They Shoot Lizards, Don't They?

[Jeff Higgins]

Warning: graphic violence.

With all this discussion lately about stray pets of all varieties running loose and getting shot for their troubles, I thought this might be worth sharing. Although this does not appear to be anyone's pet, even I found this callous display of disregard for another living creature reprehensible. So consider yourselves warned. Those with weak stomachs probably shouldn't click on it. Those with weak intellects - the hand-wringing ninnies among you - definitely should not.

The carnage:

[red911sc]

maybe they can make a purse out of the hide.....

[Crowbob]

I'm not watching it. I thought my stomach was strong. Wrong. I looked at that link with the Chinese dogs and am still sick to my stomach. So thank you for the warning. I'm not lookin'.

[Hugh R]

I shot this in my backyard this morning, but I used a 12 gauge Browning Over/Under. About 3-1/2 feet, 13 rattles It's in my garage freeze, much to my wife's displeasure. I''m going to look into making a belt

[Gogar]

Good kitty.

[Joeaksa]

Hey Hugh,

If you want more of those, I have a ranch out in the desert that grows them pretty big and fast!

[porsche4life]

That dude needs to learn to shoot.

[Evans, Marv]

Hugh, are you going to eat the meat? I used to go to a bar in the mountains a long time ago. The ranchers would kill rattlers, skin & clean them & bring them in to the bartender (named Sully & an ex prize fighter). He'd cook them up after he got a bunch and make something like chicken or tuna salad out of them. He'd put it in a big punch bowl on a platter ringed with crackers we would eat it for free. That really went well with cold drafts. I always stopped in there when I had the chance.

[slodave]

Hugh, you know how to skin and dry that bad boy - right? If not, give me a call and I'll show you .

[charleskieffner]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I shot this in my backyard this morning, but I used a 12 gauge Browning Over/Under. About 3-1/2 feet, 13 rattles It's in my garage freeze, much to my wife's displeasure. I''m going to look into making a belt

thats a lil itty bitty BABY!

whack head

bury head

slice down from head to tail belly

remove guts

split skin from meat where head used to be. one guy hold skin, other guy hold meat. when at tail gently carefully cut around tail so tail stays with skin.

take meat, roll around in favorite "dumb-ass bubba" bass/crappie mix/dough,

slap in frying pan and cook medium hot

eat and it tastes lak CHICKEN!

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by charleskieffner

thats a lil itty bitty BABY!

whack head

bury head

slice down from head to tail belly

remove guts

split skin from meat where head used to be. one guy hold skin, other guy hold meat. when at tail gently carefully cut around tail so tail stays with skin.

take meat, roll around in favorite "dumb-ass bubba" bass/crappie mix/dough,

slap in frying pan and cook medium hot

eat and it tastes lak CHICKEN!

What he said, rattlesnake is pretty tasty, better than alligator

[URY914]

No comment.

[charleskieffner]

full size crotalus............no big deal unless allergic.

baby juans a BIG DEAL cuz ya get full dose 100% of bites.

full size or baby green mojave crotalus..........REALLY BIG DEAL and yer probably gonna DIE!

coral snakes baby or full size..........yer dead in 2 steps. butttttttttttt you have to be a complete MORON IDIOT DUMBASS to be bit because mouth so small.

same as mee-ster "hiley" MONSTER (GILA)...........complete moron dumbass and you have to practically shove yer finger or hand down their throat to receive venom.


remember CYCLE OF LIFE HERE!


no RODENTEN(rats-mee-zeezzz) no snakes. rodeneten leave POO and URINE odor and mr crotalus comes to visit.

yes you have the "hobo" snake cruising every so on. that means food source gone and hes looking for another.

i by the grace of god/buddah/ja-weh/allah this year have been blessed with the return of the "HARRIS HAWK" family from hell taking up rezidence in tree across street. these guys and gals dont miss a damn thing. rodenten population down, therefore snakes down also. have not found one so far knock on wood.

any wash(sand) is a crotalus AUTOBAHN. lots of critters make their home in washes until summer monsoon rains wash them out. snakes cruise these in search of critter holes and then go in to investigate and maybe stop by for lunch.

aint they fun to have around!

[charleskieffner]

remember also snakes just like cameleons. have ability to change camo color to surrounding area. if palo verdes drop leaves and droppings are green they will be green. if area tan, they will change to tan.

hows that for some southwestern crotalus factoids yer not gonna read anywhere????

in other words watch yer step anywhere any time. grassy areas are the worst.

grass areas, rock areas..............BUY SNAKE SKINS up to yer waist.

