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Wasatchhawk:
I had big plans tonight of collecting tons of shoots. Our trip was creepy form the begining.  At the trail head my wife almost stepped on a Rattle snake.  It was very close to some houses with dogs and kids, It probably would have been safer to kill it and use the skin, but I couldn't do it.  would have made a nice backing  beautifull pattern but it wasn't being threatening at all so we passed on.

Around the corner all the trees were covered with leaf cutters and they hung from their silks and dropped on our heads.  My wife could only take so much I was lucky to make it to the first patch.  I only got 21 shoots before my wife went screaming back down the trail, it was all she could take.  Do you know what a trillion worms sound like as they all munch at the same time?  very creepy.

Pat B:
Sounds like you have plenty of shoots to start with. You can always get more later. Maybe the leaf cutters will be done with their job by then. The rattler has an important job also so it was good that you left him alone. I only kill poisonous snakes and only when they threaten my home or pets.   Pat

Trapper:
The only good rattle snake is one on the back of my bow, Ive studied them long and hard and I cant figure out what god was thinking when he made them , I think thats why the indians didnt put them on bows they are serpents maybe the devil did it , but like I say there are no good ones that I can think of in the rattle snake catagory, If its poison KILL it.   The house I moved out of in tx. they killed 77 rattlesnake from under and around it after I left. If you have ever beeen bitten by one or have lost your best dog die because of one you would feel the same as me.    Trapper

mullet:
    I'm with you Trapper,The Rattlesnakes down here will hit you about waist high.You are screwed if you are far from your vehicle.Coral snakes are even worse.Mocassin's you have to deal with the infections because of the bacteria.With have about 25 native snakes in Florida,I like the rest.

Justin Snyder:
I don't kill any of the non venomous kind unless they have been hit by a car.  The rattlers that rattle we leave alone usually.  The ones that don't rattle we kill.  I heard a study they did not long back that said they don't rattle as much now. The ones that rattled a lot were found and killed. The ones that were quiet people walked right on by.  With the quiet ones being the only ones living long enough to breed, now the species don't make as much noise. Justin

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