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Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
#3719457
08/01/22 09:29 PM
08/01/22 09:29 PM
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Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,188
Chilton County
modoc_333
OP
6 point
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OP
6 point
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,188
Chilton County
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Yes I measured. Not an estimate. What's the biggest you have ever seen? From what I read, one got to 8ft in captivity but 6ft is about the extent in the wild and that is around 15 years old. I normally don't try to kill these but he was about 10 feet from my chicken coop (and I have been getting less eggs lately) and when i went to move him. He went into my shop like he lived there. He had to go.
What's the Alabama record in the wild?
-Keith
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: modoc_333]
#3719536
08/02/22 06:09 AM
08/02/22 06:09 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,008
Colbert County
Teacher One
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,008
Colbert County
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I have moved over a hundred to another place when I catch them here. Chicken Snakes always get a pass, and the wife hates it. I just take them to the woods about a mile away and send them on their way. Poisonous snakes never get a pass.
I can't stand a thief.
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: OlTimer]
#3719556
08/02/22 06:56 AM
08/02/22 06:56 AM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,521
limestone al
scrape
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,521
limestone al
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My mom killed a copperhead over 6ft. But for rat snakes 7 is pretty common Your Mom is now famous!! :)i guess so, we even skinned it a kept it on a long board for a while, I was a kid, but she still talks about it being 6ft, i didn't measure it but can say for sure it was bigger than that 4ft world record.
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: scrape]
#3719597
08/02/22 08:08 AM
08/02/22 08:08 AM
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Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 8,068
Right behind you
Mbrock
Fancy
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Fancy
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 8,068
Right behind you
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My mom killed a copperhead over 6ft. But for rat snakes 7 is pretty common That’s not common at all. I’ve measured hundreds of rat snakes in several states and I’ve never once put a tape on one that was 7’. 6’8” is the longest I’ve seen. I can count on two hands the ones I’ve measured that hit a legit 6’. As for copperheads I’ve taped a 51” and two at 48”. They were from Yazoo , MS and Cherokee Co, AL. I’d have to see a 6’ to believe it lol.
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: modoc_333]
#3719617
08/02/22 08:32 AM
08/02/22 08:32 AM
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Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 16,825
Banana Republic
jb20
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 16,825
Banana Republic
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Biggest copperhead I've seen was almost 4ft laying dead in dried up creek bed...it was a tad swollen but hadn't been dead long...
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Ben Franklin
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: modoc_333]
#3719622
08/02/22 08:39 AM
08/02/22 08:39 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 11,348
Kennedy, al
globe
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 11,348
Kennedy, al
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I’ve seen some monster cotton mouths, but never a copperhead over 4’.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: modoc_333]
#3719628
08/02/22 08:47 AM
08/02/22 08:47 AM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,751
Montgomery, AL
Hunting-231
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,751
Montgomery, AL
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7’ is a full grown one - I’ve seen them, what I believe to be a touch over 6’ but never one near that size.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: Mbrock]
#3719737
08/02/22 11:36 AM
08/02/22 11:36 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,848
Elmore County
Frankie
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 15,848
Elmore County
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My mom killed a copperhead over 6ft. But for rat snakes 7 is pretty common That’s not common at all. I’ve measured hundreds of rat snakes in several states and I’ve never once put a tape on one that was 7’. 6’8” is the longest I’ve seen. I can count on two hands the ones I’ve measured that hit a legit 6’. As for copperheads I’ve taped a 51” and two at 48”. They were from Yazoo , MS and Cherokee Co, AL. I’d have to see a 6’ to believe it lol. Could one even live long enough to get that big. Imagine how thick that sucker would be.
Last edited by Frankie; 08/02/22 11:36 AM.
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: modoc_333]
#3719738
08/02/22 11:37 AM
08/02/22 11:37 AM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 39,449
Marshall County
FurFlyin
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 39,449
Marshall County
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Fishermen ain’t got nothing on snake tales!
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: Mbrock]
#3719749
08/02/22 11:53 AM
08/02/22 11:53 AM
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Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,195
Georgia and Missouri
Semo
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 5,195
Georgia and Missouri
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My mom killed a copperhead over 6ft. But for rat snakes 7 is pretty common That’s not common at all. I’ve measured hundreds of rat snakes in several states and I’ve never once put a tape on one that was 7’. 6’8” is the longest I’ve seen. I can count on two hands the ones I’ve measured that hit a legit 6’. As for copperheads I’ve taped a 51” and two at 48”. They were from Yazoo , MS and Cherokee Co, AL. I’d have to see a 6’ to believe it lol. I agree, not that I go around measuring snakes. Though I did measure a 75" timber rattler. I have never seen a copperhead or cottonmouth close to that size. As far as ratsnakes Ive seen a few pushing that 7-8' range. Though I dont know if they were western/grey ratsnake hybrids or just western ratsnakes.
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: ford150man]
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08/02/22 12:12 PM
08/02/22 12:12 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,751
Montgomery, AL
Hunting-231
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,751
Montgomery, AL
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Do yall’s wives believe you when you say something is 10” too?  10" or 10cm? My wife doesn't understand the metric system, so I feel pretty good about myself when I tell her that I'm toting 10cm.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Re: Killed a 7ft grey rat snake
[Re: Hunting-231]
#3719770
08/02/22 12:14 PM
08/02/22 12:14 PM
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Posts: 18,830
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ford150man
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Posts: 18,830
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Do yall’s wives believe you when you say something is 10” too? 10" or 10cm? My wife doesn't understand the metric system, so I feel pretty good about myself when I tell her that I'm toting 10cm. 
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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