Rodney, not to turn this thread into a snake discussion, you are highly
mistaken...

1) Puff adders (Bitis arietans) do not occur in the United States, only in
Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan (thank God).

2) Puff adders are highly poisonous. Its venom is strongly hemotoxic,
destroying bloods cells and causing extensive tissue damage.

Check that Peterson Field Guide to see the snake you are speaking of, snake
id's are not to be taken lightly...

Warren

"Rodney" wrote in message
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bill allemann wrote:

Just curious, why would you shoot snakes?


Having had a 5 foot cotton mouth come in my boat, the answer is simple,
to protect my life,, but every snake in the water is not a cotton mouth,
and every snake is not a threat to you.

Last weekend we were cleaning up around our lake house when my nephew
yelled snake, and ran to his truck for a gun,, I came around the house
to see a perfectly harmless puff adder about 18 inches long, everyone
was yelling for the nephew to shoot the snake, and I said no,, and
showed them how well these little guys will play dead for them, even
with their tongues hanging out of the mouth, not moving, I would flip
him back on his belly,, he would roll back on his back and flop that
tongue out, then totally motionless. I showed them how harmless he was,
and how they had scared him to death,, there was no need in shooting
him, as he was already dead,, everyone laughed, and they then left him
alone. Perhaps I saved another harmless snake.

People down here kill every snake they see,, they don't even want to
take the time to learn the difference between those that will hurt you
and those that won't, they just say only good snake, is a dead one.

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com