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[quote="BayouBelle, post: 561599"]'SHAME ON YOU' to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time. I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side. 
 
I'm no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down. I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn't. :cry:
 
That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I'd vent here.[/quote]
 
Sorry you had to witness that BB, 
 
It wasn't me but I'll catch you a snake to replace the flattened serpent?:bang:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="BayouBelle">&#039;SHAME ON YOU&#039; to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time. I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side. 
 
I&#039;m no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down. I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn&#039;t. :cry: 
 
That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I&#039;d vent here.</blockquote> 
Sorry you had to witness that BB, 
 
It wasn&#039;t me but I&#039;ll catch you a snake to replace the flattened serpent?:bang:

scooterbug44

SoWal Expert

Are you sure they killed it?

I was told that running big snakes over w/ a car wouldn't kill them because they just tense up their muscles.

Are you sure they killed it? 
 
I was told that running big snakes over w/ a car wouldn&#039;t kill them because they just tense up their muscles.

BayouBelle

Beach Comber

Yeah, unfortunately.  I turned my car around and drove by it and it's skin was peeled off from half his body and stuff was oozing out. Yuck - sorry for the graphic nature of this reply!

Yeah, unfortunately.  I turned my car around and drove by it and it&#039;s skin was peeled off from half his body and stuff was oozing out. Yuck - sorry for the graphic nature of this reply!

mikecat adjuster

I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That's sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.

I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That&#039;s sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.

Foodlover

[quote="mikecatadjuster, post: 561622"]I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That's sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.[/quote]
 
I believe I saw an Indigo at Jolee Island at Sandestin. The snake was moving out from under the boardwalk that goes down to the beach area. My dog started to run after it until I told her no. We watched it as it moved into the brush. I think it was at least 6 feet long (maybe longer) and it was [I][B]very[/B][/I] large in diameter. :yikes: At the time I did not know what type of snake it was. I described it to a friend and they said that it sounded like an Indigo. So I looked it up online and I am almost certain that it was an Indigo. I read that they can live for many years in captivity (over 20 years). I wonder if that one is still at Jolee or if they have a wide habitat range?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="mikecatadjuster">I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That&#039;s sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.</blockquote> 
I believe I saw an Indigo at Jolee Island at Sandestin. The snake was moving out from under the boardwalk that goes down to the beach area. My dog started to run after it until I told her no. We watched it as it moved into the brush. I think it was at least 6 feet long (maybe longer) and it was very large in diameter. :yikes: At the time I did not know what type of snake it was. I described it to a friend and they said that it sounded like an Indigo. So I looked it up online and I am almost certain that it was an Indigo. I read that they can live for many years in captivity (over 20 years). I wonder if that one is still at Jolee or if they have a wide habitat range?

conched out

Beach Lover

Ya'll are really good people.

I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the
road or into the person I'm with. I would have to honestly
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn't run over
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
:eek:

Ya&#039;ll are really good people. 
 
I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the 
road or into the person I&#039;m with. I would have to honestly 
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn&#039;t run over 
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
😱

NoHall

hmmmm......can't remember

[quote="Seasheller, post: 561692"]Ya'll are really good people.

I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the
road or into the person I'm with. I would have to honestly
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn't run over
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
:eek:[/quote]


Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones.  :wave:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Seasheller">Ya&#039;ll are really good people. 
 
I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the 
road or into the person I&#039;m with. I would have to honestly 
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn&#039;t run over 
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
😱</blockquote> 
 
Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones. :wave:

[quote="NoHall, post: 561709"]Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones.  :wave:[/quote]



Thats some good information!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="NoHall">Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones. :wave:</blockquote> 
 
 
Thats some good information!

[quote="Seasheller, post: 561692"]Ya'll are really good people.
 
I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the
road or into the person I'm with. I would have to honestly
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn't run over
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
:eek:[/quote]
 
I think if I saw a snake while biking you'd hear either me screaming or the sirens! :blush:
 
There have been some close calls w/ string and other assorted debris that got the ol' heart rate up.
 
And I confess that the reason I don't run them over w/ my car is that I was told it didn't work! 
 
Yes, God's creatures, blah, blah, blah .............. they still freak me out as they always manage to catch me by surprise!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Seasheller">Ya&#039;ll are really good people. 
 
I have seen several snakes on that road when biking. 
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the 
road or into the person I&#039;m with. I would have to honestly 
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn&#039;t run over 
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car. 
😱</blockquote> 
I think if I saw a snake while biking you&#039;d hear either me screaming or the sirens! :blush: 
 
There have been some close calls w/ string and other assorted debris that got the ol&#039; heart rate up. 
 
And I confess that the reason I don&#039;t run them over w/ my car is that I was told it didn&#039;t work! 
 
Yes, God&#039;s creatures, blah, blah, blah .............. they still freak me out as they always manage to catch me by surprise!

dogflyguy

Yeah i am a snake lover,whenever i see one i am like steve irwin i want to catch it and examine it's colors and markings and attitude. I hate when people kill them for no reason espicially the Non-Poisonous ones.when all they have to do is walk away or bicycle for 5 minutes and it will usally be gone. Just yesterday i heardsomeone scream outside my office when i went to investigate a couple of ladies had walked up on a banded water snake and the one started yelling its a water maccasin (commonly mistaken for) and to go get the hoe from the shop and kill it. luckily i intervened and showed them how to tell the difference and caught it and showed them the markings. not to sure they wouldn't try to kill it i took it and put it in one of my fish plots. It's very happy and safe now. At least until he goes looking for a mate!!

