Mikej Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 First, let me state that I live in the country and have no close neighbors who had to witness this event. Here goes. Thursday afternoon I spent several hours on my bush-hog. It is already August hot here in LA (Lower Alabama) so I decided to use our outside shower to clean up and cool off. The shower was great. My wife was now home from work and decided she wanted to shower so she entered the shower as I left. I took one step outside, glanced to the right and saw a LARGE diamondback rattler 4 steps ( I measured later) away on the grass of our back yard. I calmly (yea, right) told my wife not to come out of the shower, that there was a big rattlesnake in the yard. We have two new little kittens that were running around my feet, so I grabbed the first one I could catch and put it in the kennel on our porch. My wife had assesed the situation and decided the snake was far enough away for her to come out and grab the other cat. She rescued him and joined me on the porch. My next action was to run in the house and grab a weapon. My 22 rifle was closest, so I picked it up and went back out on the porch. By this time I had lost my towel, (sorry for this mental image) and was standing there on the porch aiming my rifle at the snake while in the nude. Of course, since the rifle had been in the cool house, the scope fogged up. Back in I go and grab our old police trade in 38 special. It is loaded with alternating rounds of snake shot and cowboy lead ammo. The snake has now crawled just outside the fenced in area and is close to our fire pit. I make my way to the fence, still in a state of un-clothedness and manage to dispatch the creature with one shot to the head. After regaining my senses a little I realize I am running around in an embarassing condition and someone might drive by. I go inside, clothe myself and take care of getting rid of the snake. I later told my wife that I sure was glad she did not have a camera. Think about it, I had just taken a cold shower and then nearly stepped on a BIG snake. I am sure shrinkage was at it's worst. Hope you all have a great weekend. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Thats just too funny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 The horror the horror. Good story. Bad mental image. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JQ- Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 a snake shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 LOL... great story, Mike. And thanks for not sharing any pictures of the "snake"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCARICH Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 A picture of the rattler would be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigfixer Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 so you shot the large snake... your lucky you wife didn't shoot the short one First, let me state that I live in the country and have no close neighbors who had to witness this event. Here goes. Thursday afternoon I spent several hours on my bush-hog. It is already August hot here in LA (Lower Alabama) so I decided to use our outside shower to clean up and cool off. The shower was great. My wife was now home from work and decided she wanted to shower so she entered the shower as I left. I took one step outside, glanced to the right and saw a LARGE diamondback rattler 4 steps ( I measured later) away on the grass of our back yard. I calmly (yea, right) told my wife not to come out of the shower, that there was a big rattlesnake in the yard. We have two new little kittens that were running around my feet, so I grabbed the first one I could catch and put it in the kennel on our porch. My wife had assesed the situation and decided the snake was far enough away for her to come out and grab the other cat. She rescued him and joined me on the porch. My next action was to run in the house and grab a weapon. My 22 rifle was closest, so I picked it up and went back out on the porch. By this time I had lost my towel, (sorry for this mental image) and was standing there on the porch aiming my rifle at the snake while in the nude. Of course, since the rifle had been in the cool house, the scope fogged up. Back in I go and grab our old police trade in 38 special. It is loaded with alternating rounds of snake shot and cowboy lead ammo. The snake has now crawled just outside the fenced in area and is close to our fire pit. I make my way to the fence, still in a state of un-clothedness and manage to dispatch the creature with one shot to the head. After regaining my senses a little I realize I am running around in an embarassing condition and someone might drive by. I go inside, clothe myself and take care of getting rid of the snake. I later told my wife that I sure was glad she did not have a camera. Think about it, I had just taken a cold shower and then nearly stepped on a BIG snake. I am sure shrinkage was at it's worst. Hope you all have a great weekend. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I live on the farm as well, and if I had a nickle for every time I've dispatched some sort of pest while naked, I'd have...well, I'd have a quarter or so. FWIW, I did get spotted once, and you'd be amazed at how infrequently the neighbors will drop by unannounced once they've seen you running around the yard naked with a gun! Even the Jehovah's Witnesses don't come around any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Giggle Could you imagine....just as you finish off the snake, You hear...Hey Mister, want to buy some Girl Scout cookies? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmw5142 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 That's funny. I shot a 58" diamond back in the front yard of my sisters house here in Florida with my S&W model 10 .38 special. That was probably, 16 years ago. I used to see them all the time, but haven't seen one for quite some time. I usually left them alone as long as they weren't around my property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Six-Gun Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I'm sorry, but in my esperience, the only good snake is a dead snake. Those guys that go grabbing snakes for fun are just sicque (sick). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_M Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I'm sorry, but in my esperience, the only good snake is a dead snake. Those guys that go grabbing snakes for fun are just sicque (sick). +1 Pat. I have a friend who likes snakes and he always says "you know their not all poisonous, right?" Yeah I know that but I'd rather not figure out which one it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 We had an incident at our revolver club, where one of the guys found a rattler in our target shed. As the story goes, he ran out to grab his revolver and load it up with snake shot. He goes back in the shed with his 627 in hand. His wife hears, "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang." He comes out with with a grin on his face. Then his wife asks, "So, exactly how many snakes were in the shed?" We never even found one. Seiichi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 the snake was there cause food was there, My wife killed a couple blacksnakes in the barn, then wanted to buy boxes of rat and mice poison that suddenly started getting in the horse feed and nesting in the hay, I wouldnt let her told her to use traps.Or leave the snakes alone next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Anything biggeer than a NIGHT CRAWLER is a snake as far as Im concerned , scared to death of em Jim/Pa Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Giggle Could you imagine....just as you finish off the snake, You hear...Hey Mister, want to buy some Girl Scout cookies? Jim Ding dong... Avon calling big boy! CYa, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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