My tractor found a snake !

[MossRoad]

How about we take the political mumblings out of this thread and over to the FP thread where it's allowed.

 

[1 Old Man]

How about we take the political mumblings out of this thread and over to the FP thread where it's allowed.

Agree.

 

[superfarmerdad]

I could see how one might get snakes and politicians confused...

Anyway, I haven't seen any snakes as of late, but I'm a bit scared to take the hood off, I need to reach way in there to get the cowling bolts.

Also, I'm probably going to find a bunch of wasp nests. They are all over the place. I turn something over and bam, wasps.

Took one of the lights out of its little holder and there was a 4" wide wasp nest behind it !

Also, last year I stepped on a yellow jacket nest. That was an experience!

 

[newbury]

Back to snakes - Before I bougt my Mississippi lands where I encourage snakes keep rodent and feral cat populations low the largest snakes I routinely saw were in Fairfax county, VA. Usually ratsnakes. Had one slither up the outside of my door frame (standard height door) and stretch out t reach a bird nest which was on a branch on a tree. Darn thing must have been over 6' long. Wife refused to walk under it.
A few years later we had one about the same size climb a tall willow tree in our back yard, was scaring the heck out of 4 kids in our back yard. Wife dispatched me to "do something". So I climbed the tree carrying a D-handled 4 pronged Tru-Temper spading fork, thinking to dislodge it or scare it off. About 20' up I managed t dislodge it. It fell to the ground, I tossed the fork down. Darn if I didn't pin it to the ground between the fork blades, unharmed. So I nonchalantly walked over, picked it and the fork up and carried the snake to the nearby woods. Seemed to impress the kids. Surprised the heck out of me that I was able to not harm the snake when I tossed the fork.

 

[ConawayFarms]

That’s a mess to clean up. I had a mouse get caught in a belt once and the smell lingered for days. Better check those pulleys for any leftover debris before you keep working.

 

[Jstpssng]

Back to snakes - Before I bougt my Mississippi lands where I encourage snakes keep rodent and feral cat populations low the largest snakes I routinely saw were in Fairfax county, VA. Usually ratsnakes. Had one slither up the outside of my door frame (standard height door) and stretch out t reach a bird nest which was on a branch on a tree. Darn thing must have been over 6' long. Wife refused to walk under it.
A few years later we had one about the same size climb a tall willow tree in our back yard, was scaring the heck out of 4 kids in our back yard. Wife dispatched me to "do something". So I climbed the tree carrying a D-handled 4 pronged Tru-Temper spading fork, thinking to dislodge it or scare it off. About 20' up I managed t dislodge it. It fell to the ground, I tossed the fork down. Darn if I didn't pin it to the ground between the fork blades, unharmed. So I nonchalantly walked over, picked it and the fork up and carried the snake to the nearby woods. Seemed to impress the kids. Surprised the heck out of me that I was able to not harm the snake when I tossed the fork.

It's a good thing that you had witnesses, otherwise nobody would believe it!

 

[rontaki]

I could see how one might get snakes and politicians confused...

Anyway, I haven't seen any snakes as of late, but I'm a bit scared to take the hood off, I need to reach way in there to get the cowling bolts.

Also, I'm probably going to find a bunch of wasp nests. They are all over the place. I turn something over and bam, wasps.

Took one of the lights out of its little holder and there was a 4" wide wasp nest behind it !

Also, last year I stepped on a yellow jacket nest. That was an experience!

There are good, useful snakes, as mentioned elsewhere on this thread. As for politicians... well, please don't insult the snakes.

 

[newbury]

There are good, useful snakes, as mentioned elsewhere on this thread. As for politicians... well, please don't insult the snakes.

ROFLMAO

 

[Robin Veerman]

Here’s a water snake disguised as a spring on top of a spring on my son’s County plow truck, enjoying the sunshine. I don’t like snakes much, and I’d likely jump outa my shoes if I reached over to check that nut!!!

 

[MossRoad]

View attachment 5563783Here’s a water snake disguised as a spring on top of a spring on my son’s County plow truck, enjoying the sunshine. I don’t like snakes much, and I’d likely jump outa my shoes if I reached over to check that nut!!!

New meaning to coiled up...

 

[mllud]

Newbury said:
About 20' up I managed t dislodge it. It fell to the ground; I tossed the fork down. Darn if I didn't pin it to the ground between the fork blades, unharmed. So I nonchalantly walked over, picked it and the fork up and carried the snake to the nearby woods. Seemed to impress the kids.

Taking advantage of a lucky throw! No harm in kids thinking dads cool.
My grandson got a new socker ball. I grabbed it and said something like it's been years and don't know where it will go. His comment was, kind of getting old huh, I kicked it and it went straight up high and straight down. I didn't take one step and caught it. He was impressed; I didn't tell him it was luck.
I am kinda old, and lucky!

I had a neighbor that thought that water snakes like that one were copperheads.
I would hear him from 500 feet away yelling, get the shovel, we got a copperhead!
The snake coiled on the spring soaking up the heat from that warmed up metal.

 

[GrandpaSmurf825]

View attachment 5563783Here’s a water snake disguised as a spring on top of a spring on my son’s County plow truck, enjoying the sunshine. I don’t like snakes much, and I’d likely jump outa my shoes if I reached over to check that nut!!!

Well, it is spring and it is on a spring waiting to spring. There might be tension if you encounter it unexpectedly.

 

[Hughman]

I don't have the picture on my phone anymore, but I once came out my back door to find a black widow vs baby rattlesnake. The snake lost. By the time I found it the spider had climbed halfway up and 8' wall with her meal.

 

[RayIN]

Mowed the back yard today. The first round I was happy to see the resident blue-racer in the yard. By the time I made round 2 it was gone into the woods.
Sure hope it hangs around all summer, my pole-barn garage has been rodent-free for over a year now. It looked to have grown about 6" since last summer.

 

[dkmc]

One of my posts was deleted for using an inference. I guess they let the new guys off easier.

New guy? I joined in 2013, you joined in 2020....Mister Newbie

 

[Tinhack]

New guy? I joined in 2013, you joined in 2020....Mister Newbie

Yeah, I saw that after I posted but was too lazy to change the post. I guess I was just looking at the number of posts. By that count, you're still the "Newbie".