKINSVILLE BEING KILLED BY SOME TURKEY HUNTERS?

 

• May 6, 2013

• #2

Matthew Cabe

Senior Member

Is this it?

 

• May 6, 2013

• #3

M Sharpe

Senior Member

Mine generally don't have the heads attached.........

 

• May 6, 2013

• #4

ratman

Gone But Not Forgotten

I think that is it i heard it was close to 9 foot with 22 rattles. I understand they were in a blind and it stuck its head in with them.? I would have tore up a blind if it were me.

 

• May 6, 2013

• #5

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Brad C.

Senior Member

I think any 9 ft rattler story is just that, a story. And it just keeps getting bigger. It takes a heck of a rattler to even make the 7ft mark. And most of those you hear of are stories as well.

 

• May 6, 2013

• #6

Matthew Cabe

Senior Member

heard it was in Alabama texas etc;

 

• May 6, 2013

• #7

rex upshaw

Senior Member

I'd be willing to bet it's another long armed snake photo.

 

• May 6, 2013

• #8

MKW

Senior Member

I do believe 9 ft would be a world record. These stories go around every year.

Mike

 

• May 6, 2013

• #9

ratman

Gone But Not Forgotten

I agree never heard of one much over the 6 foot mark. And like some have stated stories have a way of getting streched. Have heard stories like this for years never seen a tape measure laid out by one.

 

• May 6, 2013

• #10

ghost8026

Senior Member

Seen that pic few month back multiple kill locations. 6.5ft my biggest

 

• May 6, 2013

• #11

rex upshaw

Senior Member

http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2009/07/return-of-giant-killed-rattlesnake.html

 

• May 6, 2013

• #12

bullit

Senior Member

Good link from Rex... thanks!
Ya notice, there is never any real documentation with those BIG snakes

 

• May 6, 2013

• #13

limbhanger

Senior Member

excuse me, got to go change my drawers........

 

• May 6, 2013

• #14

robert carter

Senior Member

A 2 ft one will make a fella dirty his drawers as bad a one 6 ft.RC

 

• May 6, 2013

• #15

Hunter247

Senior Member

that thing gives me the shivers.

 

• May 6, 2013

• #16

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jmoughton

Senior Member

I dont know about 9 foot, and i couldn't show proof now, but i once had a picture of my 6'2" grand father holding a diamond back as high as his arm would go, and it drug the ground by at least a foot and a half.

 

• May 7, 2013

• #17

mose

Senior Member

I heard it was coiled up behind some buck laying in the road.

 

• May 8, 2013

• #18

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hawglips

Banned

Are diamondbacks a federally protected species yet? I know they were pushing for it...

 

• May 8, 2013

• #19

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Brad C.

Senior Member

hawglips said:

Are diamondbacks a federally protected species yet? I know they were pushing for it...

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I think it's a state thing rather than federal. Texas still has their rattlesnake roundup every year. I think it's against the law to kill a rattlesnake in MO. I'm pretty sure they are protected. But I would say it's safe to say not an enforceable law. It's kind of like the mountain lion law which are also protected here in MO. There is a loophole in that law unless you fear for your life then you can kill one.

 

• May 8, 2013

• #20

Son

Gone But Not Forgotten

Largest diamondback i've seen, i killed on the banks of the Palm River south of Tampa, he measured 7 feet tip to tip. I was working at the time on some open wire telephone routes. Next biggest was in Osceola Co. Fl, Bull Creek. Saw two with their heads shot off. What remained measured 6 ' 8 ''. That's big snakes.