Eastern Diamonback Rattlesnake
Apr 17, 2020 11:55:48 #
ELNikkor wrote:
One of these was in my neighbor's driveway in Davenport, FL. Kids were around, so i hacked it in half with a hoe.
Man, I would have had a new pet!
You should have called FL FWC and they would have relocated it rather than kill it. As urban and suburban areas encroach more on their territory, things like this happen more and more frequently. You don't have rodents, which can be intermediate hosts or reservoirs for any number of diseases in your neighborhood because of snakes like this.
Apr 17, 2020 12:15:18 #
SMPhotography wrote:
Asheboro, NC Zoo
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Apr 17, 2020 13:35:25 #
ELNikkor wrote:
One of these was in my neighbor's driveway in Davenport, FL. Kids were around, so i hacked it in half with a hoe.
What a terrible thing to do.
Apr 17, 2020 13:40:33 #
SMPhotography wrote:
Asheboro, NC Zoo
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Great capture. I guess you were out of its range?
Apr 17, 2020 14:18:49 #
Apr 17, 2020 15:09:12 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Well done. I like it.
Thanks! It was gorgeous, I wish I had it for a pet!
Apr 17, 2020 15:09:32 #
rmm0605 wrote:
Great capture. I guess you were out of its range?
There was glass between us.
Apr 17, 2020 18:53:45 #
BWur wrote:
Hope you were using a telephoto
There is not a long enough telephoto lens.
Apr 17, 2020 21:12:37 #
I hate all snakes. I live in Florida. The only good snake is a dead one!!
Apr 17, 2020 21:37:03 #
Photo One wrote:
I hate all snakes. I live in Florida. The only good snake is a dead one!!
Would you prefer to be overrun with rodents? Rodents are intermediate hosts or reservoir hosts for a number of pathogens, the worst of which is Yersinia pestis, which causes the bubonic plague. Then there is Francisella tulerensis, which causes tularemia. There is also Leishmania braziliensis which causes leishmaniasis. Though not as big issue in FL as it is in the southwest, deer mice are reservoir hosts for Hantavirus, which is a deadly encapsulated RNA virus which causes HPS, or Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome which can kill people quickly. And there are many others, this is just scratching the surface.
Being a (retired) Clinical Microbiologist, I will take my chances with venomous snakes any day over rodent borne diseases. While working in the microbiology lab at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, I have personally seen several people die from bacterial or zoonotic parasites which were carried by rodents.
Apr 17, 2020 21:48:22 #
limeybiker wrote:
What a terrible thing to do.
I absolutely agree. The FL Wildlife Commission (FWC) gets calls all the time, especially in the warmer months, in this part of Florida when venomous (or non-venomous for that matter) snakes or alligators stray into neighborhoods. Nearly always they are caught and relocated. Since I am licensed to keep (but not show) venomous reptiles in FL, I have personally removed and relocated many a rattlesnake, copperhead or cottonmouth from around my neighborhood, which is very close to a wetlands wildlife preserve. Where there is water and prey in FL, you will find snakes.
Apr 17, 2020 22:25:09 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
I agree that this is an impressive snake. It always saddens me to hear of people killing them when they end up near their homes. My 86-year-old mother lives in Tucson and is pleased when a rattlesnake enters her yard to digest a meal. Concerning kids being nearby: they can be taught to avoid snakes.
Apr 18, 2020 00:39:54 #
limeybiker wrote:
What a terrible thing to do.
When I was about nine, I caught a common brown snake
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_brown_snake ).
Me and a friend played tug of war with it until it snapped in two.
Nice image SMP
Apr 18, 2020 00:47:53 #
Apr 18, 2020 02:37:43 #
ELNikkor wrote:
One of these was in my neighbor's driveway in Davenport, FL. Kids were around, so i hacked it in half with a hoe.
In 'hacking' that snake you exhibited your fear of them.
What you knew little about dies from your ignorance.
Educating yourself about your fear will help you overcome that fear.
Bill
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