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Old 06-27-14, 01:45 PM   #1
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NorCal Rattlesnake Hunter

Hi All... NorCal Rattlesnake hunter here, for PICS and VID... I am a true believer in respectful catch and release.

I am a long time member and contributor to another web site in CA... CalGuns... a firearms website. They use the same vBulletin site shell, so getting around here is already very familiar to me.

I make my home in Ukiah, CA and with the aid of my GF Miss Denise, we hunt the Cow Mountain BLM OHV in Mendocino and Lake Counties.

Here is a video and digital image of one rattler we visit every now and then... we named him 'Sylvester' - SLY for short... because when we first met him... he was a TUFF booger to catch.

I have to tell you, I cannot do this without Denise, she is my 360º eyes and ears when I'm in photography mode.

NOTE: We recently ordered Snake Guardz and a Pillstrum.

The following is a sampling of our passion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZ9CRDMaW8


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Old 06-27-14, 08:40 PM   #2
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Welcome and best wishes John. Nice video and pic. Stay safe.
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Hey and welcome!
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Welcome aboard, nice video
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Cool video, I find it really interesting the way he flicks his tongue all the way up and down.
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Old 06-27-14, 11:28 PM   #6
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Welcome and best wishes John. Nice video and pic. Stay safe.
Thank you... Me and Denise have a TON more video.

We are total NEWBS... we both ordered all new snake guard leggings, and a Pillstrom... new boots.

I can't believe the MODs let me add a pic and a vid on my first post... thank you MODs

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Cool video, I find it really interesting the way he flicks his tongue all the way up and down.
Oh... haha... I know, I try to get pics when he has it straight UP... but... man... he's TOO fast.

Anyway, that rattler is a Northern Pacific... he has a permanent home there where we found him about a month ago.

We stop and visit him every time we go snake hunting, if they's no people around... I don't want people to know where he is, they might hurt him

We measured him at 43" long w/o the rattle, and 11" around the girth... ohhh he's a BIG BOY

Thank you all, everybody for a fine welcome... I am not here to teach... I am here to LEARN...!
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Welcome. More pics im in northen Ontario Canada. It is nice to see.
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Old 06-28-14, 01:45 PM   #9
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Thank you everyone, really appreciate all the welcome response.

As a newb to snakes and especially venomous snakes, I am here to learn.
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Old 06-28-14, 04:04 PM   #10
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Very good picture, welcome
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Hey! Nice video. I love snakes, but I prefer to watch the poisonous ones from far, far away. lOl
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