Totally random thread

[TDub]

Its nice that some people who "dont venture into the low value property areas nor would they in any city" feel the need to continually comment on anything regarding someone elses area or experiences.

How are the 2 even related? You are really stretching to try to toss dirt.

Sounds familiar

[Deleted User 880]

Gutter, mere minutes away from every single Chicago tragedy.

Not sure what you mean. Minutes away in regards to location/distance or minutes away from when it happened?
Either way, NO.
Never claimed to be.

"Mere minutes" away from SOME tragedies but hardly "every single" one.
I live a few blocks from the Mag Mile. I am usually within a mile or two of there. Then add another 4 block radius (for being close and/or "mere minutes away") and that covers a large area but not all that far in proximity. LOTS of things happen each and every day - many if not most of which can be easily verified by multiple resources available on Twitter.
Now that I have really thought about it, the incident that happened yesterday was I think a block and a half west and two blocks south of where I was at the time that it occurred.

There was a harsh car accident today near 31st and lake shore drive which was NOT near me nor was I mere minutes away. I would post the video but someone was decapitated and it's very unpleasant.

[Overlander]

Ok, this is an absolutely insane article.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... a-cicadina

[japhy]

I guess that explains why my dogs love to eat those bastards.

[Overlander]

I guess that explains why my dogs love to eat those bastards.

Exactly.

[Deleted User 89]

copperheads love em

actually, a number of species of snakes are opportunistic gorgers of them

[ousdahl]

Fish love em too, killer live bait

[TDub]

Did you see em down copperhead road?

[Overlander]

copperheads love em

actually, a number of species of snakes are opportunistic gorgers of them

One of my coworkers and i were talking about this today. How you can find a copperhead under a tree when cicadas are out, and pretty much grab a copperhead and throw it in a dumpster. It is nearly asleep.

[Deleted User 89]

why would you throw it in a dumpster?

[TDub]

I havent seen a copperhead in years. Rattlesnakes...yes, often. Copperhead nope. Also no water moccasins up here, i dont miss those slithering serpents of death. Everytime i saw one i thought of Lonesome Dove.

[Deleted User 89]

the rattlesnakes in your neck of the woods are pretty spectacular. the whole group that occurs along the coast, the Northern and Southern Pacific rattlers are marvels of evolution

the venom is incredibly diverse depending on which population or subpopulation you’re looking at

those from Sutter Buttes, CA might have the most complex venom repertoire of any rattlesnake population, in the US or elsewhere

[ousdahl]

I think copperheads are mostly an eastern US thing? I think Kansas is the far north and west end of their range.

Water moccasins tend to be even further east and south yet.

But let’s keep this thread on topic!

So I was fishing several miles up a forest road last night. Right at dusk, I hike back to my truck, and the lights are still randomly on?!?!

Fortunately the truck still started, albeit with slow cranks. But the truck is engineered for the lights to turn off when the engine is turned off! Specifically, when the engine is turned off and a door is opened. They’ve never stayed on before.

So why would they randomly stay on?!

And of course, stay on up a forest road with spotty cell service, and nobody else around but moose.

[jhawks99]

[Deleted User 89]

beat me to it, 99

[TDub]

the rattlesnakes in your neck of the woods are pretty spectacular. the whole group that occurs along the coast, the Northern and Southern Pacific rattlers are marvels of evolution

the venom is incredibly diverse depending on which population or subpopulation you’re looking at

those from Sutter Buttes, CA might have the most complex venom repertoire of any rattlesnake population, in the US or elsewhere

I think those are only on the west side

Weve got western rattlers and great basin rattlers. They say theyre arent any diamondbacks here but i know people who have caught them here.


I was driving at dusk one night and saw westerns (i think) all over the road. Saw a dust cloud, stopped and got out and went to the side of the road and saw a big ol snakepile. Probably 30+ rattlers all twisted together.

[Deleted User 89]

the rattlesnakes in your neck of the woods are pretty spectacular. the whole group that occurs along the coast, the Northern and Southern Pacific rattlers are marvels of evolution

the venom is incredibly diverse depending on which population or subpopulation you’re looking at

those from Sutter Buttes, CA might have the most complex venom repertoire of any rattlesnake population, in the US or elsewhere

I think those are only on the west side

Weve got western rattlers and great basin rattlers. They say theyre arent any diamondbacks here but i know people who have caught them here.


I was driving at dusk one night and saw westerns (i think) all over the road. Saw a dust cloud, stopped and got out and went to the side of the road and saw a big ol snakepile. Probably 30+ rattlers all twisted together.

western diamondbacks don’t occur that far north, i can guarantee you that

many species, including great basins and mojaves are often mistaken for western diamondbacks, but their distribution only spans from SE Cali, S Nev, S/SW AZ, most of NM and TX, S/C OK and maybe into extreme S KS (and an introduce population in central KS at Kanopolis Lake), and then into W/C Ark

[pdub]

I was bitten by a copperhead - didn't break through the work glove however.
I've seen water mocs also in the wild - but never seen a rattlesnake.
Heard em though.

[ousdahl]

Isn’t there an adage that if you puss off a rattler, it’ll try to retreat

If you piss off a copperhead, it’ll stubbornly hold its ground

If you piss off a water moccasin, it’ll come right after you

[ousdahl]

I’ve never seen a live rattler in the wild though, somehow

I’ve seen more copperheads than I can remember. (The babies with the bright green tails are almost cute)

Same with water moccasins, including one pushing 5 feet long and as thick as a hulk hogan bicep that somehow took out an adult catfish in open water