Bad Ju Ju on the patio....

JamesVJ · Sep 12, 2024

I was up and outside just at 1st light headed out to see the girlz....
My fur Missile alerted me to an issue on the patio.
I headed down the stairs and here was a local predator hunting frogs.

Damn near stepped on it.

Cottonmouth.

Galgrows · Sep 12, 2024

OMG hell yes I would also scream

JamesVJ · Sep 12, 2024

Galgrows said:
OMG hell yes I would also scream

It was dark and I stepped over or around it.
Then smashed it.
My property is kinda flooded at the moment so they are coming to the higher ground to hunt.
Dangerous things.

Idigtheindicamaaan · Sep 13, 2024

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes...

JamesVJ · Sep 13, 2024

And an very mean type to boot...!!
I cut off its head and my chickens ate the chunks.
Crazy to watch.

Idigtheindicamaaan · Sep 13, 2024

Did it give the chickens cottonmouth?

BearWater · Sep 13, 2024

looks like a banded water snake : )

Idigtheindicamaaan · Sep 13, 2024

The ones you really have to watch out for are the foaming pipe snakes...

JamesVJ · Sep 14, 2024

Idigtheindicamaaan said:
Did it give the chickens cottonmouth?

They took chunks of it and swallowed them. I never thought they would eat it.
I chopped it up to put in my compost pile.
Nature....

orggrwr · Sep 14, 2024

BearWater said:
looks like a banded water snake : )

Agree, probably not a cottonmouth. Although we don't have them in my part of Virginia so not sure, it does look a lot like the banded water snakes we do have. Here's a copperhead I escorted off the property a couple weeks ago.

BearWater · Sep 14, 2024

orggrwr said:
Agree, probably not a cottonmouth. Although we don't have them in my part of Virginia so not sure, it does look a lot like the banded water snakes we do have. Here's a copperhead I escorted off the property a couple weeks ago.

We only have a bunch of different “rattle snakes” over here. Those copperheads are beautiful! but im looking at those eyes and lower jaw.

I have read snakes (not sure if all) have the type of sense of direction and memory to not return to places of distress (spray them with a hose) lol. I have not tested this theory. But I’ll bet if you see an another copperhead it’s not the same one : ) the experts seem to think this is the case.

Our friends grandparents would leave an AM radio on 24/7 in the barn

BearWater · Sep 14, 2024

JamesVJ said:
They took chunks of it and swallowed them. I never thought they would eat it.
I chopped it up to put in my compost pile.
Nature....

Dude chickens are like little raptors!

Cape1 · Sep 15, 2024

That's a bad ass snake! That thing will ruin your day!

Cape1 · Sep 16, 2024

orggrwr said:
Agree, probably not a cottonmouth. Although we don't have them in my part of Virginia so not sure, it does look a lot like the banded water snakes we do have. Here's a copperhead I escorted off the property a couple weeks ago.

We actually have Copperheads in MA believe it or not. Very rare, but they are here. I had one in my yard about 20 years ago. My wife was yelling for me to come outside telling me there was a Copperhead. I didn't believe it. I told her it's probably just a milk snake. I went out there and there it was. Even if the colors confuse you, which they really shouldn't, there is no mistaking that pit viper head!

Jimmie · Sep 16, 2024

Cape1 said:
We actually have Copperheads in MA believe it or not. Very rare, but they are here. I had one in my yard about 20 years ago. My wife was yelling for me to come outside telling me there was a Copperhead. I didn't believe it. I told her it's probably just a milk snake. I went out there and there it was. Even if the colors confuse you, which they really shouldn't, there is no mistaking that pit viper head!

No copperheads on Long Island, we do get an occasional Patriots fan, approach with caution!

Cape1 · Sep 16, 2024

Jimmie said:
No copperheads on Long Island, we do get an occasional Patriots fan, approach with caution!

There might be more Pat's fans on Long Island than Giants fans!

Jimmie · Sep 16, 2024

Cape1 said:
There might be more Pat's fans on Long Island than Giants fans!

All crazy for jets and Giants here. I’m not a big football fan, just like to cause shit!

orggrwr · Sep 16, 2024

Cape1 said:
We actually have Copperheads in MA believe it or not. Very rare, but they are here. I had one in my yard about 20 years ago. My wife was yelling for me to come outside telling me there was a Copperhead. I didn't believe it. I told her it's probably just a milk snake. I went out there and there it was. Even if the colors confuse you, which they really shouldn't, there is no mistaking that pit viper head!

I usually see 1 or 2 a year around here even though we have a healthy population of eastern king snakes who love to eat other snakes, even venomous ones. Most people kill them on site around here and honestly if it was 20 years ago and my daughter was still running around the yard barefoot I probably would have. Glad I don’t have to, beautiful snake.

orggrwr · Sep 16, 2024

Jimmie said:
All crazy for jets and Giants here. I’m not a big football fan, just like to cause shit!

Redskins fan here. But after that game yesterday neither one of us has anything to brag about.

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