6 foot crotalus has 3 ft + striking range. so if ya have 6ft full auto class III shovel..........well yer asking for it.


my patented solution...............once you spot one and someone else around. have one of you spot for the other. once surprised they will move FAST and possibly hide somewhere. AND THAT AINT COOL!

once silent weapon of death procurred(RWS .177 pistol or rifle) shoot at head until it is TOAST! then take shovel whack head, place in dumpster or bury so dawgs or cats cant get it.

pellet pistol/rifle is quiet. no cops called for shooting firearms.

anywhere else .22/.38/.44/.45/.9m/.410/12 werks ver well.

use a shovel as a last resort. when they lunge with their mouth open at you i can guarannteeeeee YER GONNA POO YERSELF UNLESS DRUNK! if DRUNK yer gonna be WAYYYYY slower than mr crotalus and the chances go up of getting a nice DOSE for yer troubles! ask me how i know this?????


number of TATTOOS X NUMBER of BUDWEISERS = NUMBER OF BITES!

good friend werks at local hospital emergency room.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Wait a second. You're carrying around the baggage from a post a week or 2 ago? Let it go man, life is too short for that much bitterness.

[Gogar]

Chuck, I don't know what the hell you just said, but I think it was something about snakes.

[9dreizig]

Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

Wait a second. You're carrying around the baggage from a post a week or 2 ago? Let it go man, life is too short for that much bitterness.

One of Gods creatures loses it's life and you say "let it go" ??
I am saddened by your callousness Shaun...
I"m going to say a prayer for that lizard tonight ( then BBQ a big f-in burger )

[TerryH]

Why the desire to post dead, mutilated, and tortured animals, lately? I have no urge to view the dog slaughter either. That sort of stuff repulses and enrages me with no place to vent.

I sometimes watch sitcom repeats on cable stations that advertise with 5 minute infomercials about starving kids in Africa. I'm sorry about those kids, but I can't afford to support them atm, and I'm trying to enjoy a laugh or two while stressed over my business drying up. Even fast forwarding with Tivo, the mood is lost.

I love kids and animals. Call me an ostrich while I stick my head in the sand, but I'd rather not know about things I can not control. And I definitely don't want to see it.

Flame suit donned.....

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by slodave

Hugh, you know how to skin and dry that bad boy - right? If not, give me a call and I'll show you .

I got him in the freezer in the garage, while I decide what to do. I'm a wuss and I'm really not into skinning anything, especially a friggin rattler, Jez, they give me the hebbie jebbies.

[charleskieffner]

well now...................since they bother you, heres the next best trick. this juan from my old friend from garrett test cell daze........dennis "white hawg" warden from wisconson........the uber leinenkugel king!

first you have to be real smart. smarter than a rattler. dennis thought he was smarter. one day after "riding the countryside, taking it high and wide-poco", and drinking all the beer up in the county. we were doing stooo-pid around the pick em up truck stunts to amuze/amaze ourselves. stuff like riding dirt bikes onto the trailer and crashing. riding dirty bikes into bed of trucks and flying over the roof onto the hood kind of fun. you know rocket science stuff. anyway "white hawg"(don't ask-i dont know how he got the name except in the U.S.N. he was a yellow shirt on the u.s.s. forest fire) was wandering around in the dezert. he came upon mr. crotalus(rattler). he decided it would be a good idea to take him home alive. he placed him in a white styrofoam ice chest into his camper shell.

you can kind of guess where this is going........................anyway we get home. well old "white hawg" liked his brews damn cold. in his freezer were a&w glass mugs frozen. standard drill was to grab iced down mug and pour cold juan into mug and slam it. well we did just that. it was damn hot out.

anyway we pull bikes outta trucks and trailers. well "white hawg" opens camper shell. and LO AND BEHOLD ON THE TELESCOPIC CAMPER STRUT IS MR. RATTLER! about 2 feet from "white hawgs" face and really really pissed off coiled around strut. yep POS styro ice chest tipped over and rattler climbed on gear for a better view out of rear of camper shell!

well needless to say WE ARE ALL PISSING OURSELVES SILLY L our FAO to the point of tears!

well "white hawg" in his infinite wiz-dumb grabbed snake catcher and drowned the snake in the ice chest. so the snake is dead and we drink all of his beer and leave as all good friends would and do..........everytime all the time.

well the last laugh was on us. next time we all came by we asked him for a beer. "white hawg" said "yeah sure". we all go over to freezer and open it to grab frosty mug. and you guessed it...................

there was the 3.5 ft rattler coiled with head, mouth open, fangs and glands present and accounted for, guarding the beer!

FROZEN SOLID! talk about heart failure!

and thats what ya can do with them. FREEZE THEM SOLID in some freaky kinky pose and have fun with all yer guests.

true story!