Pygmy Rattlesnakes

We know a realtor who's (admittedly older) dog was killed by a pygmy rattler's bite. She lived near the Camp Creek Golf Course when it was being built and assumed that the clearing and construction drove it out.

We had our routine termite inspection today, and the guy from the inspection company warned us about pygmy rattlesnakes that he claimed were common in SoWal. Has anyone had experience with these? Has anyone seen them or been bitten????? It sounded creepy to me! Thanks! :shock:

Hello my Indiana neighbor! I read the first part of your opening sentence and nearly had a heart attack. I wasn't counting on being invaded by snakes this summer. Maybe some ants in the kitchen, but snakes? Never!

Though of course I don't want them near your SoWal cottage either...

Yes I know some about the snake. You often will not notice them. They lie curled up in a 3-4 inch circle. We had one lying in a pot on our patio that wouldn't leave for days, but it never bothered us! Eventually , sitting on the patio was no problem. The biggest problem would be stepping on or very near one. They otherwise are more dangerous to pets!

I have seen them here. The last one I saw was on the welcome mat outside a local business when I opened the door to exit. Fortunately, I saw him and hurdled him.

I have seen them here. The last one I saw was on the welcome mat outside a local business when I opened the door to exit. Fortunately, I saw him and hurdled him.

No pictures?

A neighbor's dog got bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake here in Gulf County.
He survived.
Just visited St Vincent's Refuge recently and there was a pygmy rattler there.

No pictures?

I did get some photos, but that was last year, before I began cataloging them, so I have no idea where they are located, but I did stay in a ... The real but is that I did get a nice pic of this other fat cat resting in srtike mode at the edge of a sidewalk outside a local business.

Don't worry. The scorpions keep them at bay. :shock:

Don't worry. The scorpions keep them at bay. :shock:

This past weekend, someone told me that they had a Scorpion on their table when they sat down at a local restaurant.

This past weekend, someone told me that they had a Scorpion on their table when they sat down at a local restaurant.

Is that restaurant on the favorite restaurant thread?
I saw on the news a little girl who plays with scorpions in India and they don't sting her.

This past weekend, someone told me that they had a Scorpion on their table when they sat down at a local restaurant.

We have a lot of scorpions at our complex. They are usually found underneath the outdoor carpeting, around the AC units outside, and around the palm fronds which fall to the ground.

Is that restaurant on the favorite restaurant thread?
I saw on the news a little girl who plays with scorpions in India and they don't sting her.

Did I tell you that I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night?

We have a lot of scorpions at our complex. They are usually found underneath the outdoor carpeting, around the AC units outside, and around the palm fronds which fall to the ground.

I have them around my house also. I used to find them inside my house alot. I haven't seen any in awhile though. I can handle snakes better than I can scorpians, they scare the &*(^ out of me!!!

Did I tell you that I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night?

Did you sit on the bedspread?

I have them around my house also. I used to find them inside my house alot. I haven't seen any in awhile though. I can handle snakes better than I can scorpians, they scare the &*(^ out of me!!!

Yes to both pigmy's and scorpions. Have had several scorpions in my house. Have seen a pigmy walking Gizmo last year. Haven't seen any this year yet but just warming up. I know that even on populated neighborhood streets and pools, we should be on the lookout for both at all times because the disruption of any wooded area will bring them out.

On the upside, I had an invasion of praying mantis last fall on my decks.

Welcome back Cork! Where ya' been?

I can't even put my feet down now. The ground is not safe. Not even at work! :shock:

This is a joke right? They're really aren't rattlesnakes and scorpions there, right?! Tell me you're kidding

I can't even put my feet down now. The ground is not safe. Not even at work! :shock:

LOVE the 'tar whitey!!! :clap_1:

LOVE the 'tar whitey!!! :clap_1:

It's just for you KDW!! :clap_1:

It's just for you KDW!! :clap_1:

Thank you!!! Are you ready for some FOOTBALL??????

Did you sit on the bedspread?

Hey JOey...I saw on TV that staying at a Holiday Inn makes you smart!

Pygmy's are agressive little snakes.

Old farmer's trick is take THICK, ROUGH, rope and lay all around the borders of your lot.

Snakes will not cross it.

The snakes around my house would laugh at rope. Or, possibly try to mate with it.

SJ's picture is a classic cottonmouth. Scary to have one of those looking at you, licking his lips. :shock:

ANYWHERE you have pine trees and pinestraw in abundance, you are going to have scorpions and pygmy rattlers. When I lived in Freeport, there were about 50 little skinny pines on our lot, and daily we would find scorpions in the house. Wasn't uncommon to find a pygmy on the steps or in the yard, either.

We cut down the trees and the scorpions left. Pygmies stayed, though, perhaps not as many.

btw, before y'all jump on me for cutting down trees...THEY WERE PINE TREES. Skinny ones. Prone to snap off in a hurricane and form a projectile to come in your window and impale you (or at least sway real hard, making you sick watching them go round, and round, and round ). Pine trees also attract lightning. I get incensed when people cut down beautiful, majestic oak trees that are hundreds of years old, but pine trees can go.

My yard is snake heaven. I see 'em all the time (but as I am right next to Pt. Washington forest that shouldn't be surprising). I have seen quite a few pygmy rattlers, including one that was curled up in my outdoor shower courtyard - I just went into the house, got my BBQ tongs and picked that little guy up and tossed him over the wall!

Ah the joys of living next to nature!