Scary Story!

I'm with a lot of you and don't do snakes. About 10 or so years ago, my church in WI became mission partners with a church in TX. We went down there and cleaned out a ditch and built Sunday school rooms. We had a group in the ditch and after cutting down a tree, a number of baby snakes came out of the trunk. Needless to say, the snakes were killed by my youth and adults. At lunch, we were asking about the snakes and after looking at them, we were told they were water moccasins. Needless to say, I'm glad that the adult snakes weren't around.
They also told a story about a funeral that they had shortly after the church was built. They were able to use the building, but it was not completely done. Anyway, the pastor was doing the worship service and this black snake came in from under the door and slithered up to the casket. It finally went into a plant and so a gentleman from the congregation went up and took the plant outside. The pastor didn't have a clue what was happening until after service. If I was that pastor, that would have been a good thing. Did I mention that I do NOT do snakes?

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

Every time I think about moving from the city to the country, this is the kind of story that changes my mind. I'm fine with spiders, but cannot tolerate a snake.

Now, I understand that in Australia and perhaps New Zealand as well, you blokes have Funnel Web spiders that are fatal and will attack, so I might have to re-think spiders also.

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I have just done a goggle search on the funnel web spider and it looks like Australia is now off my bucket list of places I would like to visit. I honestly don't thing we have anythig here in NZ that would kill you like gators,snakes or spiders like you fellas have.;)

Hee-hee!!! I love snake stories. I think I might have a hard time with "moccasins", though. I've been around snattlerakes, buzzworms, rattlers all my life, and never seen one try to get into or on my bike, truck, or whatever, like Don says about those mocs - yeah, that's just NUTS; that would get exciting in a hurry. :eek::eek::LOL:

Whip, no need to put off your trip, they won't chase you down and eat you, just make your heart race a wee bit, if, and that is a long if, you come into contact with one. There are probably some boys down in Texas who'd even take you out hunting those big Texas rattlers; they have several roundups down there each year, or at least, they used to - the PETA people might have put a stop to them, for all I know.

And, regarding Australia: they have what may be the worlds deadliest snake there, a Brown Adder, or some such thing - and I hear that they can be quite aggresive, too.

All we have in New Zealand is a charming little spider called a Katipo..Not that easy to find,it is venomous,but its only the female ya got to worry about,and only certain times of the year...:LOL::LOL:
There are a few other spiders that are quite large,the wolf,up to about 2 inches across the legs,,the Avondale,which,if any of you saw the movie,Arachnaphobia,you saw them..those big pale suckers are them...just big,not dangerous,,just scare the whoopsies outta you..They are only in Auckland,still,hopefully..:D
No snakes..thankfully,they dont do it for me either..although they look kool as boots..:D

http://a href="http://s891.photobuck...y/?action=viewHey everyone,heres one i found a couple of weeks ago out in my yard. Was doing some brush work on the tractor. When i walked up on him he charged me. Wasnt real easy to hit with a 9mm pistol.The wife was behind me,laughing her @## off.

guess i forgot how to post a pic sorry

lets try this again

New pair of shoes for your wife...:D

That looks like an Osage Copperhead, and Powell, MO is certainly the right area. Copperheads are normally very shy.

Snakes don't bother me at all. I've always been for catch and release - even for the poisonous ones, as long as they are away from populated areas. I guess it comes from growing up in the country.

Thats a baddy too!! Copperhead. Very unfriendly. My wife's aunt was walking thur her back yard and go bit twice by one of those before she could get away. She recovered but was very sick. You typically can smell them before you see them. They like to hang out in logs and leaves.:eek:

Don did'nt Animal Planet do a special about pythons becoming a problem in Everglades?.

Several months ago when Hurricane Alex hit the Corpus area, my youngest son was deployed down there to help with any rescue or evacuation. He is with the Texas State Guard and one of his buddies brought this South Texas Beauty in the first night there. Probably close to a six footer !

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...2008/Alex5.jpg

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Make some side panel inserts with that!:D

Thankfully, the only poisonous snake we have in Canada (AFAIK) is the Massassagua rattler but it is so rare that it is considered endangered. As to venomous spiders, we occasionally get tarrantulas and black widows in imported fruits but none that are indigenous. Suits me fine as I don't like either.:cool:

Heck I would think us Kiwi's have had a sheltered upbringing and we do truly live in Godzone after reading all about your friendly little critters up there. As one of you mentioned,one is more likely to be run over croosing the street then running into a argro snake over there.