jerryb73
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Pretty cold day anywhere. Lol
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raratt
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At least the poisonous ones around here will warn you if you get too close before they bite you, unlike a copperhead or cottonmouth.
DustyDuke
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The Great Australian work boot
jerryb73
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True. My thing is, I would rather take my chances with something that may kill me but not by a poisonous bite. At least have a fighting chance? Lol
Aeroknow
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Lol. We’ll be alright bro, i’m more worried for my dog Bear. Got him vaccinated and will stay up on it but all that does is buy time, not necessarily save a dogs life.
I ain’t gonna lie. Even though i’ve grown up around encountering rattlers the amount of them we had to terminate at this new property is unreal.
I’ll run into them here and there playing disc golf or prospecting for gold or shit like that, treading lightly and slowly when you think they might be around has always worked, but there’s been so many close to camp it’s crazy. Hopefully we cut back the unchecked population and this next summer won’t be as bad. Fathers day was the worse! My kid was here, i was like check it out honey, right around here is where we usually find them: CH-CH-CH SNAP! Fucker came within inches of getting me l. I was in shorts and flip flops. That was fucking crazy
Aeroknow
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Hell yeah dude! Those remind me of the ones we get in Hawaii. There they are branded “locals”. $7-$9 at walmarts there. They look similar to the model you posted
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*Venomous*
Copper heads tend to rattle their tails against what ever's handy (dead leaves for instance) and the old moccasin has a habit of opening their mouth's & believe me, you will see that white spot immediately.
Aeroknow
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The gophers here try to rattle their tails. It’s a trip. They not only look similar but try to act like them too. Trippy shit
DustyDuke
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raratt
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I buy Scott's from Hawaii, they last for years but are expensive. We started buying them on Guam because you needed a sole with traction to walk on the mossy concrete sidewalks. Regular flops you would end up on your ass.
tangerinegreen555
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Aeroknow
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The Locals ones you can buy at walmarts on the Hawaiian islands aren’t my style anymore, but i used to love them and everyone i knew wanted me to pick them up a pair along with macadamia nuts when i’d go.
Some years the lava flows up in Volcano would be within a very short distance from parking and some times 3miles plus. One year it was hella close, ‘93ish?, so the next time i went i wore my locals flip flops. The fucking hike in was like 2 miles lmao. Over some crazy ass landsape if you've never done it. That was hard. We made it to the flows there and back though but was rough. Last time i wore flip flops to the flows.
raratt
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We wore them and water socks on the beach on Guam, the dead reef rocks (they might have been volcanic) were extremely sharp.
Aeroknow
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This is what that lava reef can do to you when you aren’t careful where and when you snorkel on the Kona side of the big island
Pretty cool shit. I no longer have that picture because of fire but i posted it here so was able to look it up.
Chunky Stool
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Chunky Stool
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I'm from southwest MO, spent a *lot* of time in the woods, and never had a problem with copperheads.
They are great for rodent control and try to avoid humans whenever possible.
Water moccasins are territorial and will stand their ground. They are much more likely to give a "wet" bite, and their venom is more toxic than copperhead.