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    6 1/2 foot rattler

    Killed about 6 miles from my home. Two more killed sense this one in the last few days. If I get photos of them I will post.

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    Now that's the kind of thing that gives me bad dreams at night........

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    Apparently y'all have had several mild winters,,,,,,,
    More "This is what happened when I,,,,," and less "What would happen if I,,,,"

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    Thought all the snakes were in Richmond

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    That would feed a bunch of hungry people.

    The snakes in Richmond (and DC) don't warn you before they attack.

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    yup fire up the grill.
    grit yer teeth an pull the trigger

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    Yep, around here they always say they start moving around in August getting ready for winter.
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    'Hai Cadah!'....find another and make a pair of boots...have a BBQ for the whole neighborhood.
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    BB/Q I always deep fried them but never got one that big.
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    Now just where in the southwest Va mountains are you!!! Gonna hafta watch my steps!!
    Aaron ( in the very southwest tip)

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    My dad killed one that big when I was a little kid. Pretty big even for coastal S.C. where it never freezes hard and the growing season is almost year round for cold blooded things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joatmon View Post
    Now just where in the southwest Va mountains are you!!! Gonna hafta watch my steps!!
    Aaron ( in the very southwest tip)
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    Good! please keep them bigens over there and out of Lee co. I was a bender and HVAC tech for many years myself.
    Aaron

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    When I was a little kid someone ran over a big rattler with a disc on the canal road. Huge diameter, and cut into about 6 inch pieces.
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    I heard there are some pretty big snakes in D.C.

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    As of now there are more than enough to go around and "oo"C/Word wants to get herself in the top position.
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    Nice one ! Pretty too, must have shredded lately. Biggest I have got was a 6 foot 2 incher . nuff hide there to make you a new pair of underwear!

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    Looks more like a Syrian refugee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RP View Post
    BB/Q I always deep fried them but never got one that big.
    When we run out of cows and chickens, I'll PM you for the recipe...
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    Heard of another one today.. Hope I can get some photos !! Unusual to find more than 2 at a time in this part of the country. When I was a kid , just out of school, I worked at a local State Park. Back then the park had a dump. We killed rattlers every summer there but only 2 at a time. Times are changing or people are just not killing snakes like years ago. I guess people don't venture off the beaten trail like we did . Has been really dry here but from the looks of the first rattler there has been no lack of food.

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