I found a Coral Snake under the deck at my house today...
 

God I hate snakes, especially venomous ones, so I had to take its head off. I guess it's getting to be that time of the year around here :disgust . Oh well, at least I still haven't seen any copperheads or rattlers... yet.

coral snakes are extremely rare... you sure it wasnt a king snake?

any pics?

That would freak me right out..damn

I don't suppose I want to see a picture now that you've removed its head.
:repuke:

Oh yeah, I'm sure, red on yellow. Unfortunately, we have more than enough of them down here.

This thread is useless without pics.

better not get bitten by it.

they are ranked under the top ten of the worlds most venomous snakes

No, it didn't occur to me at the time. I can probably go snap a few before it gets dark.

When I lived in Texas I'd find several copperheads or water mocasins around my house every year, I lived right on a private lake in a wooded area.

Damn, that would sure not be a way to start the day. I will say though that coral snakes look really cool. How did you catch him?

Ah man, I hate snakes. Lot's of rattlers and Bullsnakes at our ranch in Montana. I've only seen a few, but man I hate those things. Can't imagine coming up on a Coral snake.

snakes freak me out.

Yeah, it definitely startled the hell outta me, I had to do a double take to verify that it really was a coral. I probably would have let it live (maybe) but we have 2 cats (one of which is mainly an indoor cat and curious by nature) that were outside at the time and I didn't want them getting bitten. As far as "how I caught it", the answer would be: with a machette. :winkwink:

edit: my first instinct was to grab one of the 12-gauges, but I figured I might give the neighbors a heart attack. :1orglaugh

A 410 makes a good snake shooter, not to loud and wont freak out the neighbors :winkwink:

if you killed it.. you have to eat it

id be seriously freaked, heard some fucked up stories about snake bites

this is worthless without pics

YARGH! Talk about coincedinks... I had a black racer trying to make sweet love to me garden hose earlier today.

I don't mind snakes so I just squirted him across the street to me neighbors yard :1orglaugh

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my dick is like coral snake - beautiful and dangerous

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snakes are freaky. i have too worry about alligators also :Oh crap

At least rattle snakes warn you first... :)

Snakes freak me out... good thing I don't live in an area where there are lots of them

you're not the only one.

I dont like snakes at all :mad:

it's like when you hate some creature it comes to you/
I personaly hate spiders. They are all around my house.
But i do not kill them. also afraid.

http://www.pestproducts.com/images/sckng.jpg

the snake is beautiful but dangerous.
I wonder where you live. In a village?

i also will be freaking out if I saw that...i really hate snakes :Oh crap

About three species of coral snakes are found in the United States. All are small, brightly colored snakes. The venom is neurotoxic and attacks the nervous system. Coral snakes have small grooved fangs which are permanently erect. They usually hang on after biting. Coral snake antivenom is produced for these species in this country.
The Arizona Coral snake (Micruroides) is found only in the Southwestern United States. The venom appears very toxic. The bites are very rare and there is no antivenom for this species.


good thing ya didnt wait to kill it

LOL

I wouldn't really call it a village; Austin has a population of over 1 million. But, I do live in the hill country out at the lake (Lake Travis) and the prices out here tend to be increased, so there are less people out here which means there is also a lot more wildlife around.

Here is a pic of a Texas Coral snake:

http://www.agfc.com/critters/gallery...lsnake_big.jpg

Damn, why kill it? Catch it and release it somewhere.

What other wild things you have? May be a scorpio? Or a big spider Mygale avicularia.
In the place where i am we have big coacroaches. EEE! :disgust

One of my cats was getting curious about it and starting to get close to it. I didn't want to take a chance on the snake striking and killing her.

blah i hate snakes!

Well, as far as venomous snakes we have Coral snakes, Copperheads, Water Moccasins, and Diamondback Rattlesnakes. We also have scorpions, giant poisonous centipedes, wolves, coyotes, bats, Black Widows, Brown Recluses, Tarantulas, etc. We also have the "cute" stuff like deer, rabbits, foxes, raccons, etc. We got all types of wildlife out here. :thumbsup

i fucking hate snakes

I hate snakes, i'm glad the ones we have here stay far away from the city

fuck i would be scared shitless, i hate snakes, everytime i visit my friends camp we get one under the dock or swimming around us, freaks me out.

thanks god I live in norway.. no snakes, spiders and that type of shit up here...

Oh man, snakes in the water with me freak me the hell out. :Oh crap