Rattlesnake carnage

wheelz

2:34p, 5/8/24

I keep forgetting to post this but last month on a turkey hunt in Pearsall I ran into one of my bucket list trophies. Had help from an ex TexAgger chick who was luckily raised in the wild so she dispatched him for me.

And none of my local spineless taxidermists would take him so I left him in Pearsall to be mounted. Gonna look great on the bourbon bar.

CS78

2:53p, 5/8/24

Cool. How many rattles?

I always wanted a big old nasty cotton mouth mounted with its mouth open. Not on a base, so it could be strategically placed as needed.

bam02

3:02p, 5/8/24

Alright now we are gonna need a pic of that thing and the bar when it's done!

Doc Hayworth

3:26p, 5/8/24

In reply to CS78

I counted 14 or 15

wheelz

3:30p, 5/8/24

In reply to CS78

CS78 said:
Cool. How many rattles?

I always wanted a big old nasty cotton mouth mounted with its mouth open. Not on a base, so it could be strategically placed as needed.

14 with some broken off. Big ol' boy.

B-1 83

4:09p, 5/8/24

In reply to wheelz

wheelz said:
CS78 said:
Cool. How many rattles?

I always wanted a big old nasty cotton mouth mounted with its mouth open. Not on a base, so it could be strategically placed as needed.
14 with some broken off. Big ol' boy.

That would make a buzz!

Being in TexAgs jail changes a man……..no, not really

Apache

4:22p, 5/8/24

Now I want a rattlesnake mounted for my bar. Thanks wheelz!
If I could somehow get a rattler & a roadrunner fighting mounted... THAT would be awesome!

wheelz

7:37p, 5/8/24

In reply to Apache

Apache said:
Now I want a rattlesnake mounted for my bar. Thanks wheelz!
If I could somehow get a rattler & a roadrunner fighting mounted... THAT would be awesome!

Shouldn't be a problem if you have any south Texas connections. And there has to be a bourbon that rattlesnake themed. I know there's a cinnamon Snake Bite at least.

$240 Worth of Pudding

9:23p, 5/8/24

In reply to wheelz

Fantastic pic! Hell that's almost as good as the mount is gonna be!

mandevilleag

9:32p, 5/8/24

In reply to Apache

Apache said:
Now I want a rattlesnake mounted for my bar. Thanks wheelz!
If I could somehow get a rattler & a roadrunner fighting mounted... THAT would be awesome!

Or a roadrunner and a coyote!

It might be difficult to find a legit taxidermist willing to do a roadrunner mount though. I know it's illegal to kill them, but perhaps there are old mounts available pre-MBTA.

Atreides Ornithopter

9:36p, 5/8/24

It would have been a better pic if the snake was wearing a Texags shirt.

LRHF

10:37p, 5/8/24

Thanks for posting , what a cool rattler!

fullback44

11:28p, 5/8/24

That's a little scary looking

DargelSkout

5:44a, 5/9/24

Looks like that guy has been eating well.

Yesterday

7:24a, 5/9/24

What nightmares are made of.

txags92

7:47a, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

wheelz said:
I keep forgetting to post this but last month on a turkey hunt in Pearsall I ran into one of my bucket list trophies. Had help from an ex TexAgger chick who was luckily raised in the wild so she dispatched him for me.

And none of my local spineless taxidermists would take him so I left him in Pearsall to be mounted. Gonna look great on the bourbon bar.

We all just going to sit around pretending we didn't see that part of the story? Acting like rules don't apply to him or something?

Mas89

8:14a, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

I agree Wheelz. She should be in the photo also…

wheelz

9:07a, 5/9/24

In reply to txags92

txags92 said:
wheelz said:
I keep forgetting to post this but last month on a turkey hunt in Pearsall I ran into one of my bucket list trophies. Had help from an ex TexAgger chick who was luckily raised in the wild so she dispatched him for me.

And none of my local spineless taxidermists would take him so I left him in Pearsall to be mounted. Gonna look great on the bourbon bar.
We all just going to sit around pretending we didn't see that part of the story? Acting like rules don't apply to him or something?

. Wish I had bikini pics for you.

txags92

11:08a, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

Well done sir! I had seen that photo elsewhere so I knew you could do it. I just wanted to make sure the rest of these slackers around here understood how Rule #1 compliance looked in real time.

Oh, and did you mean "raised in the wild"? Or "raising the wild"?

HtownAg92

11:19a, 5/9/24

In reply to txags92

txags92 said:

Well done sir! I had seen that photo elsewhere so I knew you could do it. I just wanted to make sure the rest of these slackers around here understood how Rule #1 compliance looked in real time.

