I may start carrying a pistol around here though for yesterday's purpose, a rifle may be a better bet. How do these guys shoot the head of a snake with a pistol? I have no idea, but I was impressed. I was two feet from the snake when I discovered him. We rounded up some mountain men and the snake soon had a hole in its head. I bloody well may have saved a life yesterday (my own?) or perhaps just saved someone a couple of days in the hospital by discovering this snake and aiding in his demise.
When the snake was dead and the head was removed, I asked to get one of those trophy pictures that guys take when they have actually killed the animal. The men handed me the headless snake, still throbbing, and dripping in blood. The campers took pictures.
Comments (3)
Is that the snake in the picture? Is it a rattlesnake? It doesn't look like it in the picture.
Posted by Missy` | August 16, 2009 8:36 AM | Reply
Oh how gross! I couldn't even have picked it up! I ran into a snake yesterday too! It was a harmless blacksnake in the cow pasture....but I did some pretty fancy footwork to hi tail it back out of there. My husband knew from my scream exactly whom I had encountered. I can't even run over them with the car without lifting my feet!!!!! What kind was that? The baby looks very interested! Now I'm a bit squeamish!
Posted by Diane | August 16, 2009 12:57 PM | Reply
That's the snake. It's hard to make out the rattle in the picture because it blends in a bit with the stripes. The rattle also seemed small for the snake -- 10 rattles and one button.
Posted by Amanda Rose | August 16, 2009 3:32 PM | Reply