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Day 1 of Rattlesnake Hunting on the Ranch

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If you don’t already know, I live in a town that is known for holding the Largest Rattlesnake Roundup and people from all over the world show up just to see these rattlers and perhaps even eat some!

We hunted today for a little bit, just me and the man so I’m sharing photos today instead of video.  Believe it or not, I’m actually way more scared of a bee than I am of a rattler.  For reals!

First we have to find dens and they are everywhere around here unfortunately. We took the 4-wheeler with a box attached to put the snakes in, some snake catchers and away we went. Looking along the little bank, we spot a snake……can you see him?
Rattlesnake

Then my man slowly reaches in there with catchers to grab him……very slowly….

Grabbing rattlesnake

Squeezing the catcher fast, he gets him……only, it’s NOT a rattlesnake! It’s just some old harmless snake so we let him go.

rattlesnake grabbing

After hunting for awhile, we do find a few snakes and it’s time to transport them to the barrel where we hold them until it’s time for the roundup!

Here they are in the box we threw them in after catching them.

rattlesnakes

rattlesnake transfer

rattlesnake head

In the barrel, getting a sense of his surroundings and not happy.

rattlesnake up close

I don’t know but there is nothing like the sound of a dozen rattlesnakes shaking those rattlers in a hollow metal barrel! CHILLING!! I can only imagine how it’s gonna sound when there’s 50!!

rattlesnakes in barrel

So until next time folks………………

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  7. Erika @ Chic Shopper Chick says

    I’m itching and twitching just reading this, and I’m not scared of snakes! I’m always the one going “no, just leave him alone!” Course, I’ve never come eye to eye with a rattler either, so maybe that explains it!

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  8. angela says

    OMG! I am terrified of snakes, I don’t know how you do that. Those pictures are going to give me nightmares! haha please don’t be offended when I don’t look at the video. But good for you! I wish I wasn’t so scared. I didn’t use to be, I loved the 2 class pet snakes in 3rd grade, but when I was little I almost stepped on a cottonmouth and ever since then I have panic attacks when I see snakes,even at the zoo

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  10. Joy says

    WOW … I posted one little picture of one little snake a couple of months ago. Just had fun creating a post comparing the two and linking my readers to your site!! What a fun glimpse into your life. Thanks for sharing the pics.
    :)

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  21. Amanda says

    WOW! FREAKING! That is one thing I DO NOT miss about living in New Mexico! One time when I was little there was a rattler in our front yard or on the porch, that my dad killed with a hoe! SCARY!
    Excellent pictures! glad they are just pics and I am in Indiana! :P
    Amanda

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  27. Julie says

    Wow… her nuts! I run from spiders! Oh and I can DEFINITELY run from snakes. My nephew was rolling laughing a couple summers ago to see his aunt take off so fast up hill when a grass snake came across the yard!

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  28. Sara Rose says

    How brave are you!?! That is some amazing stuff, snakes creep me out and I couldn’t even look at the pictures without getting chills. We have alot of Rattlesnakes around our neck of the woods too. When I was young my little brother who was 9 at the time was bit by a rattler on his toe. He was in intensive care for 5 days and in the hospital for 10 (I’m pretty sure that was the amount of time). He had three times the normal dose of anti venom. Pretty scary times. God certainly spared his life! So as you can imagine they freak me out! My brother on the other hand is very fascinated with all snakes.
    Happy hunting!
    Sara

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  30. Christine says

    I have always been petrified of snakes and rattlesnakes, whoa! The pictures are so good, it’s unbelievable.

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  32. sal williams says

    I live on a ranch in the
    Everglades and we have a good share of rattlers and cottonmouths…we don’t really have to hunt them…they slink around and hide beneath the bushes in front of the door. Freaks me out every time! Why do you have a roundup…just as an animal/reptile control issue? Great photos BTW!

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    • A Cowboy's Wife says

      Yes, it is for a control issue, otherwise we’d be swarming in them. Every year thousands of pounds of snakes are caught and turned in. It helps but there are still thousands out there!

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  33. Brice Martin says

    I heard people do this for a hobby. Do you know of any people that would consider the task of helping a situation I have ? There must be a den nearby. Some people say the snakes try to avoid people.I would have to say otherwise. I would be glad to provide room, board, or anything for a person who arise to the occasion. I am so tired of jumping out of my socks in the summer in our yard ! Thank you for your remarkable courage and help.

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  34. Yolanda Galvan says

    Hey, those pics are awesome!!! thank you for sharing. I do plan on going down this weekend, would love to see you Saturday afternoon if possible, but, if not, we may just stay over a few days longer, if I can handle my mother that is. >:o)
    Do you have my mother’s nbr.

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