The cold front that moved in with the storms slowed down the fishing, but there’s been a lot of action for me this week with snakes. On two occasions this week I’ve had em get aggressive. One was a water snake trying to run me off from a spot and last night a king snake of all things slithered right up to me on the bank. I can’t remember ever having them be this aggressive before. They’re harmless but it’s no fun encountering them in the dark.
I just bought a new net, I broke my old one last night. I didn’t really want to kill a snake that is beneficial but striking at me is my limit. It was probably pretty ridiculous seeing a guy slamming a net against the ground.
We were camped 6mi. from the ramp and away from every semblance of civilization for 5 days & 4 nights, and for some reason, one copperhead only came up to our campfire. Once we killed it, that was it for the night. Weird.
Well I broke the net I just bought on the way here trying to land a 31 pound flathead. Apparently it had a weak spot near the handle. I’m gonna set a record for most nets busted in a weekend.
Luke that is a great remedy, nice weapon, all I've had is little water snakes and they wanted nothin to do with me, around here I think it must get hot before they do. I do try not to kill any of them, they do more good than bad but THERE IS A LIMIT!
Last couple of outings have had water snakes trying to get into my bait bucket. It's one of those troll behind that I just pitch in off the bank to keep fresh water moving through it. You can run them off and they'll be back in just a few minutes. Since I'm not afraid of snakes, it makes for interesting watch while waiting for a bite.
The most aggressive snake I ever encountered was a black racer. It actually chased me around the yard when I had a place way up above the Kentucky near Lock 13. It doesn't get any snakier than the west side of Lee County. In summer, the road out front would be littered with dead copperheads who warmed themselves on the pavement at night but couldn't get out of the way fast enough. At night you had to be real careful about stepping on them in the yard. Groundsnakes, hognoses, so on and so forth, only ever heard one rattler doing yardwork. Snakes don't freak me out anymore. Lol!
They were so bad, my neighbor Odell suggested I needed a couple of "snakedogs" one day. WTH is a snakedog? I asked. He went onto explain Jack Russells and even terriers are very good snakekillers.
My favorite snake story was when I went with my neighbor Russell down to Sturgeon Creek to fish for muskies and as we're bouncing around in his Bronco, I asked what folks did for snakebites (the venomous kind). Russ explained some ppl take the lead (spark plug wire) from a lawnmower, put it on the bite, then pull the crank. I'd mowed many a lawn as a boy and knew you got a good jolt of electricity touching the lead, even on a running mower. I was speechless and didn't know what to make of it. Until I was sitting in my dentist's office a month or two later, reading NatGeo about a caravan crossing the Sahara. And what did they have for sand viper bites? A cattle prod. Blew my mind.
Really doesn't matter what kind of snake it is, when I see it by my foot there is always that "oh crap" moment and increased heart rate. At least until I see what it is anyway!
Doesn’t matter what kind it is to me, I hate em all. I won’t kill em unless I have to though unless it’s a copperhead or rattlesnake.
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