Dangerous Snake Encounters

[oldkoot]

Being in Arizona Rattlers are every where so you have to be very aware of your surroundings, they are one of the reasons I choose to not wear over the ear headphones when I am out metal detecting, rattlers, Jajalina, bear, Mountain lions and the two Legged critters are the main critters we have to watch out for

i always wear Snake Guards when I do get to go out nugget detecting and good boots those two things will keep a good day of detecting, a good day of detecting without those two things it can turn a good day detecting into a really bad day of detecting

 

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[RickDDE]

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Nasty.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

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Mating, awesome pics.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I was going to do some prospecting on a river up by Coarsegold Ca. while making my way along the high water mark I almost stepped on a coiled up rattler (probably around a 6 footer). Luckily it's head was under the rocks it was coiled up by, otherwise it would have DETECTED me. But of course in one of my dumber moments I decided to poke it with my walking stick. LOL then I ran like the devil was on my shirt tails. My worst mistake was telling my wife what I did, I think she started regretting marrying me. LOL

 

[Flipperfla]

If you have had any dangerous snake encounters while detecting please tell us about them

My Self I was down in the Vicksburg Mississippi area. We was in a area that had some sugar canes. I was swinging a detector and all of a sudden I felt something moving under my foot. I looked down and there was a small rattlesnake trying to squirm either away or at me but a sugarcane prevented it from getting at me. I jumped back and it squirmed away. It happened so fast I did not have time to be scared till AFTER !!!! I told Robert my hunting buddy from there and he told me I should ONLY wear a head phone on ONE EAR. I SAID ONE EAR WHY DID YOU TELL ME THIS BEFORE and he said he figured I already knew about it

Seminole State Forest

 

[Gare]

Flipper isn't that a LARGE CORAL SNAKE ? There is a saying on that type of snake i Think . "'red touching black, safe for Jack. Red touching yellow, kill a fellow " ? I that the correct saying ?

 

[bc5391]

 

[Gare]

BC did you take this picture ?

 

[AU Seeker]

They looked like they was waiting for someone to come by and test there venom

Those 2 snakes aren't waiting to bite anyone, they are in battle with each other over females and a certain area with females, like Rams head butting each other until one leaves and the other reaps the rewards/females!!

Here's a couple of videos of it happening.

 

[Flipperfla]

Flipper isn't that a LARGE CORAL SNAKE ? There is a saying on that type of snake i Think . "'red touching black, safe for Jack. Red touching yellow, kill a fellow " ? I that the correct saying ?

yes!

 

[Chilli]

I have had lots of encounters but the worst was detecting one day where we lived last. I was happily swinging away and mid step, one foot still in the air a huge eastern brown about 6 foot long started to slither across the foot still on the ground. I froze with the other still in the air until it was gone. Didn't know I could stand so still on one foot for so long until then. Highly venomous.
I once had one lash out and bite my coil too.

 

[Terry Soloman]

If I'm not mistaken, Arizona has more different kinds of rattlesnakes than any state.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Numerous times.

One that I fondly recall was when I was detecting for gold up a steep narrow draw near the crest of a ridge. Right in front of me at waist height about 4 feet away was a rattler coiled up rattling at my belly. Without hesitating, I smoothly drew my revolver (.357 Mag) and instantly shot it in the head. It happened so quickly. I amazed myself.

Taking advantage of the situation, I took my detector coil and tossed it casually aside and kept detecting up the draw without hardly missing a beat. Knowing that I was a bad ass.

When I finished detecting, I got back to my truck and laying in the road by the door was a huge rattler. I shot that one in the head with one shot as well (thinking to myself what are the chances?). Buried its head and went home.

That was one for the books.

 

[Gare]

Did you use single shot lad or like a bird shot in your gun ?

 

[Gare]

GREAT PICTURES TERRY !!! Did you have an encounter with them ?

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Did you use single shot lad or like a bird shot in your gun ?

I had .38 special +P 158 grain soft point bullets.

But I have killed many with the bird shot.

 

[oldkoot]

I have had lots of encounters but the worst was detecting one day where we lived last. I was happily swinging away and mid step, one foot still in the air a huge eastern brown about 6 foot long started to slither across the foot still on the ground. I froze with the other still in the air until it was gone. Didn't know I could stand so still on one foot for so long until then. Highly venomous.
I once had one lash out and bite my coil too.

After reading that I got a picture in my head of you doing the Karate Kid Crane move in the movie Karate Kid LOL

 

[Chilli]

After reading that I got a picture in my head of you doing the Karate Kid Crane move in the movie Karate Kid LOL

😂 your actually not far off, just add a Minelab PI in one hand and walco pick in the other.