Re: Ever shot a rattler?
- From: Bob La Londe <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:42:04 -0500
"Daniel Fishman" <d.l.fishman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've lived in Arizona for 8 years but only last night had my first
> encounter
> with a rattler. It was good and riled up from being hassled by my cat. I
> heard the rattles and it was really loud. When I went outside to
> investigate
> what I thought might be a broken hose bib, the 4+ foot serpent charged
> towards me. I retreated into my workshop and the cat soon followed. The
> snake sat coiled by the door and stopped rattling after about two minutes.
> Just about had a heart attack.
>
> I have an H&R 9 shot .22 revolver loaded with shot shells ready in case
> the
> snake gives me a chance to dispatch it. My question is - at what range
> will
> the gun be effective and how many shots should do the trick? Any other
> advice is welcome.
In the desert were I grew up we mostly left them alone unless somebody was
buying at the time. However around my folks grocery store we killed all
poisonous snakes we discovered for obvious safety reasons. I killed a few
with a BB gun, and I found a .410 shotgun did a nice job of cutting their
heads off at a safe range of 10-20 feet, but I'ld have to say a plane old
contractor's shovel was the tool of choice when it was necesary to kill a
snake.
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