I hate snakes

[s_morrison57]

Had to kill a 4 ft. Bushmaster today, with a 2 foot cutlass, scary *****, second one in 3 months between me and the crew we have killed 6 of these in 3 months and maybe 15-17 Fer de Lance . carpet Labario, I need a pay raise

[GG Allin]

Where would one encounter such a snake?

[scottmandue]

Mmmmm tastes like chicken.

Will they allow you to carry a .410 shotgun?

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by mbrouder

Where would one encounter such a snake?

not in BC, that's fer sure

he must be working in Central/So. America

[GG Allin]

Originally Posted by RWebb

not in BC, that's fer sure

he must be working in Central/So. America

That's what I was thinking. We've got Rattlers here in northern Il. Very rare and not very aggressive though.

[BeyGon]

Bushmasters just hang around and wait for something, Fer de Lance will chase you.

[s_morrison57]

Work in S America, live in Vancouver, no guns allowed , there is no doubt that I would sooner shoot the thing then wack it with a 2' cutlass, when I worked at home they allowed us to carry a rifle for Black bears and Griss. not any more though, now we have pepper spray, IMO a poor option

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by s_morrison57

Had to kill a 4 ft. Bushmaster today, with a 2 foot cutlass, scary *****, second one in 3 months between me and the crew we have killed 6 of these in 3 months and maybe 15-17 Fer de Lance . carpet Labario, I need a pay raise

Bushmasters in Vancouver? They're tropical snakes.

Regardless, DO NOT GET BIT.

Where in S. America can you not have any guns at all? I knew the restrictions were tight....but none at all?

[s_morrison57]

its Guyana, former british guyana, mostly the same laws and they are super anal about there fire arms here, you can CCW but not for me as a Canuck, and it can take years for the permit to be approved. even with bribing the gov't guy it still takes over a year

[s_morrison57]

I have been bit, Fer de Lance, does some weird things to you even with the anti venom shot

[stogie25]

That sucks. Even here in CO, I carry my .44mag revolver when hiking with 3 snake shot, and 3 two legged snake shot loaded. My rule of thumb is that if I ever hear a rattle I go the other way, so I have never shot a snake.

[sc_rufctr]

You guys don't know what dangerous is...

Our brown snakes will kill you super quick. It's basically a Cobra without a flattening neck (hood).
Very aggressive and brave... And extremely potent venom.
12 gauge shot gun is the best way to take care of them. Failing that a big heavy stick, aim for the head.

I once killed one with a stick that was hanging around our camp. He was as thick as my forearm and about 2.5 meters long... Big heavy bastard!
He surprised me by coming out from under a tarp. When he saw me he just stopped and looked at me. Not flinching..
Just lay there looking at me and then he started to slowly move closer to me! I had to do something. My heart rate must have been over 200.

Australia has some of the most venomous and aggressive snakes on the planet.

[sc_rufctr]

Top 10 deadliest snakes in the world.

1. The Inland Taipan ~ Australian
2. Asian Cobra ~ Central to eastern Asia
3. Brown Snake ~ Australian
4. The Taipan ~ Australian
5. Black Mamba ~ Africa
6. Tiger Snake ~ Australian
7. Beaked Sea Snake ~ Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, South-east Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.
8. Saw Scaled Viper ~ Middle East and Africa
9. Boomslang ~ Africa
10. Death Adder ~ Australian

[GG Allin]

+ those ridiculously large spiders. Australia, no thanks.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by mbrouder

+ those ridiculously large spiders. Australia, no thanks.

Don't forget about the platypus!!

yeah, they're venomous too.

[vash]

what is a cutlass? a google search would probably show me buicks.

[GG Allin]

Originally Posted by vash

what is a cutlass? a google search would probably show me buicks.

Or more likely Oldsmobiles.

[vash]

Originally Posted by mbrouder

Or more likely Oldsmobiles.

ARRGGH! i fail!

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

what is a cutlass? a google search would probably show me buicks.

A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket shaped guard.

[gtc]

I'd much rather carry around a sword than a gun... more useful for day to day stuff. You can't really pull out a gun and blast open the fedex envelope you just received.