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Topic: I haven't had this much fun since I was 9 yrs. old.
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Locohead
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posted April 13, 2003 09:44 PM
I've got these 3 super macho tough Mexican cowboys that form one of the best interior painting crews I've ever had work for me. Friday, while they were working on a deck, I found a couple of cute little 10" - 12" garter snakes. I took them up to see the guys and each one jumped, screamed, or tried to jump off the rail. I was soooo shocked by their behavior that I chose to further antagonize them. You know, like when your daddy used to say, "Stop crying, or I'll give you something to cry about!" I got a hysterical little giggle as I chased the big boys around and around the deck shoving the snakes toward them pretending to throw them etc.
I got called, "Pinche Daniel Loco", more than once Friday!
Hee Hee Hee
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Curt2u
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posted April 15, 2003 05:27 AM
Weird how deep some peoples fear of a little ol' snake runs ain't it?
Years ago I shared a house with some roommates in Denver. I had this boa constrictor in a large glass cage in the livingroom. One fella I worked with would not enter the livingroom even with the snake in a cage with weights on the lid. This was a small snake for a boa. Around 6 ft or so. That guy missed out on a lot of good parties! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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CougerBait
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posted April 15, 2003 09:16 AM
I find it interesting that people get scaired of thing that can hurt them. Like my wife is deathly scaired of spiders. Why they don't do any thing to you. And now she has my daughter all scaired. But i'm working on that one.
Glad you had fun with the snake. LOL wish I could have been there to watch it.
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Leonard
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posted April 15, 2003 03:37 PM
Well, you know how you get stuck with your kid's pets when they go away to school or get their own apartment? Cats and dogs.... and a damn gopher snake!
So, I get tired of feeding that snake, and it was getting a little rowdy, so I took it along on a hunt, planning on letting it go in the morning.
Everything was fine, Pat was lounging in the back, relaxing on the way out, and never paid any attention to the bag in the corner.
So, we get out in the middle of nowhere, and set up for night hunting, early AM. Pat was getting a little close to stepping on that bag and I told him to be a little careful, I didn't want him to hurt the thing.
Next thing you know, he freaked out, claimed he had been using it and his jacket for a pillow. He insisted that I throw it out right now, but I wanted to wait until it warmed up a little, because it was below freezing.
Anyway, I dumped it out, and it crawled off toward some cover, all six feet of her. Man! then he really came unglued when he saw how big it was.
I hunted with Pat for twenty-five years, and never knew he was squeemish about snakes.
He paid me back a couple years later, same setup, bag and all. His truck, this time, but it was a western diamondback. Pissed me off, a little.
Good hunting. LB
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Lone Howl
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posted April 15, 2003 05:49 PM
At my "old" job a couple summers ago, I walked up to my bosses office and right beside the door was a BIG gopher snake coiled up resting and enjoying the air conditioning (it was 110 outside). I stood by it while talking to my boss and a coworker who were both inside the office with no escape route except straight up the walls and over(sort of a cubicle thing).
I was speaking calmly and then looked down and calmly said " that's a very nice pet you have".Boss looked at me and said "'What pet?", I said "Right by my foot, see?" Im telling you they both went straight up and were literaly climbing the walls!It was funny only because they are both very un coordinated and out of shape and they were scratching and trying to get a foothold on the walls.Ive never seen either one move to fast, untill that day!Any way everyone was laughing and they were PISSED!
I picked it up and walked it across the street and released it into the field. 3 hours later it (or another one) was back, this time at the front door and had customers cornered.I had to "get rid of it" for good that time.
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Stretch
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posted April 16, 2003 03:05 PM
Reminds me of the time when I was an Animal Control Officer... The hospitals are required by law to report any animal bite treated by them. So one day I received a call from the emergency room and went to the hospital to take my report and do the required paperwork. When I arrived the Dr.'s ran over to me saying they needed the snake to be identified and pointed to a Coleman lunchbox cooler sitting on the counter across the hall.
So I go over to open the cooler and 3 monsterous guys ran over screaming... "Don't open that you dumbass!!!" As I am just getting the lid off... They see it is too late and tunr directions and head back to where they were standing. Turns out they thought I was a security guard because of the uniform and badge. Anyway, I identified the snake for the Dr.'s and start my investigation on the bite particulars.
The person who was bitten was a construction worker (as were the 3 monster guys that yelled at me). It had been raining pretty hard for a couple of days and it flooded the creeks. They were building a school next to one of these creeks and during lunch one of the guys decided to go "junking" and pick up tennis balls and basketballs and other toys that had floated from peoples yards.
While he was looking for stuff to gather up, he saw this beautiful snake and decided to pick it up too. The snake was friendly enough, didn't offer to bite and was calm, considering being manhandled and put into a lunchbox. After the guy finished junking, he goes back to the job site where his friends were all sitting around finishing their lunch break. The guy takes the lunchbox and opens it and starts horsing around with his coworkers, chasing them around with his new snake.
