Thread: Close Call

I got a call a few years ago from a guy who had just killed a large copperhead and wanted me to mount it. He went into his grandmother's kitchen and got a Tupperware cake carrier and had his grandmother bring it it my shop. She had some errands to run before she brought it. It was in her back seat. She brought it in while my wife was here. I opened the carrier to lay it out on my work table. When I opened the carrier, the snake threw its head back to strike! Needless to say we weren't very happy about that. A few days in the freezer took care of it. I think the guy had to buy his grandmother a new cake carrier.

I getting ready to mount a 67" timber rattler that was shot in December while a guy was squirrel hunting, He nearly sat on it! I dressed it and my family enjoyed the meat.

I've seen snakes in the middle of winter time fishing ponds. They come out and get sun. I just about stepped on a big cotton mouth 3 weeks ago hiking. They don't scare me much but I sure hate about stepping on one!!!!!