Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JoJoDapyro on September 10, 2014, 09:19:23 am
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What methods do you snake hunters use to find them or catch them? Thanks.
Joe
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Luck up on them. ;) :) :) Lucky for me ,not so lucky for them. :)
Pappy
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I like that. I'm sure they are around. Has anyone tried traps, like crawdad traps?
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A friend put out snake "traps" which consists of sheets of old roofing tin placed on the ground around old home places and snaky areas. Every few days he lifts the tin to see what has take up residence underneath.
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One of our local issues is location. We used to be able to access the entire west side of Utah lake, but it is all fenced and posted >:( Now it takes quite a bit longer drive to shoot guns or hunt rabbits and snakes.
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Most of my snake hunting is done from the drivers seat of my truck. I find a lot of roadkill snakes in early summer.
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Just make sure its legal in your area... Here in Mo. all snakes are protected.. Its silly but i cant even use road kill..👎.... Brian
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Same here in Tennessee. ;) 8)
Pappy
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That is the problem I run into in Utah. All Rattlenakes are protected, so that doesn't leave me with a whole lot of options.
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I hunted rattle snakes for a long time. You need a strong light, a mirror,& pump sprayer with 1/4 " copper line brazed to the handle. Also 1/2" cpvc 8 ft long aka a telaphone Are you in rock or sand country?
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Yeah, your best bet is to find ones the are dead on the road. Personally, I would never kill one just for the skins as the skins are just a commodity but when I find roadkill snakes I don't have a problem skinning them out. Just remember, these animals are protected for a reason. Whether we like them or not, snakes are vital to the ecosystems and we need them living out in nature.
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I agree Tim, I can also get them from people here as well. :laugh:
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Don't know what part of Utah you're in, but if you're looking for roadkill snakes, I can tell you I've seen a few up here in Monument Valley. No one here will touch them. Taboo for Navajo. I saw a huge one in the road on the Hopi rez. But you have to make sure it's not a Horned Rattlesnake or some of the other protected ones. Those are illegal to possess parts of.
The Hopi catch a certain kind of rattler for the snake dance. Yeah, they dance holding the live snakes. But that dance is closed to everyone but the Hopi. Hopi tribal police have the roads into the village blockaded when it's going on. So, anyway, you'll find a lot of rattlers in this region because they're taboo for the most part to fool about with. But the other issue is the rez has its own laws regarding animals. But find the rez line near Monument Valley and I bet you find a few in the road. That's where I've always seen them on the road near Mexican Hat.
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You can't even have parts of rattlesnakes in utah without a permit (Native snakes). I think i may just stick to trading.
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No shortage of them down here, take your pick. :)
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I put one of yours on a bow on Monday. As soon as it is all the way done i'll post it!
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I saw a beautiful black and yellow road-killed snake on my way home (by bike) from work last week. I don't know what it was--it had a diamond back - like pattern, but was black and yellow, not rattle. If my wife didn't hate snakes so much, I would have gone back and skinned it and traded to someone. the next day it was gone. Crows must have got it. shame.
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JoJo, that one came from the Alexacarri Plantation in Georgia. We don't have Timber Rattlers in Fl. Can't wait to see your bow finished.
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Oil and sand, oil and sand. LOL. I need to put a new handle wrap on it, I don't know if I like it!
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We don't have Timber Rattlers in Fl.
We got them up in North Florida ;) copperheads too but down on the peninsula you're right. We ain't got none.
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What is your favorite Herp Tim? I really like Terrapins, Alligator snappers may be my favorite. I have Red eared sliders and an African Side Neck.
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What is your favorite Herp Tim? I really like Terrapins, Alligator snappers may be my favorite. I have Red eared sliders and an African Side Neck.
Aww, I couldn't choose a favorite. I really like chameleons though. They're just so incredibly unique and the species are so variable from two foot parson's to the tiny brookesia. Of course I think our real secretive snakes around here like mud snakes and coral snakes are pretty sweet. It's amazing that a snake that spends the vast majority of its live hidden away can be so colorful.