Yeah i am a snake lover,whenever i see one i am like steve irwin i want to catch it and examine it&#039;s colors and markings and attitude. I hate when people kill them for no reason espicially the Non-Poisonous ones.when all they have to do is walk away or bicycle for 5 minutes and it will usally be gone. Just yesterday i heardsomeone scream outside my office when i went to investigate a couple of ladies had walked up on a banded water snake and the one started yelling its a water maccasin (commonly mistaken for) and to go get the hoe from the shop and kill it. luckily i intervened and showed them how to tell the difference and caught it and showed them the markings. not to sure they wouldn&#039;t try to kill it i took it and put it in one of my fish plots. It&#039;s very happy and safe now. At least until he goes looking for a mate!!

Mango

SoWal Insider

I fished a black snake out of my pool in Sowal a couple of weeks ago. It seemed very appreciative, and I sat about 10 feet from it, drinking my coffee, and it hung out a while with me. Didn't seem intimidated, no hissing or anything defensive, just stuck it's tongue out a few times immediately after being rescued. I assumed it was exhausted. It was about 3 feet long, very black, no other markings that I could see. I am looking at pictures of the Indigo and the Racer and I can't tell them apart. :idontno:

I fished a black snake out of my pool in Sowal a couple of weeks ago. It seemed very appreciative, and I sat about 10 feet from it, drinking my coffee, and it hung out a while with me. Didn&#039;t seem intimidated, no hissing or anything defensive, just stuck it&#039;s tongue out a few times immediately after being rescued. I assumed it was exhausted. It was about 3 feet long, very black, no other markings that I could see. I am looking at pictures of the Indigo and the Racer and I can&#039;t tell them apart. :idontno:

Smiling JOe

[quote="scooterbug44, post: 561608"]Are you sure they killed it?

I was told that running big snakes over w/ a car wouldn't kill them because they just tense up their muscles.[/quote]
That makes complete sense. A snake can surely tense its muscles to make a 6000# vehicle bounce over it. I bet humans can also try it. :funn:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="scooterbug44">Are you sure they killed it? 
 
I was told that running big snakes over w/ a car wouldn&#039;t kill them because they just tense up their muscles.</blockquote>That makes complete sense. A snake can surely tense its muscles to make a 6000# vehicle bounce over it. I bet humans can also try it. :funn:

[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 561861"]That makes complete sense. A snake can surely tense its muscles to make a 6000# vehicle bounce over it. I bet humans can also try it. :funn:[/quote]
We were talking about the scootermobile (less than 3,000 lbs) and a BIG snake. :razz:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">That makes complete sense. A snake can surely tense its muscles to make a 6000# vehicle bounce over it. I bet humans can also try it. :funn:</blockquote>We were talking about the scootermobile (less than 3,000 lbs) and a BIG snake. :razz:

seagrovegirl

Black snakes should be left alone for reasons already mentioned.  Now a rattlesnake.....is another story.  I ran one over, a huge one, on Bay Drive years ago in a little Mazda truck...and it disappeared.  I mean it wasn't in the road and it didn't slither off, so that means it is under the truck.  When I got home I opened the door...fas....t and leaped about 10 feet away from the truck.  Never found the snake......eebie-jeebies!!!!

Black snakes should be left alone for reasons already mentioned.  Now a rattlesnake.....is another story.  I ran one over, a huge one, on Bay Drive years ago in a little Mazda truck...and it disappeared.  I mean it wasn&#039;t in the road and it didn&#039;t slither off, so that means it is under the truck.  When I got home I opened the door...fas....t and leaped about 10 feet away from the truck.  Never found the snake......eebie-jeebies!!!!

Lynnie

I used to play with snakes as a little girl.  My brother made a house for one (he took Shop Class that year) and every morning before school I would go check on it and feed it.  It molted!  I was horrified, cried and made my brother set it free.  I won't go out of my way to run over one today, but I also won't endanger humans to avoid running over one.
 
And, yes the black ones take care of the bad ones around........

I used to play with snakes as a little girl. My brother made a house for one (he took Shop Class that year) and every morning before school I would go check on it and feed it. It molted! I was horrified, cried and made my brother set it free. I won&#039;t go out of my way to run over one today, but I also won&#039;t endanger humans to avoid running over one. 
 
And, yes the black ones take care of the bad ones around........

Anyone ever been to the Rattlesnake Roundup in S. GA?  Oooh, I shiver just remembering the noise of the rattlers.
 
My cousin was Rattlesnake Queen!  Twice!

Anyone ever been to the Rattlesnake Roundup in S. GA? Oooh, I shiver just remembering the noise of the rattlers. 
 
My cousin was Rattlesnake Queen! Twice!

No but went to one in Austin Tx when i visited my brother,talk about crazy they would put 40 snakes in a glass booth about 8'x8' and crazy texans would get in there and see how maney they could get in a sack in 2 minutes and not get bit. I saw 4 guy's do it and no one got bit and the winner had about 25 if i remember right (long time ago)

No but went to one in Austin Tx when i visited my brother,talk about crazy they would put 40 snakes in a glass booth about 8&#039;x8&#039; and crazy texans would get in there and see how maney they could get in a sack in 2 minutes and not get bit. I saw 4 guy&#039;s do it and no one got bit and the winner had about 25 if i remember right (long time ago)

sorry thats many    dang prescription drugs!!!

'SHAME ON YOU' to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time.  I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side.  
 
I'm no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down.   I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn't.  :cry:
 
That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I'd vent here.

&#039;SHAME ON YOU&#039; to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time. I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side. 
 
I&#039;m no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down. I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn&#039;t. :cry: 
 
That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I&#039;d vent here.

Shame on the snake killer on Camp Creek Road!

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