The Year of the Timber Rattler

• Aug 31, 2013

• #1

NC Scout

Senior Member

Snakes are a part of the outdoors and hunting but I can't remember a year that I've saw so many timber rattlers. Couldn't count all I've seen this year on both hands and seeing 1 or 2 is average year for me. Maybe the high water table in mtns is driving them out on to higher ground? Here's one I mangled with bushhog that had been relentlessly robbing a bunny nest.

 

• Aug 31, 2013

• #2

GA DAWG

Senior Member

Dang. I really thought they just ate one little critter at a time. Good kill.

 

• Aug 31, 2013

• #3

oldfella1962

Senior Member

I haven't seen any snakes so far this year. Then again I haven't seen any rabbits. Maybe the snakes are busy eating the rabbits.

 

• Aug 31, 2013

• #4

blackbear

Senior Member

Big copperhead just about got me last sunday ,I was L-U-C-K-Y bigtime!
Glad you got that devil,those Jokers are hard to spot!

 

• Sep 2, 2013

• #5

turkeykirk

Senior Member

That's was one fat rattlesnake. I, too, didn't know that they would eat more than one thing at a time. He must have been real hungry.

 

• Sep 2, 2013

• #6

oldfella1962

Senior Member

Last year I had a snake crawl up the siding on my house and get to an overhanging ledge above my front door - eating a whole nest of swallows.

He literally couldn't move he was so full.

 

• Sep 3, 2013

• #7

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NorthGaBowhunter

Senior Member

I had a copperhead bushhogged in my foodplot last year with rabbit feet sticking out the side as well.

 

• Sep 5, 2013

• #8

Razor Blade

Senior Member

NorthGaBowhunter said:

I had a copperhead bushhogged in my foodplot last year with rabbit feet sticking out the side as well.

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That's funny, my first thought was that they were not lucky rabbit feet for him....Scott

Be careful out there this year they are everywhere.

 

• Sep 6, 2013

• #9

Coastie

Senior Member

Two males battle fr territory.

Yes, they are still out there.

 

• Sep 6, 2013

• #10

GA DAWG

Senior Member

They may not be coastie. I know of 4 done killed up there

 

• Sep 6, 2013

• #11

GA DAWG

Senior Member

Now you can make it 5 Not near as big as those 2 though.

 

• Sep 6, 2013

• #12

turkeykirk

Senior Member

Coastie said:

Yes, they are still out there.

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Two healthy rattlers right there!