Snakes

remrug · May 27, 2015

Does anyone wear snake protection while turkey hunting?I found a diamond back in Green Ridge a few years ago.My bud found a copperhead along Town Creek last year.We are thinking that we should be using some kind of snake proof gear when we are walking around up there. :cool:

E.Shell · May 27, 2015

You may have found a Timber Rattlesnake in Green Ridge, I've seen several there, but Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes are from the southern states and you won't find one north of southern NC.

Regardless, a Timber is still very dangerous, as are Copperheads, and both are indigenous to the area.

At least wear heavy boots, both for ankle and snake protection, but boots only cover so much and your biggest safety measure will be to always watch carefully where you place your body parts.

Bikebreath · May 27, 2015

Timber Rattler's are easier to spot, but not the copperhead. I searched for photos of how they blend in and found only two, every other photo was close up and didn't do justice to how well they conceal in leaves.

You need to watch for the shape and you need to think sticks are snakes, rather then the other way around. Rattler's sometimes give you a warning, but copperheads don't have a rattle.

Both are shorter than the harmless snakes, with timber being longer than the copperhead. Hunt with a friend for safety.

Art3 · May 27, 2015

Bikebreath said:
Timber Rattler's are easier to spot, but not the copperhead. I searched for photos of how they blend in and found only two, every other photo was close up and didn't do justice to how well they conceal in leaves.

You need to watch for the shape and you need to think sticks are snakes, rather then the other way around. Rattler's sometimes give you a warning, but copperheads don't have a rattle.

Both are shorter than the harmless snakes, with timber being longer than the copperhead. Hunt with a friend for safety.

Well...now I know who will be staring in tonight's nightmares...why'd it have to be snakes...

cpc1027 · May 27, 2015

They come in lighter shades too, but equally good camouflage. Screen cap from this you tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gb7_qa0xpw

Bikebreath · May 27, 2015

Art3 said:
Well...now I know who will be staring in tonight's nightmares...why'd it have to be snakes...

Not to worry, like the video shows, they aren't aggressive and won't seek you out...well, unless you're mouse :rolleyes:

outrider58 · May 27, 2015

All the rattle snakes I've seen in Md have been green in color. I'm assuming they were timbers. If not, what were they?

E.Shell · May 27, 2015

outrider58 said:
All the rattle snakes I've seen in Md have been green in color. I'm assuming they were timbers. If not, what were they?

Yes, Timber Rattlesnakes can be greenish to yellowish and darker to almost black.

A1Uni · May 27, 2015

I've worn snake proof boots in the woods for years, mainly because I have an irrational fear of snakes.

I used to wear Gokey or Chippewa snake-proof boots, but found that Rocky boots makes snake boots that are much less expensive and actually more comfortable.

Of course if you are Turkey hunting and plop down against a tree, you just need to be aware of your surroundings and hope a snake does not slither up next to you.

remrug · May 27, 2015

Guess I dont know snakes like I thought I did lol.It was a timber rattler after all.We walk into the woods before daylight so seeing either one would be impossible and if going after a gobbling tom it would be nice to just focus on the turkey and not every step you are taking.

jaybee · May 27, 2015

A1Uniform said:
I've worn snake proof boots in the woods for years, mainly because I have an irrational fear of snakes.

I used to wear Gokey or Chippewa snake-proof boots, but found that Rocky boots makes snake boots that are much less expensive and actually more comfortable.

time to check your boots

Rocky Boots Recalled After Man Bitten By Snake

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2015/05/20/columbus-rocky-boots-snake-bite-recall.html

Bikebreath · May 28, 2015

remrug said:
Guess I dont know snakes like I thought I did lol.It was a timber rattler after all.We walk into the woods before daylight so seeing either one would be impossible and if going after a gobbling tom it would be nice to just focus on the turkey and not every step you are taking.

You probably aren't using a flashlight. I don't know how to advise you on walking in the dark. poisonous snakes are pit vipers and hunt by heat in day and night when they are hungry, not when the morning alarm goes off.

E.Shell · May 28, 2015

The good news is that during turkey season, nights are usually still cool enough to drive them to cover and slow them down a little.

outrider58 · May 28, 2015

E.Shell said:
The good news is that during turkey season, nights are usually still cool enough to drive them to cover and slow them down a little.

That's kinda how I figure it too.

remrug · May 28, 2015

Im not sure how warm it needs to be for them to be active,but towards the end of the season some mornings were fairly warm.I usually use a hat with a light built in...hands free that way,but the light is only bright enough to navigate, not bright enough to see snakes.

5.56blaster · May 28, 2015

In all my years of being in the woods here ive never seen anything but black snakes and other harmless types. I just go the other way when I run into them. Snakes Kinda freak me out.

TTMD · May 30, 2015

...and so his turkey hunting days were seemingly over before they'd actually begun." -The End

I'm out. I'll be the one moron that sits right down on top of one of those things & gets his butt bit & dies right there.

ar450 · May 30, 2015

Anybody heard that pa was air dropping Texas rattlers out of helicopters in burlap sacks? Reliable source said supposed to be around 300. 30 was found in the Mt. Davis area. 7-8 foot long and 6-8" in diameter.

alucard0822 · May 30, 2015

ar450 said:
Anybody heard that pa was air dropping Texas rattlers out of helicopters in burlap sacks? Reliable source said supposed to be around 300. 30 was found in the Mt. Davis area. 7-8 foot long and 6-8" in diameter.

Yes, coyote's too, we have a terrible roadrunner problem up here

Sewer Rat · May 31, 2015

Irrational fear of snakes?? Try living and hunting in FL for 15 yrs.... Neighbor and I set up one morning in what turned out to be a nest of rattlers.... multiple shotgun blasts later we decided to go home.... good hog hunting attractors though

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