Jim Taylor
That's the stuff of nightmares!
Saturday, July 27, 2024, 13:42

And no .. I am NOT a better shot than Gary.

When I lived in Oracle, Arizona the Assembly of God Pastor was a good friend. He knew where all the rattlesnake dens were for miles around. In the Spring he would go out and catch them when they were first coming out. He took me with him and had me shooting their heads off. I stayed in the Jeep, standing on the passenger seat with my 12 ga. single shot. He would throw a snake down into the wash in front of the Jeep and I would take its head off with #6 shot. He kept yelling at me .. "DON'T RUIN THE HIDE! JUST TAKEN THEIR HEADS OFF!"

We would get 10 or 15 an outing and he would skin them and make belt buckles and hat bands that he sold.

He had two metal snake catchers that he caught them with and then he would fling them out in front of the Jeep. It was all quite exciting.