Watch for snakes Barstow area (redo pics)

[railroader]

If you are planning on going shooting out in the desert watch where you walk. I just got these pics in an email at work. These pics were taking about a week ago outside of Barstow. Mark

[diginit]

What Pics?

[Guns R Tools]

I don't see pic either.

[Air]

[GUN FREAK]

Wow. I know you said Barstow. Do you know what part?

[easy]

Would love to go 'shopping' there!!

[Vtec44]

Holy crap man...

[railroader]

Originally Posted by GUN FREAK

Wow. I know you said Barstow. Do you know what part?

Don't know. Someone from my work out of Barstow posted them. Mark

[TaxAnnihilator]

This is incredible.

[Bobula]

OMG KILL WITH FIRE, NUKE FROM ORBIT, THEN REKILL WITH FIRE!!!!

[Fate]

Oh man...wish I had my BBQ grill. We would eat like kings.

[jeffsenpai]

[RunGunner]

I am going to have nightmares tonight thinking about this

[easy]

why?

[ojisan]

Yes, yes, I know, God's creatures, part of nature, leave them alone and they will leave you alone...I got it.

However, it does makes you think about your favorite shotgun, a case of 12g low-dram 1oz #8s and a cylinder bore barrel, doesn't it?

[Barabas]

Get out of my head!! That's exactly what I was thinking!

Originally Posted by ojisan

However, it does makes you think about your favorite shotgun, a case of 12g low-dram 1oz #8s and a cylinder bore barrel, doesn't it?

[RookieShooter]

These pictures had been circulated around for a while now so I doubt the particulars of these photo's origin.
Here is the same pictures but in Rosamond, CA.

[pontiacpratt]

What a Clusterf*&k!!!

[Timberwolf]

Settle down guys, its that time of year. We had late cool weather that delayed their coming out of hibernation a little. That hole in the pic is evidently a den. That pics though pretty well proves that Greens and Pacifics do den together which would explain the dual venon in some of them. As soon as the weather gets scorching during the day they'll revert to their nocturnal habits. Right now though do be careful as a) they're hungry; and b) they're horney and very territorial.

[Donny1]

Originally Posted by Fate

Oh man...wish I had my BBQ grill. We would eat like kings.

Ya got that right!

Yumm!

[flyinverted]

I'm calling shennanigans on these photos. Just Google for "rattlesnake den photos" and you'll see the same photos posted for at least 3 years.

http://tinyurl.com/3yke8lh

[Donny1]

ok, but it's still making me hungry.

[ojisan]

Eeeeh...old pics...
If it makes people remember to be careful that is OK.
I have seen a den like this out in the dez years ago.
I don't doubt they are still out there.

[Table Rock Arms]

So would sleeping on the ground with no tent be a bad idea? because I often do near Barstow and now i am rethinking it.

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by RLW

So would sleeping on the ground with no tent be a bad idea? because I often do near Barstow and now i am rethinking it.

Just circle yourself with hemp rope (old wifes tale but always made me feel better).

[railroader]

Originally Posted by flyinverted

I'm calling shennanigans on these photos. Just Google for "rattlesnake den photos" and you'll see the same photos posted for at least 3 years.

http://tinyurl.com/3yke8lh

Well it seems those snakes been traveling. They have been spotted in a least 4 states As for a true story this spring I was out by Mojave working. I stopped to relieve myself on a bush. I happened to look over my shoulder to see a 3 foot rattlesnake headed right for me about 5 feet away. I had to move pretty quick or he would of went right between my legs. Mark

[Rule .308]

Cool pics regardless of origin.

[spddrcr]

every years about this time these same exact pics show up with a different location,these exact pics have been posted here before and all the same comments were made as in this thread, last time it wasn't barstow though but it was CA. you would hear this long before you ever got close enough to see it as the snakes are breeding. these snake don't harm people and it does zero good to kill them because your afraid of snakes, now if there was one under your porch and it was threatening your animals or kids different story but what is being shown is out in the middle of nowhere and not harmful to anyone.

[steadyrock]

Eek. I might be shooting up in that area this weekend. Even if those photos aren't unique, if there are dens like that out there i definitely don't want to be caught unprepared. i'm guessing leather boots laced tight and jeans tucked in at the bottom, right? Or would cowboy boots with the jeans open at the bottom as usual be OK as well? (Definitely a lot more comfortable & not so mall-ninja)

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by railroader

Well it seems those snakes been traveling. They have been spotted in a least 4 states As for a true story this spring I was out by Mojave working. I stopped to relieve myself on a bush. I happened to look over my shoulder to see a 3 foot rattlesnake headed right for me about 5 feet away. I had to move pretty quick or he would of went right between my legs. Mark

Had the same thing happen weekend before last at the range - relieving myself and felt that something or someone was watching me. Turned around to see about a head and about 1.5 feet of what turned out to be a 4 foot coachwhip sticking up out of an old burrow a couple of feet away giving me the eye.

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by steadyrock

Eek. I might be shooting up in that area this weekend. Even if those photos aren't unique, if there are dens like that out there i definitely don't want to be caught unprepared. i'm guessing leather boots laced tight and jeans tucked in at the bottom, right? Or would cowboy boots with the jeans open at the bottom as usual be OK as well? (Definitely a lot more comfortable & not so mall-ninja)

Regular boots (cowboy, lace up or otherwise) will not reliably stop an adult strike (and no help at all if you get a high striker); that would require snake boots. You probably pass by more rattlers in the desert than you even realize. As always in snake country watch where you step, never put your foot or your hands where you can't see and avoid walking next to or through brush where you can't see the ground, especially in the heat of the day.

As a note I have a pair of Rocky snake boots that I wear this time of year at the range when I'm cutting back brush. I know from experience they will protect me, but I still get nervous.

[pyromensch]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf

Settle down guys, its that time of year. We had late cool weather that delayed their coming out of hibernation a little. That hole in the pic is evidently a den. That pics though pretty well proves that Greens and Pacifics do den together which would explain the dual venon in some of them. As soon as the weather gets scorching during the day they'll revert to their nocturnal habits. Right now though do be careful as a) they're hungry; and b) they're horney and very territorial.

you said "guys" from some of the responses....i don't know
but it sure looks like a hell of a lot of belts and or hatbands, lying there in the dirt

[Timberwolf]

Originally Posted by pyromensch

you said "guys" from some of the responses....i don't know
but it sure looks like a hell of a lot of belts and or hatbands, lying there in the dirt

and a lot of grilling meat

[RedDawn]

That was entertaining...

[TurboChrisB]

That's a lotta snakes

[ljdouglas]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf

As soon as the weather gets scorching during the day they'll revert to their nocturnal habits. Right now though do be careful as a) they're hungry; and b) they're horny and very territorial.

Are you talking about the snakes or a significant percentage of the guys here?

[Joe]

thats a lot of snakes

[badfish71]

mmmm snaaaake..

[Gio]

[Black Majik]