big big rattlesnake

[BradLantz]

My Buddy Joey in Texas killed this snake last night - I've never seen one that big, nor has he nor anyone else in the family that lives on 1200 acres 60 miles west of San Antonio.

He said 19 rattles ... he didn't measure it but with that 32" wood shaft I'm saying that snake pushes 65" .... maybe 70" ?

   :eek:  


   

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Handsome beast!

[Joseph]

WOW!

[tradtusker]

wow

[bihunter]

That'll hurt ya!!

[ozy clint]

nice looking bow limbs coming right up. hope he skinned it that is.

[turkey522]

That's one big snake.

[hunt it]

Everything is bigger in Texas including da snakes.

[gatorgar]

I'd say in the 5-5.5 ft range for that one.  The biggest one I have caught down here had 24buttons and stretched across the road when I first saw it.  When I grabbed it by the tail, my hand would not close all the way around and she must have weighed about 30#.  Yup I'd say we got big'uns down here.

[allanburden]

Big snake!

[Blackhawk]

Hang that monster off your porch on Halloween and I bet you get to eat all the candy yourself.

[akbowbender]

In 1970 when I was still in high school and living in Beeville, Texas, my brother and I killed one that was 6'6" long.

We were walking down a wide cattle trail when it stuck at us. Luckily it missed. I still think that we hold the record for the standing side-jump! My brother shot it in the head with a pellet gun, and I put a broadhead just behind the head.

We skinned it out and treated it with linseed oil. While I was off to college, my brother somehow talked our mother into sewing it onto blue felt. When I get a chance, I'll take a photo and post it.

[Lawrenceu]

You must have been in the Cache River Bottoms.  There are some monsters in there.  I miss the place.

[nockhunter]

" HOLY CRAP "  Man that is a BIG snake. You could skin a whole felf bow with that one.

Mike

[WackemStackem]

Did you eat the meat?  Taste just like chicken.

[flint kemper]

I would have S**T my pants. Never seen a Rattler and do not want to. Dead or alive. How do you guys do it down South. Flint

[JEFF B]

iam glad it is dead one less snake to worry about.      

[outbackbob48]

First snow today in Penna, an I,m not complaining a bit, not even any snow snakes here. I don't know how you souther can hunt with snakes that big out an about , I,d be staring at the ground all the time. Dam thats a biggun. Later Bob

[yellow bow]

[Al Kidner]

I just came along this fella whilst out last week. It's a black head python. Bout 7 foot I'd guess. Left him where he was, in the sun.


 


Any other sanke in my part of the world gets a judo or a hex blunt.


AK.