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Was down in Austin hanging out with a buddy of mine last month when he got a phone call for a snake removal. It was literally 3 blocks down the street, so I tagged along to see what popped up.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this beautiful girl:

She was absolutely beautiful and calmed down immediately upon being picked up. I am still kicking myself for not having kept her.

This guy was seen yesterday morning on the way to work:

He was not happy about the fact that I removed him from a busy road and he sliced the hell out of my finger. A couple of Gexa workers were nearby and one of them says, "you better hope that was just a Chicken Snake." I told him that it was, indeed, a harmless constrictor. He replied, "well, you're gonna get a nasty infection from it." OK, guy.
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Diego

SWCHR

yeah that first one is special, I agree! Oh, you better get a penisillan shot for your finger, you could get gangreen! No, really!.......Yeah really!
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J Sierra

...and I'm still OK...wait...oh no - what the *$@&!?!

AAAAAARRRGHHHH!!!
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Diego

SWCHR

LOL!!! - heck, nothin' a little single malt scotch won't fix.
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See all my snakes at SerpenTrack.com

Yeah, Diego got off luck man. My hand just about melted-off from my last Black Rat encounter..LOL!

~Doug

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Yeah, looks pretty bad Doug. Did you try some neosporin? Reminds me of a little hit I took from my corn snake a while back...

The doctor said, "just give it a couple days and it'll be fine".
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See all my snakes at SerpenTrack.com

Oh yeah!,...cornsnake venom is NO JOKE!..LOL!

But seriously, yeah I remember that grizzly pic a good while back. I think that poor soul met up with Mr. Fer-de-lance in Latin America if I remember correctly.

That is truly beyond comprehension man.........can you say SEVERE NECROSIS??.........geeez!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Funny, I recall it being said it was from a Russell's Viper...but then that could all just be a cover-up for SHC (Spontaneous Human Combustion) ...and it does look a bit like it got torched.
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See all my snakes at SerpenTrack.com

Well, either one will give a guy's leg the same great decomposed look...LOL!

Here is a link that said it was a Fer-de-lance bite, but a Russell's Viper ain't gonna give any better results either..LOL!

BTW, yeah, it does look like a roasted chicken leg that was forgotten on the grill!

Link

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

...you guys really took it that extra step, didn't you?
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Diego

SWCHR

yeah, we did the humor to a new extreme I guess..LOL!

I really do feel for that 11 year old kid there though. The caption said the pic was taken there just before it was amputated.

I just can't imagine what the poor kid must have went through experiencing all that....

Now go get some Neosporine on that horrible ratsnake bite..LOL!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

See I told you.....
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

Yeah man. I shoulda listened.
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Diego

SWCHR

Oooohhhh, I thought that pic you posted was a joke - Sorry man, that is a mess ...from a Rat! Who'd a thought.

Is that a stitch in it? Is it infected? Is that big swelling a bandaid? ...I need to know.
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See all my snakes at SerpenTrack.com

Nah, man. I pulled that pic off the net. My digits are all good. lol.
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Diego

SWCHR

She is very nice. I've been looking for one like that for my six foot male.

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Matt Kauffman

Man, that's a good looking dude(the snake, thank you)!!

Are you in TX? If I'd have only known, I would have kept her.
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Diego

SWCHR

No, but I'm close. Lake Charles, LA. It's about thirty miles from the TX border.
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Matt Kauffman

Oh yeah, I know where that is. I almost went there this spring when I was in Beaumont, but just didn't have the time.

Is that where you found that male? He's awesome!
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Diego

SWCHR

He was found by someone in the Sulpher area just west of L.C. That person brought it to a local pet store claiming it was a bull snake, when the pet store owners found out that it wasn't they were going to release it and it wound up with me.
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Matt Kauffman

Good deal, man. I'll kee my eyes peeled for a nice female if you want.
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Diego

SWCHR

Sounds good.
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Matt Kauffman

Yeah, great looking T-Rat - great photo/pose too! Hilarious bit about the Gexa bonehead.
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See all my snakes at SerpenTrack.com

He didn't mean any harm. It was pretty funny, though. I love it when people try lecture me about reptiles.

A funny one happened the other day at the medic's office. I am used to the Army's "hurry-up-and-wait" methods, so I brought a copy of Tennant's Texas Snakes to pass the time. A Sergeant looked at me and said, "why are you reading about snakes?"

I told him that I'm fairly new to TX and want to educate myself.

"All's you gotta worry about is those damn rattlesnakes," he told me.

Another soldier chipped in, "and Cottonmouths, them's everywhere in TX!"

"oh yeah," the SGT said. "You can't go fishing without those jumping in your boat. They're mean sunsa[bleep]s."

"They float in huge balls across the water waiting to attack something," said the other soldier.

"Why would they do that," I asked? "Cause they're mean sunsa[bleep]s," said the SGT quite matter-of-factly.

I mentioned that harmless male water snakes are known to congregate in large numbers around females in a type of "mating ball," but they wouldn't hear of it. The only snakes that live in and around water are deadly Cottonmouths and Copperheads.

Luckily, my name was called shortly after that and I left them to their ignorance.
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Diego

SWCHR

Wow Diego!, that girl in the top pic is really sweet man!

The one's with the nice yellow and/or orange backgrounds like that can't be beat.

Good to know there was a real "snake expert" that drove by and tell you all that great stuff. You would have really been in the dark about it otherwise..LMAO!

yes, I can relate my friend..LOL!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Man,Those are beauies! Jeff

I saw several in April-May. I don't know if they are active now in this heat wave..

Matthew

They're moving around in the pre-dawn hours, but not a whole lot.
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Diego

SWCHR

>>Was down in Austin hanging out with a buddy of mine last month when he got a phone call for a snake removal. It was literally 3 blocks down the street, so I tagged along to see what popped up.
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>>I was pleasantly surprised to see this beautiful girl:
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>>She was absolutely beautiful and calmed down immediately upon being picked up. I am still kicking myself for not having kept her.
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>>This guy was seen yesterday morning on the way to work:
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>>He was not happy about the fact that I removed him from a busy road and he sliced the hell out of my finger. A couple of Gexa workers were nearby and one of them says, "you better hope that was just a Chicken Snake." I told him that it was, indeed, a harmless constrictor. He replied, "well, you're gonna get a nasty infection from it." OK, guy.
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>>Diego
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>>SWCHR

Great looking T-Rats and nice pics, Diego!

I have a tendency to get a bit sarcastic and snotty when ignorant folks try to tell me something about non-ven snake bites. I also tend to do silly things like letting the snake bite me multiple times - to prove a point...
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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research