Snake on a boat
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If you have a CO2 extinguisher you could try to cool them off with the expanding gas. Once frozen just pick them up and flip them on the dock. Of course you might need one of these. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coghlans-7925-Snake-Bite-Kit/21799528
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You Guys are Hilarious, actually this is the third time we have had a rattler come aboard, once in the middle of the day. Anchored out in the bay, guests aboard, swimming etc and just getting ready to barbecue and up the swim ladder comes about a 3ft rattler. Lucky I saw him before the dogs, was able to flip him into the drink, as i had a spatula in my hand. But you should have seen the look on look guests face.
That reminded me of a joke my dad once told me.... something about getting bit in a bad place.... and the punch line goes... "And what did the doctor say?... You gonna die"
Sonny Crockett ...
had one of those on his sailboat for security. I guess that ties in with the thread regarding theft prevention.
I don't believe it!!! Nobody came up with the correct answer at all.
You look down at the snake, fire up the grill and lick your lips. Before the grill gets ready, the snake will be gone.
And if he's not gone, tastes like chicken.
Water Moccasins taste like mud, however.
You look down at the snake, fire up the grill and lick your lips. Before the grill gets ready, the snake will be gone.
And if he's not gone, tastes like chicken.
Water Moccasins taste like mud, however.
Boy, I just don't see what all the fuss is about. Nature is providing you (and the folks with the snakes) with a bounty of delicacies and you all can't even see it. Get out the grill and BARB Q those little buggers and you'll never go back to veal!Good Luck. I still haven't figured out how to keep these guys off the boat.
I'd go with the CO2 on your railing, ready to go. CO2 will freeze them solid, and you can then lift them out without danger. Forget the snake bit kit. anti Venom would be what you need.
I Have Been Told Rattlers Are On The Endangered Species List In Virginia And Cannot Shoot Them. If True, I Would Like To Know Whose Mind Thought Of That One. If One Comes In My Yard, Like The Lady On The Internet, He Is In My House And Time To Serve Him Up On A Plate
I know it's more fun to believe whatever you want to believe and then whine about how what you've been told doesn't jive with your particular values, but with this new-fangled gizmo called "Web Search Engine" one can easily verify which species are considered endangered. But if people actually learned the facts, what would we ***** and moan about?
I caught a black snake in a mouse trap one time. They will check out the food. But I'd use a big rat trap since the mouse trap might not be strong enough to break their necks or asphyxiate them. So moth balls in the cockpit and on the seats, and a rat trap with food, and then a co2 extinguisher on the rails incase you see one before you get on.
Snake repellant in the water when you are moored?
So I've heard this theory that goes something like this: The rattlesnakes that make a lot of noise are the ones that get poached and generally end up dead. The sneaky ones that don't rattle will win the evolutionary battle. I'm thinking that I can better appreciate the noisy ones, because I am more likely to get a warning rather than a fight. Mind you, I've never actually run across a poisonous snake even though they (timber rattlers & copperheads) are around us in the mountains (hills - we call them mountains). I generally like to live and let live ... not that I'm against eating tasty animals.