Nature Watch Out Otis!

Watch Out Otis! · 04:15 PM

This guy has been hanging around my shop and rear deck for a couple of days...tried to get a shot of him yesterday but he got away before I could grab the K5. Today I got him cornered....very aggressive, he was hissing and striking furiously...a Texas Bull Snake...they are big snakes, often over 8 ft long and with a diameter like a Rattler. Non-poisonous, they are constrictors, and powerful ones at that.

I don't speak much snake, they are "low talkers" and hard to understand, and their hearing is very bad too...deaf in fact. He did say that being a Bull Snake, he was not after me but after a certain Squirrel that he heard was almost solid Bull, and would keep him in survival throughout the coming winter......Reckon who he had in mind?

I relocated him, man alive those coils are powerful, he can squeeze the life out of your arm, but now he is way off in the distant woods where he can hunt for other meals and hope Otis Army doesn't hear that he was hanging around here!

Better by far than what Mrs Rupert wanted for him!

Best Regards!

basquist02 · 09-18-2011, 04:51 PM

Can you say boots? Nice shot..Bas

Rupert · 09-18-2011, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by basquist02

Can you say boots? Nice shot..Bas

This one is harmless...but a Rattler this size can do real damage...and strike above the knees.....boots need to be high and thick in brush country!

Regards & Thanks!

erkie · 09-18-2011, 05:31 PM

Beautiful little critter Rupert ! I like bull snakes and black snakes, They do a number on the mouse and rat population. They like milk too. I don't mind rattle snakes as they really don't wan't much to do with people. I've never had one strike at me unless I was poking at him with a stick. But copperheads give me the willies. They are just plain mean and aggressive. I'm not too fond of blue racers trying to chase me either but if you stand your ground they lose interest pretty quickly

Eric

PS, But I imagine they can get Otis worked up pretty quick !

joe.penn · 09-18-2011, 06:07 PM

Haha - Bigma 50-500 - Didn't want to get too close did ya?

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Rupert · 09-18-2011, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by joe.penn

Haha - Bigma 50-500 - Didn't want to get too close did ya?

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It was what I had mounted! Don't forget I am the one that relocated him. As a plumber I have been under homes with snakes a million times it seems....no phobia here!

Snakes are mostly non-aggressive, and if you leave them alone they will do likewise. Not so in all parts of the world, but here they are fairly easy going.
Best Regards!

BTW- Otis was like Mrs Rupert...he kept yelling out "Kill him, he's a King Cobra"

**Bob Harris** · 09-18-2011, 07:11 PM

Nice capture there Rupert, literally. Bob

basquist02 · 09-19-2011, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

This one is harmless...but a Rattler this size can do real damage...and strike above the knees.....boots need to be high and thick in brush country!

Regards & Thanks!

I was referring to....Daddy needs a new pair of boots.........Bas

Rupert · 09-19-2011, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by basquist02

I was referring to....Daddy needs a new pair of boots.........Bas

As a matter of fact, I was just putting on my old worn out boots ant thinking the same thing......ashamed, just when they start feeling great, they are all worn out!

Regards!

Parallax · 09-19-2011, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

but a Rattler this size can do real damage...

Unless you get him first.
Cut into 6-8 inch pieces.
Brush with butter. Salt pepper and garlic to taste.
Wrap in in foil, bake at 350 20-30 minutes.

Rupert · 09-19-2011, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

Unless you get him first.
Cut into 6-8 inch pieces.
Brush with butter. Salt pepper and garlic to taste.
Wrap in in foil, bake at 350 20-30 minutes.

You're slipping in your old age Jim.....you left out the best part...."Tastes Like Chicken".

Regards!

Better than Possum, and less greasy too!

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Parallax · 09-19-2011, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

You're slipping in your old age Jim.....you left out the best part...."Tastes Like Chicken".

Regards!

Actually, I've never eaten one that tasted like chicken. To me, they taste more like either beef or fish; depending on what they have been feeding on.

erkie · 09-19-2011, 01:25 PM

They taste a little like gator to me. I like them on the grill! With plenty of guinness to wash it down

Parallax · 09-19-2011, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by erkie

They taste a little like gator to me. I like them on the grill! With plenty of guinness to wash it down

The few times I grilled them, they dried out too much, so I went to the aluminum foil in the oven method.
I've never tried gator.

Rupert · 09-19-2011, 01:54 PM

Still too dry for me....you never get a piece of dry Possum! No need to grease the pan either, they are layered in fat and make their own gravy too!

Regards!

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Originally posted by basquist02 Can you say boots? Nice shot..Bas This one is harmless...but a Rattler this size can do real damage...and strike above the knees.....boots need to be high and thick in brush country! Regards & Thanks!

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erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	Beautiful little critter Rupert ! I like bull snakes and black snakes, They do a number on the mouse and rat population. They like milk too. I don't mind rattle snakes as they really don't wan't much to do with people. I've never had one strike at me unless I was poking at him with a stick. But copperheads give me the willies. They are just plain mean and aggressive. I'm not too fond of blue racers trying to chase me either but if you stand your ground they lose interest pretty quickly Eric PS, But I imagine they can get Otis worked up pretty quick !

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joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Haha - Bigma 50-500 - Didn't want to get too close did ya? ----

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Originally posted by joe.penn Haha - Bigma 50-500 - Didn't want to get too close did ya? ---- It was what I had mounted! Don't forget I am the one that relocated him. As a plumber I have been under homes with snakes a million times it seems....no phobia here! Snakes are mostly non-aggressive, and if you leave them alone they will do likewise. Not so in all parts of the world, but here they are fairly easy going. Best Regards! BTW- Otis was like Mrs Rupert...he kept yelling out "Kill him, he's a King Cobra"

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Nice capture there Rupert, literally. Bob

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basquist02 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alberta Beach, Alberta Photos: Gallery Posts: 273	Originally posted by Rupert This one is harmless...but a Rattler this size can do real damage...and strike above the knees.....boots need to be high and thick in brush country! Regards & Thanks! I was referring to....Daddy needs a new pair of boots.........Bas

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Originally posted by basquist02 I was referring to....Daddy needs a new pair of boots.........Bas As a matter of fact, I was just putting on my old worn out boots ant thinking the same thing......ashamed, just when they start feeling great, they are all worn out! Regards!

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by Rupert but a Rattler this size can do real damage... Unless you get him first. Cut into 6-8 inch pieces. Brush with butter. Salt pepper and garlic to taste. Wrap in in foil, bake at 350 20-30 minutes.

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Originally posted by Parallax Unless you get him first. Cut into 6-8 inch pieces. Brush with butter. Salt pepper and garlic to taste. Wrap in in foil, bake at 350 20-30 minutes. You're slipping in your old age Jim.....you left out the best part...."Tastes Like Chicken". Regards! Better than Possum, and less greasy too! [IMG] [/IMG]

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by Rupert You're slipping in your old age Jim.....you left out the best part...."Tastes Like Chicken". Regards! Actually, I've never eaten one that tasted like chicken. To me, they taste more like either beef or fish; depending on what they have been feeding on.

09-19-2011, 01:25 PM	#13
erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	They taste a little like gator to me. I like them on the grill! With plenty of guinness to wash it down

09-19-2011, 01:42 PM	#14
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by erkie They taste a little like gator to me. I like them on the grill! With plenty of guinness to wash it down The few times I grilled them, they dried out too much, so I went to the aluminum foil in the oven method. I've never tried gator.

09-19-2011, 01:54 PM	#15
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Still too dry for me....you never get a piece of dry Possum! No need to grease the pan either, they are layered in fat and make their own gravy too! Regards!