I don't like to kill anything if I don't feel I have to. I did not attempt to kill the other snakes that did not come towards me. The one I shot, I am sure was a Copperhead and it was coming straight for me and fast. I have two sons that love snakes and both have snakes at their homes. This is just to let you know that I do respect what nature has put on this earth but if I feel threatened I will take action. Please do not feel I am offended by your post, I am not at all.
Tony
Niclas Runarsson wrote:
My heart aches when reading these nasty posts.
I'm a herpetologist. I love snakes as much as a
male gynecologist loves... well, you know.
Amazing little creations. Take a step back, give
them a chance to escape. A snake rather splits
than bites.
/Nick
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr�n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] F�r Jimmy D. Moore Skickat: den 1 juni 2004 21:58 Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] �mne: [VFB] My Snake Guns - JIMMY D
My snake gun(s) are Model 30 Stevens .410 Shotgun pistols. Yep, I
have two of them, identical. Their barrels just long enough to be
legal. They look like an old Colt "Long Tom" .44 caliber pistol.
Believe me, when I shoot a snake with a .410 shotgun shell loaded
with number 8's, the snake is history!
Now I know this will generate some questions, so I'll go ahead and splain a few things to you. First, my Dad was a gun collector. He started collecting guns, (rifles, shotguns, pistols) when I was 12 years old. The neat thing about what he collected was that he got all the guns in pairs, one for me and one for him. I have the neatest looking pair of little double barrel .410's that you'll ever see and as Alan Di Soma can attest, my gun cabinet is chocked full of these pairs of rifles, pistols, and shotguns. Several of the pairs have consecutive serial numbers. Second, the two Model 30 Stevens shotgun pistols are the only ones I've ever seen in person. I've seen'em in old gun catalogs, but no where else.
And to make this a legal fishing post, I do take them with me when I'm wading Texas Tanks or shallow sloughs.
Cheers !
JIMMY D
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