Rattlesnakes? Are there any left?

Pineedles · 03-13-2007, 06:52 PM

The purpose of this initial post was to help "protect the Rattlesnake". I anticipated a post on" let me tell you what rattlesnakes did to me". Sure enough, it appeared. Personally, I am afraid of snakes. I screamed like a girl, (sorry for the sexist remark) back in "83 when removing some concrete steps from my CT property and mid lift uncovered a whole nest of the nasty devils.

So, getting back to the original post. I have never seen a rattlesnake on our Moultonborough property in 50+ years. Nor is there any reference to RS encounters in the 125 years on the property; and believe me we were bloggers back then.

Yankee · 03-13-2007, 07:11 PM

Kevin,

I have seen a Timber Rattler, or what looks like one coiled up under some big rocks that make up one of my stone walls. I highly suggest that you wander the Scruton Conservation Easement that lies just west of Blue Job Mountain in Farmington. That area has some old growth forest and the lower areas appear to have been never abused by man.

RattlesnakeHunter · 01-21-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Yankee

Kevin,

I have seen a Timber Rattler, or what looks like one coiled up under some big rocks that make up one of my stone walls. I highly suggest that you wander the Scruton Conservation Easement that lies just west of Blue Job Mountain in Farmington. That area has some old growth forest and the lower areas appear to have been never abused by man.

Do you think it had a Rattle....the area is quite a place and I have heard a few stories but this rekindles my interest..

THanks....I forgot to come back here to see if anyone had anything good to tell..

Thanks - -Kevin

03-13-2007, 06:52 PM	#1
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	Is SteveA Listening? The purpose of this initial post was to help "protect the Rattlesnake". I anticipated a post on" let me tell you what rattlesnakes did to me". Sure enough, it appeared. Personally, I am afraid of snakes. I screamed like a girl, (sorry for the sexist remark) back in "83 when removing some concrete steps from my CT property and mid lift uncovered a whole nest of the nasty devils. So, getting back to the original post. I have never seen a rattlesnake on our Moultonborough property in 50+ years. Nor is there any reference to RS encounters in the 125 years on the property; and believe me we were bloggers back then.

03-13-2007, 07:11 PM	#2
Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 150 Thanks: 19 Thanked 38 Times in 23 Posts	Kevin, I have seen a Timber Rattler, or what looks like one coiled up under some big rocks that make up one of my stone walls. I highly suggest that you wander the Scruton Conservation Easement that lies just west of Blue Job Mountain in Farmington. That area has some old growth forest and the lower areas appear to have been never abused by man.