I met the devil

[Mountaineer]

Im a consulting forester and pretty much spend most of my time marking timber and getting sales together. Last week in the mountains of PA, I came accross this rattler. One more step and i would of been in real trouble. I luckily saw him before i put my foot down.

This is a Timber rattler and they are no joke.

I figured you boys would enjoy these pics.

 

[jeremy44230]

He looks pretty badass....

 

[huntn2]

That will get your attention!

 

[finelyshedded]

That's a beautiful snake!!! Great pics Paul! That had to make your heart stop at the first moment you laid eyes on him.

 

[customizer1000]

Make your heart skip a beat for sure! Glad you stayed safe!

 

[brock ratcliff]

You should have killed him dead! I will go ahead and call you an idiot before you start telling me how everything in the wild has it's place! SOB...they make my skin crawl...

 

[jagermeister]

That's a big azz rattler!

 

[cotty16]

Wow! Did you hear him rattle at all?

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

Hell no...

 

[Mountaineer]

Fellows..

It was only 10 am and i went home for the day. I was shook up pretty good. I knew if i got hit i was in big trouble becuase i was about a 1/4 mile from the truck. Seems where ever they hit you that limb is never right again ......if its not removed lol.

Did i hear him rattle?..No..cuz all his rattles were broke off. If you like close, you can see he has no rattles. A rattleless snake is not good.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

That's what they make 00 buckshot for!

 

[Hoytmania]

Cool looking snake though. Glad you didn't get hit.

 

[Gern186]

Nice snake Mountaineer. Don't you wear snake boots when you are out in rattlesnake territory?

 

[Fluteman]

Dang snakes! I'm hearing more and more of them making there way back into the mountains of WV also. Man I hope they don't ever make it across the river!

 

[bthompson1004]

You should have killed him dead! I will go ahead and call you an idiot before you start telling me how everything in the wild has it's place! SOB...they make my skin crawl...

x2...I would freak the "f" out if I ever see a snake like that while in the woods!

And without a rattle, that snake is extra dangerous to the next person that comes across it...and they might not be as lucky as you Mountaineer!

 

[switchhitter]

Great pictures!
I guess I am the strange one I like snakes. In my wonderings I have come across a few rattlers.
Timber rattlers are rare never have seen one.

Thanks For posting

 

[Milo]

dam paul glad your okay...that is one big snake too.

 

[DJK Frank 16]

That's a big ole' snake right there.

 

[rgecko23]

Dang, thats a nasty snake. You should have killed it dead!

 

[Boone]

Nice snake Mountaineer. Don't you wear snake boots when you are out in rattlesnake territory?

x2! You gotta stop wearing the crocs.