Oh, and did you mean "raised in the wild"? Or "raising the wild"?

An attractive Christian country girl who loves the outdoors and is not afraid of snakes -- that's a unicorn.

txags92

11:36a, 5/9/24

In reply to HtownAg92

HtownAg92 said:
txags92 said:

Well done sir! I had seen that photo elsewhere so I knew you could do it. I just wanted to make sure the rest of these slackers around here understood how Rule #1 compliance looked in real time.

Oh, and did you mean "raised in the wild"? Or "raising the wild"?
An attractive Christian country girl who loves the outdoors and is not afraid of snakes -- that's a unicorn.

And I bet her favorite thing about that pic is that the snake is so large it makes her look short.

2ndChanceAg96

11:38a, 5/9/24

Wheelz has this thread on point!!

There is a 7 footer hanging at my moms that I killed many years ago in high school. It had 23 or 24 rattles I believe. I used to keep them in my truck but over the years they fell apart.

wheelz

11:41a, 5/9/24

In reply to txags92

txags92 said:

Well done sir! I had seen that photo elsewhere so I knew you could do it. I just wanted to make sure the rest of these slackers around here understood how Rule #1 compliance looked in real time.

Oh, and did you mean "raised in the wild"? Or "raising the wild"?

Yes!

wheelz

11:43a, 5/9/24

In reply to 2ndChanceAg96

2ndChanceAg96 said:
Wheelz has this thread on point!!

There is a 7 footer hanging at my moms that I killed many years ago in high school. It had 23 or 24 rattles I believe. I used to keep them in my truck but over the years they fell apart.

I heard that back in the day there was a 10K bounty on any 8 foot rattler, and nonody ever claimed it.

2ndChanceAg96

11:46a, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

I was told by many at the time that I could have made some good coin had I captured it alive. High School says hell to the no though. I clearly remember the entire process of dispatching it and I was shaking the entire time. LOL.

O.G.

12:34p, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

wheelz said:
txags92 said:
wheelz said:
I keep forgetting to post this but last month on a turkey hunt in Pearsall I ran into one of my bucket list trophies. Had help from an ex TexAgger chick who was luckily raised in the wild so she dispatched him for me.

And none of my local spineless taxidermists would take him so I left him in Pearsall to be mounted. Gonna look great on the bourbon bar.
We all just going to sit around pretending we didn't see that part of the story? Acting like rules don't apply to him or something?
. Wish I had bikini pics for you.

Thanks, we can take it from here.....

O.G.

12:42p, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

wheelz said:
2ndChanceAg96 said:
Wheelz has this thread on point!!

There is a 7 footer hanging at my moms that I killed many years ago in high school. It had 23 or 24 rattles I believe. I used to keep them in my truck but over the years they fell apart.
I heard that back in the day there was a 10K bounty on any 8 foot rattler, and nonody ever claimed it.

Bob Ramsey (A&M Class of 43) Rancher and Writer had one in his house that was 8ft 4inches.

Bob said he found him in a stack of tires.

wheelz

2:13p, 5/9/24

In reply to HtownAg92

HtownAg92 said:
txags92 said:

Well done sir! I had seen that photo elsewhere so I knew you could do it. I just wanted to make sure the rest of these slackers around here understood how Rule #1 compliance looked in real time.

Oh, and did you mean "raised in the wild"? Or "raising the wild"?
An attractive Christian country girl who loves the outdoors and is not afraid of snakes -- that's a unicorn.

She's definitely unicorny.

one safe place

9:23p, 5/9/24

In reply to wheelz

wheelz said:
txags92 said:
wheelz said:
I keep forgetting to post this but last month on a turkey hunt in Pearsall I ran into one of my bucket list trophies. Had help from an ex TexAgger chick who was luckily raised in the wild so she dispatched him for me.

And none of my local spineless taxidermists would take him so I left him in Pearsall to be mounted. Gonna look great on the bourbon bar.
We all just going to sit around pretending we didn't see that part of the story? Acting like rules don't apply to him or something?
. Wish I had bikini pics for you.

Very pretty gal!

cheeky

9:52p, 5/9/24

Come on guys! Username checks out

Outstanding post

SW AG80

10:44a, 5/10/24

In reply to Doc Hayworth

I did too.

And I'm happy to say I have never seen one that big.

buda91

2:11p, 5/10/24

In reply to SW AG80

SW AG80 said:
I did too.

And I'm happy to say I have never seen one that big.

TWSS.