Grapple Something else likes my grapple

[Tarnold]

Went out an cranked the tractor with the grapple already attached. kept in pole barn with big pile of firewood all around. While warming it up saw a hose that looked out of place on the right side. 5 ft black snake draped around the right cylinder thumb. Backed tractor out of barn, snake never moved. Started to go down hill and it decided ride was long enough and it bailed. I swear that thing looked just like the larger protective hose that fits over the hydraulic lines.

 

[Thomas]

GD..That would have end my day right than and there.

 

[JRP]

One day while mowing on a ford 4000 a rat snake crawled out from below the dash, across the transmission , and dropped to the ground. Scary moment

 

[kneedeep]

I prefer non poison snakes as well, don't care too much for the vipers. Caught a big fat black snake slipping across the open yard at Duck camp. Never seen one like it so a few pictures and a text to my Rebel buddy confirmed a Mississippi Mud Snake!
Seems they are very secretive and rarely get out of the thick brush so not many of them ever caught or seen.
Beautiful snake with red stripes on belly and used its tail like a stinger on my hand! Seems to be one of their habits to sting at their prey with the tail tip!
I relocated it to the ditch bank to help with the pest control around camp.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I don't mind snakes but I can only say that because the ones I see are rarely over 2 feet long and most are much shorter. A couple of those longs ones would make me rethink things.