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2014-08-26 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 This snake's venom has been changing over the last few decades.

Posted by Iblis 2014-08-26 11:25|| 2014-08-26 11:25|| Front Page Top

#2 another group fleeing California....

Posted by Frank G 2014-08-26 13:29|| 2014-08-26 13:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The easiest way to distinguish the three snake species is by looking at their ~~tail~~ headless bodies according to spends some time in the brush and knows snakebite victims swksvolFF.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-08-26 16:12|| 2014-08-26 16:12|| Front Page Top

#4 We don't have Mojaves but we have Eastern diamond backs and copperheads in East Tennessee. Bites are relatively infrequent but people do get bitten-- mostly by copperheads. Of course, in the snake handling religious services, people get bitten by rattlers fairly frequently.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-26 16:20|| 2014-08-26 16:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Timber rattlers are common also.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-26 16:31|| 2014-08-26 16:31|| Front Page Top

#6 I've heard of diamond backs in this area but they were probably timber rattlers as the diamond backs are a little further south.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-26 16:36|| 2014-08-26 16:36|| Front Page Top

#7 RE: snake handling religious services According to Minton these cults don't seem to have much longevity when they enter the range of the Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake for some reason.

Posted by Snavise Cholurt4299 2014-08-26 19:23|| 2014-08-26 19:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Depending upon the coloring and width of the stripes on the tail and being close enough to know what is about to bite you is like tailgating a POS car ( any K car, vega, pinto, gremlin) and betting the brake lights are functional.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-08-26 20:26|| 2014-08-26 20:26|| Front Page Top

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