Eastern diamond back

[rivermouse]

I posted recently about the black snake that got into my house. I am happy they dont have these bad boys in my part of NC. We do have them in the eastern part of the state and this picture was taken by some folks we know that were out hunting near Lumberton NC this past week....shezammm One of the guys came close to stepping on him. Another reason I only hunt fish. They released it after they took a few pictures for you animal lovers to know.

 

[JRJ]

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Good eats

 

[robert graham]

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That sucker would ruin your entire afternoon!..maybe your entire life!....

 

[gibletts]

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thats a scary lookin critter

 

[mommicked]

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The scary thing is, they get ALOT bigger than that!

 

[erwinner]

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We've got rattlers all over here. They give you plenty of warning but I still hate hearing that sound! Fishing's not always completely free of the poisonous snakes... we've got water moccasins around here, too.

 

[bigdee]

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That is a canebrake rattler(timber rattler) not a diamond back......cool early fall is when they are most active during the day. They don't like hot weather and will lay low in summer and hunt at night. They are not as aggressive as the DB and pretty docile if left alone.

 

[12vMan]

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That is a canebrake rattler(timber rattler) not a diamond back......cool early fall is when they are most active during the day. They don't like hot weather and will lay low in summer and hunt at night. They are not as aggressive as the DB and pretty docile if left alone.

^^good call bigdee

 

[CheapboatKev]

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We get some little ones here in Florida..I think they eat tourists

 

[rivermouse]

Re: Eastern diamond back

That is a canebrake rattler(timber rattler) not a diamond back......cool early fall is when they are most active during the day. They don't like hot weather and will lay low in summer and hunt at night. They are not as aggressive as the DB and pretty docile if left alone.

Yep a canebrake. I didnt look at the picture well enough. thanks for info