I love snakes and sharks

[Bigdog]

I absolutely hate snakes and totally afraid of them. Mostly because I have three not so great experiences with them. One time my older brother and I were playing wiffle ball and all of sudden he tells me to don't move. A big rat rat snake slithered thru my legs. Another time I was swimming in a lake and two men were fishing off the dock. I got out of the water and I heard one the guys saying he thinks he has good one on his line. So I waited to what he caught. He reeled it in and than gave a good tug. All of sudden this cottonmouth came flying out of the water on his fishing line and landed about 10 ft from me. They told me to go as they killed the snake with a paddle. The third time I was swimming in a lake and I swam underneath this dock. As I was swimming out to a dock in the middle of the lake I heard my mom yelling for me to stop as she pointed to two looked like sticks swimming about 8 ft from me. They were copperheads and they came out just a few minutes after I swam under the dock. I guess I disturbed them. Yeah, snakes and me don't go good together.

 

[Montanalo]

Trouty, this one is for you -- Finally uploaded some of my underwater videos to YouTube. This video is from a trip I made to the Fiji Islands in March, 2017. Believe it or not, the snapper and grouper were more of a risk than the reef sharks.

 

[Rockport]

I was wade fishing on the Texas coast and had a nice stringer of Speckled Trout and Redfish trailing behind me in the water. I heard a commotion behind me but just thought it was my stringer of fish flopping around. Next thing I knew a bull shark had grabbed my stringer and pulled me down with it as it was tied to my waste. I pulled myself up and grabbed the stringer and pulled back. Hey it was a very nice stringer of fish and I didn’t want to give it up! But the damn shark wasn’t giving up either and kept attacking the stringer. I finally got a little worried and cut the stringer lose with my knife. The shark took off with it probably laughing his *** off. I always tie my stringer on now with some 10lb line so it will break off.

 

[Trouty]

I was wade fishing on the Texas coast and had a nice stringer of Speckled Trout and Redfish trailing behind me in the water. I heard a commotion behind me but just thought it was my stringer of fish flopping around. Next thing I knew a bull shark had grabbed my stringer and pulled me down with it as it was tied to my waste. I pulled myself up and grabbed the stringer and pulled back. Hey it was a very nice stringer of fish and I didn’t want to give it up! But the damn shark wasn’t giving up either and kept attacking the stringer. I finally got a little worried and cut the stringer lose with my knife. The shark took off with it probably laughing his *** off. I always tie my stringer on now with some 10lb line so it will break off.

Thank you so much for this story, Rockport! You're lucky that bull went for your stringer and not your calf.

Did you get a good look at the Bull? Size?

 

[Rockport]

Thank you so much for this story, Rockport! You're lucky that bull went for your stringer and not your calf.

Did you get a good look at the Bull? Size?

Looked about 4-5 footer. They’re pretty aggressive butt wipes.

 

[Trouty]

Looked about 4-5 footer. They’re pretty aggressive butt wipes.

They are. And they’re gorgeous.

Did you know that they are part of the diet of Nile crocs?

 

[maxdogg]

I used to hunt Rattlesnakes as a kid.
I still have a box of rattles to prove it!

 

[haleyrules]

What a weirdo!!!

lol. Freak...Should be playing basketball.

 

[Trouty]

Them gat damned casing-liners @Melonfeud!!!!

 

[Trouty]

I used to hunt Rattlesnakes as a kid.
I still have a box of rattles to prove it!

Prove it!!!!!!

 

[Trouty]

lol. Freak...Should be playing basketball.

Boxer, I miss you, brother.

I owe you a few pictures, don’t I, my brother!!!

 

[maxdogg]

Prove it!!!!!!

LOL yeah our cabin was very remote and they were everywhere.
Me and my buddies used to use Crossman 760 air rifles we would pump them at least 15 times and just drill a headshot.
We cooked them in butter and ate them also.

 

[haleyrules]

I prefer the taste of fish...

But not the smell!!

 

[Trouty]

LOL yeah our cabin was very remote and they were everywhere.
Me and my buddies used to use Crossman 760 air rifles we would pump them at least 15 times and just drill a headshot.
We cooked them in butter and ate them also.

Invite your boi next time, K

 

[Trouty]

But not the smell!!

Jack

I miss the beer thread, man.

 

[maxdogg]

Jack

I miss the beer thread, man.

The beer thread misses you boi !!

 

[haleyrules]

Jack

I miss the beer thread, man.

And the beer thread misses you Josh.

 

[haleyrules]

Boxer, I miss you, brother.

I owe you a few pictures, don’t I, my brother!!!

Whats doin Trouty??

 

[haleyrules]

I used to hunt Rattlesnakes as a kid.
I still have a box of rattles to prove it!

 

[Tabascocat]

Trouty, this one is for you -- Finally uploaded some of my underwater videos to YouTube. This video is from a trip I made to the Fiji Islands in March, 2017. Believe it or not, the snapper and grouper were more of a risk than the reef sharks.

Those grouper can be really annoying, dangerous too.