UM-Bot Posted August 14, 2007 #1 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Turns out, even beheaded rattlesnakes can be dangerous. That's what 53-year-old Danny Anderson learned as he was feeding his horses Monday night, when a 5-foot rattler slithered onto his central Washington property, about 50 miles southeast of Yakima. Anderson and his 27-year-old son, Benjamin, pinned the snake with an irrigation pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. A few more strikes to the head left it sitting under a pickup truck. View: Full Article | Source: Boston.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalienan Posted August 14, 2007 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Nerves that aren't dead will do it...Freaky though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted August 14, 2007 #3 Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) You know you're dealing with one tough rattle snake when it refuses to die! LOL! Edited August 14, 2007 by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stygean Hugh Posted August 15, 2007 #4 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) This is not news to me. It's common knowledge in these parts that a rattle snake can bite up to 30-45 min after it looses it's head. fun. Edited August 15, 2007 by stygeanhue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockabyeBillie Posted August 15, 2007 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) I knew they could do that. You gotta keep away from the head for a while after you cut it off. The brain is still functioning enough that it will continue to try and defend itself. A five foot rattle snake though... that's a big snake... Edited August 15, 2007 by xROCKIEx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted August 16, 2007 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2007 (edited) This is not news to me. It's common knowledge in these parts that a rattle snake can bite up to 30-45 min after it looses it's head. fun. Really?!? That long? Wow. Well, I shouldn't be too suprised, headless chickens can run up to 15 feet. I've seen it! I was young and that scared the crap out of me! My father has a sick sense of humor sometimes. I guess that's where I get it! Edited August 16, 2007 by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightWyvern Posted August 17, 2007 #7 Share Posted August 17, 2007 hehe,beat you to it,i posted this topic a few days ago XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted August 17, 2007 #8 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I hate snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted August 17, 2007 #9 Share Posted August 17, 2007 didnt mary queen of scots still speak after she was beheaded Chickens run lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stygean Hugh Posted August 18, 2007 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Really?!? That long? Wow. Well, I shouldn't be too suprised, headless chickens can run up to 15 feet. I've seen it! I was young and that scared the crap out of me! My father has a sick sense of humor sometimes. I guess that's where I get it! Headless zombie chickens! that rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Whisman Posted August 19, 2007 #11 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'll remember that next time I'm around headless snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAKERZ666 Posted August 19, 2007 #12 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Rofl, Even me garden snakes are scary little guy's never know where they are ... Computer...Fish Tank... Tv.. There everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog1974 Posted August 20, 2007 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2007 tastes like chikin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2351 Posted August 23, 2007 #14 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Serves him right for killing the snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels1958 Posted August 29, 2007 #15 Share Posted August 29, 2007 tastes like chikin... It does really! lol We had a nice (sarcasm...) 3 1/2 foot one decide to take up residence under our front door steps (wrought iron, no protection). The cat was playing with it!! It was pretty mad when we found it, the neighbor cooked it up and we all tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annalaura Posted September 7, 2007 #16 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Now I know why I always hated snakes. Maybe they are evil. I glad I came to know more about snakes. Really creepy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdorablyDead Posted September 7, 2007 #17 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I knew they could do that. You gotta keep away from the head for a while after you cut it off. The brain is still functioning enough that it will continue to try and defend itself. A five foot rattle snake though... that's a big snake... how can the brain still function that long after being apart from the body though? It should be dead yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilith Immaculate Posted September 7, 2007 #18 Share Posted September 7, 2007 ive seen it happen first hand... we have to kill some snakes frequently or they'll kill you first.... you chop their heads off and the bloody thing keep snapping...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolvenblood Posted September 8, 2007 #19 Share Posted September 8, 2007 ive seen it happen first hand... we have to kill some snakes frequently or they'll kill you first.... you chop their heads off and the bloody thing keep snapping...... Bet that was a shock the first few times it happened eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettercarpenter Posted September 12, 2007 #20 Share Posted September 12, 2007 ive seen it happen first hand... we have to kill some snakes frequently or they'll kill you first.... you chop their heads off and the bloody thing keep snapping...... Most snakes would rather "run" form people than bite them. Others just feel cornered and feel it to defend themselves. Leave them alone and they will leave you alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettercarpenter Posted September 12, 2007 #21 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Absolutely no snake can strike and in-venomiate after their head is cut off! I know, you see I am an herptoculterist. A what? I keep; raise and breed many different kinds of reptiles, in habitats as close to their own as possible. I used to raise Eastern;Diamond; and Trans pecos rattle snakes. Am I crazy? A little, but I used to raise them for their venom. I would "milk" the snakes of their venom and sell it for anti-venom. I have been called to homes where people have felt cornered and killed a snake. The possibility of haveing a rattle snake that 5 feet long is possible, species by species, and ONLY if it was a female. Female diamonds cna reach a recorded legnth of 54 inches! That is only what is recorded, we beleive that they can get bigger than that. The nervous sytem, boy to understand that and you would be a millionaire. From education and experiences all snakes can still act minutes after their heart stops. It takes a full amount of energy and strength however for a hottie to inject venom, and with their heads removed seperating the muscle and tendons it is very improbable that it could inject venom and bite !. I beleive that the snake venomiated and was then murdered, the old man reached down, mised his target and was hooked by a tooth and infeccted with the venom in its mouth. It could not have been a fang as it takes a speicfic set of muscles to raise and retract the fangs that would have terminated when its head was cut off. In short I donot beleive for even a half of a secoond that a snkes head could expand; bite and invenominate after minutes of its death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zu13 Posted September 19, 2007 #22 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Absolutely no snake can strike and in-venomiate after their head is cut off! I know, you see I am an herptoculterist. what if the snake was not cut right at the head, but it still had a portion of the body attached? The way it was described in the original story, it kind of sounded like maybe the snake was chopped with some of the body remaining attached to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnationangel Posted September 23, 2007 #23 Share Posted September 23, 2007 As a reptile lover, I think he deserved it for killing the snake. The ultimate revenge would have been if the guy died before treatment! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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