After a few minutes the snake grew tired of the games and decided to attempt an escape from the lunchbox. The guy pops it in the head with a spoon and the snake withdraws. Again the snake tried to come out of the box, and again the guy pops it with the spoon. Once again the snake tried to escape only to be smacked again, but this time he struck back and bit the guy on the hand in the meaty flesh part behind and between the thumb and forefinger on the right hand.
When I spoke with the guy he was actually in great spirits, joking how the snake hit harder than he did and that he didn't know he (the snake) got so pissed over the "joke"... Several days later he was released from the hospital, minus his fore finger, middle finger and ring finger. The snake venom had done so much damage they couldn't save them. I asked the guy if he wanted his pet snake back, he replied, "F#$@& NO!!!"
LMAO!!!
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NASA
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posted April 16, 2003 05:37 PM
Well Stretch, what was it? Copperhead or cottonmouth? Not a coral, was it? Inquiring minds want to know (lol).
[ April 16, 2003, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: NASA ]
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Locohead
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posted April 16, 2003 09:05 PM
I kept waiting for the type of snake to be the punch line. I want to know too.
Hey Welcome over here NASA!!!! Not just to Leonard's coffee shop but I mean Colorado!!!
By the way, Aren't you herpitologistish? Seems like you love legless lizards. I know for a fact you have a snake story or 17 up your sleeve. Inquiry minds want to know them!!!!!! ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Stretch
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posted April 16, 2003 09:18 PM
I'm sorry, I thought I put that in the story... It was a Copperhead, about 16" long... I wanted to release it back into the wild but the supervisor ordered it destroyed. When I laid it on the driveway to chop it's head off, they prodded it a few times, and it never offered to strike again.
F.Y.I
They are usually very docile and require some kind of provocation to strike. Most of the bites from Copperheads are on the foot and ankle areas of the body from people stepping on them accidentally and they, in turn defend themselves. The second most popular area bitten by Copperheads are to the hands and arms, from folks picking up raked leaves to bag or place into drums for burning...
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Leonard
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posted April 17, 2003 07:44 AM
Danny and I both know a guy that is a very expert predator hunter, killed thousands of coyotes. Ken Mi**er has won a lot more contest hunts than I have, and you would think he must be a competent outdoorsman, yet he got snagged playing around with a sidewinder one night and subsequently lost part of a finger.
And, to hear me talk, I must be smarter than him, but I did the same type of thing, once. Just to see if I could, I caught a baby rattler with my bare hand. What's up with that? Nothing untoward happened, but I've thought about the possible consequences, and decided it was a rather stupid move, since I'm not a herpetologist and my only claim is that I've killed a few, from time to time.
I'm not afraid of snakes, but I do respect them. The big thing is awareness, and knowing when they are active.
Good hunting. LB
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Barry
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posted April 17, 2003 05:11 PM
Did you lose your new[best]crew over it?Good help is hard to find.Come down if you ever want to shoot prarie dogs sometimes.See ya.
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NASA
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posted April 17, 2003 07:15 PM
Thanks for the welcome Loco. I won't bore the good folks here with my snake stories. But I promise to burn your ears if we ever get together for Presidente and carne asada. As soon as the weather shapes up for bbq I'll bring the carne. How many kids you got? LoL
Hey, did you just get an invite to pop PD's?? Don't wait too long or I'll accept for you.
LB, how the heck are you? Been a while since I saw you last. I'm gonna' give CO a try. Kinda reminds me of SoCal about 40 years ago. I think I'm gonna' like it.
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Dawgkilla
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posted April 17, 2003 08:44 PM
Another Colorado 'yote killer!
Welcome NASA!
Watch out for Danny and his "snake trick"...
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Jack Roberts
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posted April 17, 2003 08:54 PM
This kind of stuff on the job causes a lot of workmens comp claims and lawsuits.
Anybody pulling crap like this who works for me, will probably be looking for another employer.
"It's only fun till somebody gets hurt and then it's hilarious", is only true for those not hurt and those not paying the bills.
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Locohead
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posted April 17, 2003 09:22 PM
Jack,
I couldn't agree more. Can you imagine the nerve of those guys jumping off the handrail while I foot the comp. bill???? Maybe I should fire those guys for making me put up with this kind of crap!!!
Good idea. Thanks for the advise.
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Leonard
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posted April 18, 2003 04:38 PM
Welcome, NASA.
I had no idea you moved? Must be part of the domestic realignment, eh? Great state, (CO) but getting crowded, and the Denver area seems to control all issues.
Jack,
I wondered where you have been hiding! We can call off the search party.
Finally made bail, huh? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
PS, don't stay away so long!
Good hunting. LB
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NASA
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posted April 18, 2003 08:05 PM
Leonard, I didn't know you had moved either (lol). Domestic realignment. Very appropriate. It was that and a null market for HiRel space engineers that motivated me to do something I wanted to do for over 10 years.
Yeah, CO is congested in some areas. On the upside, the cluster@#*+'s are pretty well spread out. I can live with that, and hunt the space in between.
Dang, they got a lot of PD's out here! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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