When Larry went out to feed tonight he discovered a large rattlesnake (Larry measured him at a bit over four feet) impeding his way into the barn. It was keeping warm on the concrete pad that is in front of the barn door. He came back in the house and got the shotgun. I went with him to hold the light.
He killed that snake and then while he was out in the big horses' pen he found another one. This one was smaller, only about three feet. This one was harder to kill. It took two blasts from the shotgun and chopping its head off.
The horses were very cautious coming in from the barn. They weren't going past those things until I led the way. That is except for the ponies and food or no they were not going past those snake bodies even if they were twenty feet from the barn. Eventually I did get them to quit trying to check out the snakes and come on in to the barn.
I could do without that kind of fun and games.
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Ai, yi, yi......about the rattlers...ugh! Used to live in Texas; family had property in Bosque County around Lake Whitney in my teenage years. Many hours riding my 1st horse through those acres and MANY rattlesnake stories!
State of Texas used to offer a bounty on the head/tail of a rattler...will never forget it!
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