In the lower part of the state we have three species of rattlers. I worked a summer on a quail plantation as a forestry tech. I positively remember 2 of the 3 but probably saw all 3? They are the pigmy rattler positively saw one. The eastern diamondback, positively saw, and the cane break also known as timber rattler. I don't remember the last one or not but it is the most common one found in the whole state so it would not of stuck out as much to me. I wore snake chaps every day that summer, only one ever I have done that. I will wear snake boots in certain areas but not all the time.
Got clipped by a diamond back Late 60's- not a fun experience. Horse shied, stumbled and went down - wrong place wrong time.
Few years back up at a friends camp in Lockhaven, PA buddy and I while on an ATV saw a timber rattler get clipped by a car out on one of the main drags through the property. It was gashed open pretty bad, so we put it down brought it back to camp to cook it up! I recall being the one to hold on way back to camp in some sort of plastic bag and it was constantly moving. 1st thing we did was cut the head and bury it and proceeded to skin it. I've never seen something without a head move or act like that, it was unreal I'll never ever forget it. While headless it got coiled up in a strike position and tried to strike some of us. Mind you most of us there were all city boys up in the woods for the weekend, never seen this kinda stuff. Luckily there were a few older guys who knew a thing or two. Snake wasn't bad tasting but was a little tough
Yea They will do that for an hour or more! Coil up, slither away try to wrap up your hand as you hold it. Strike movements, etc.
Have relatives down there, Mom grew up there and I lived there with G'parents for 2 years. Great town, not much for jobs though.
I loved going to that little town, cool little bars, it was a blast going up there, no electric, no water, nothing was hard core all weekend I loved it!! Come to think of it that was the 1st time I split wood. My buddy's father put us all to work collecting and splitting wood for the shed. Ahh some of the good ole days....
I have never been too or through Penn or Ohio. Which is a huge hunk of peoole hkme state in this site. Id love to one day. I know they each have their places worth seeing.
You guys can have your snakes. Thankfully in Maine, they are small enough for my patrolling ducks to kill, and all are non-poisonous.
You’d be able to catch your ClemCorrects a little better for not having to worry about watching for snakes....
I have lived here all my life; I would not know how to live with the thought of a snake killing me. Even so, here it is against family law to see a snake and NOT kill it. So far this year I have seen (2), but am only 50/50 on the kill! :-(
But if there not poisonous why are you killing them?? They eat rats and mice! Unless there like hanging around your chicken coop. Around here the king snake kills and eats poisonous snakes so I try everything I can to help them. I have even on a run grabbed some sort of black snake and tossed it out of the road. Grabbed by the tail..it bit me which I figured it would but then you can just grab the head. If you don't know your snakes I would not recommend trying to grab any snake though. I do not just kill snakes. Poisonous ones around house or farm..yes. out in the woods when I see at work, no. What's the point? As far as dieing from a snake bite, that would not be likely. Painfull, yes!
I’m with you! I love king snakes- they are the gangsters of the snake world, and we’re lucky to have them on our side. They hunt down and kill rattlers and copperheads. I’m happy to have them around.
I can. Ot tell you how many king snakes I have seen dead on the road that I looked at and their belly split open and there were rattlers or copperhead in the belly.
