snakes (again) ugh

[dsmith]

The snakes are just horrible where we fish. They are swimming up to the boat and we are shooing them away. Big ones!!!!!!! Swimming around 3 and 4 at a time!!! A guy was out there tube fishing. Asked him if the snakes don't bother him. He said, nah, they don't bite me, I don't bite them. It's creepy as it is, don't think I want to be in an inner tube.
But anyways, I decided to get out of the boat to cool off. I turned around after I was in the water, said a choice word, and was back in the boat. Dennis turned around to see what was going on. This HUGE snake had coil up in the water not 3 feet from me. He saw the snake and was like,"oh my" So he gets the oar and chasing him off. Then we look at me and start laughing. I am actually standing up in the back of the boat!!! Bad back and all, and I don't even remeber jumping back in, and here I am standing. As ya'll know, we have a paddle boat. So one foot in in the foot well, and the other foot is up on the seat. Dennis said I looked like Captain Morgan in those commercials
Don't tell me this old grandma can't move.

[bobberguy]

I hate snakes and spiders and would stay in the boat also!

[olhillbilly]

I've noticed more snakes than usual, this year too. Me an Mud was fishin the other night an there was three big ol rattle-headed-copper-moccasins came right up to where we's fishin. Mud chased em off. I'm thinkin itd be good ta carry a pellet gun with us.

or a bazooka........

[mastercatter]

They make a snake-shot in .22 both long rifle and shorts. Some call it bird shot shells. They are ideal for snakes and do not ricochet like a standard round does.

[daveedka]

I'm not a fan of being suprised by snakes, but they don't bother me, and I've even been known to handle them when the opportunity exists. Spiders are another story, I carry a gun to shoot spiders with. As a rule snakes will avoid you if you give them time to go the other way.
Dave

[dsmith]

I guess I've got too much country girl (granny) in me. Everyone know if there is something scaring them (spiders, bees, wasps, varmits) holler at dale, and she will tend to it It's funny how as we get older, we have less fears than when we were young. We save our aluminum cans. It attracts the bees. I'll go out there and crush them and put them in bags with the bees buzzing all around me. Doesn't faze me. Everytime we find a snake out in the yard, I'm out there helping Dennis take care of it. Maybe it's the tough old German in me. And then again, maybe I'm just out and out REDNECK (especially after fishing this tourney, my neck is sunburned)

[mastercatter]

Guess it would be something sorta like " Redneck German Country Gal"

[dsmith]