Fear of snakes is one of the common fear in animals, including humans. I have killed snakes twice, both were common krait. That was in my farmhouse many years ago. I had no option except to kill the snakes because they had entered the house and we could not chase them outside.
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Have you killed snakes?
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Yes.
But not harmless "garden variety" snakes; I'll pick those up & throw them in the bushes so that the "mousers" can't get to them & 'play' with them to death. Harmless snakes are not a threat to me; rattlers are. Rattlesnakes are the only vipers I know of that are common around here.
But not harmless "garden variety" snakes; I'll pick those up & throw them in the bushes so that the "mousers" can't get to them & 'play' with them to death. Harmless snakes are not a threat to me; rattlers are. Rattlesnakes are the only vipers I know of that are common around here.
I killed a rattle snake once. One time we were having a family get-together out in the country at one of our family member's houses. Saw my daughter and her little cousins all standing around something (they were all toddlers back then) and I went over to see what they were looking at. It was a rattle snake about to strike. Shoo'ed them all away and did away with the snake with a shovel. Thankfully there was one nearby.
My step dad always had a gun on him. Anytime we were outside playing and a copperhead was sitting in the yard, he'd come out and shoot it. He's been bitten several times and hospitalized before so I can't say that I blame him.
Thats such a small target. Is he a good shot?
lol yeah.
I picture him wasting a lot of bullets and missing the snake a bunch of times.
Some people, if they commonly "stumble across" snakes carry shotgun shells in their pistolas; or a sawed-off shotgun; others are just really good shots.I picture him wasting a lot of bullets and missing the snake a bunch of times.
Some people, if they commonly "stumble across" snakes carry shotgun shells in their pistolas; or a sawed-off shotgun; others are just really good shots.
Watch out of those snakes that carry guns!
Watch out of those snakes that carry guns!
The trick is to see them before they get you.
He smashed one's head with a 2 by 4 once.I picture him wasting a lot of bullets and missing the snake a bunch of times.
I did that with a shovel once.He smashed one's head with a 2 by 4 once.
If I see a copperhead I just back up and get as far away as I can.
No because snakes are not a problem here (and because I love snakes!).
Yes, when I was a kid I killed everything! 😁
I've killed a few snakes: black snakes, garden snakes, the occasional copperhead...
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