Rattle Snakes
My wife and I are going to be slow poke RVing for 8 to 10 weeks in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Be leaving mid June. I've spent the last couple of hours on internet searches, and I searched...
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seagrace wrote:KD4UPL wrote:
I carry a .38 revolver with shot loads when I got out in the woods. It has a 6" barrel which I think keeps the shot a little tighter together than a 4" barrel. The first rattler I killed was actually in our garage. He was coiled up under my workbench. He rattled at my wife as she tried to get in her car.
I really don't care if the snakes are endangered or not. I will not take a chance on one killing one of my children. If I see one, it gets shot, end of story.
What you do in your garage is your business. What you do in Arizona is a whole 'nother story. This is not the wild west where you go around popping off your pistol at whatever you think is "threatening" you. We have laws that govern when, where and what you can shoot at.
If I see somebody shooting snakes, especially near a highly populated area like an RV park, you can expect a visit from our Game and Fish.
You wanna protect your children, don't let them play around snakes.
'nuff said.
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Apparently *NOT* 'nuff said ..:R
Some posters just don't get (or comprehend) the above!..:S
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