What a catch!

[Water Wolf]

Hi all I though I would share this photo, and story that went with it.

 It was sent to me as an email.



This prairie rattlesnake was found in Oct.

It was found just South of Katepwa Lake in a field adjacent to highway #56 near the dam spillway.

Thanks to local farmer, Mr. Adam Deutcher, it's no longer a threat to humans or animals in the area.

{MELVILLE HERELD PHOTO}

The rattlesnake was 9 feet 1 inch long and 87 lbs.

WW

[pikemaster789]

lets eat!

[Pigshanks]

These snakes ary more afraid of humans than humans are of them. Too bad it was killed. Just think of the number of gophers this would have killed to grow that big. Nice pic though.

[Wisc.whitetailer]

 I saw that same pic a year ago saying he was from Baraboo Wisconsin.

[Big Burk]

I saw that same pic a year ago saying he was from Baraboo Wisconsin.

ya i doubt that is from the ketepwa lake area, i have never seen a rattle snake and i am always hiking through the hills, and fish the river below the dam alot. but if it is a legit story that is a monster rattler.

[reubenpa]

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/txsnake.asp

according to snopes. its probably an actual pic but bad explaination

[dooberhoopa]

id never go out in that field ever again

[rrfish]

Snakes do eat gophers, but I personally thinks it fun to go out and shoot them with my 10/22.  Gophers make great target practice.

[Pigshanks]

Snakes do eat gophers, but I personally thinks it fun to go out and shoot them with my 10/22.  Gophers make great target practice.

I used to use the little buggers for target practice as well, until the brain dead liberal government of that time took away our right to own property, err.... I mean guns.

[pikemaster789]

I used to use the little buggers for target practice as well, until the brain dead liberal government of that time took away our right to own property, err.... I mean guns.

did you guys eat em, or just leave em lay?

[Pigshanks]

Never did eat one, but the neighborhood cats used to have a feed. An old farmer used to give us $.10 for each tail we'd bring him. Some days we could make almost $5 a piece.

[pikemaster789]

Never did eat one, but the neighborhood cats used to have a feed. An old farmer used to give us $.10 for each tail we'd bring him. Some days we could make almost $5 a piece.

d**n that many of them you guys would kill must have kept you guys busy. did you guys pile them up somewhere or leave them where you shot them

[Pigshanks]

d**n that many of them you guys would kill must have kept you guys busy. did you guys pile them up somewhere or leave them where you shot them

Cut off the tail and leave'em  there. What the cats didn't eat the coyotes would. Go back the next day and there would be nothing left.

[pikemaster789]

Cut off the tail and leave'em  there. What the cats didn't eat the coyotes would. Go back the next day and there would be nothing left.

figured the coyotes would be clean up. I bet they liked you

[livinbass]

why would you kill it do you eat them?Looks huge been around for a wile how old do you think it is?