Rattlesnakes do strike without provocation, I just don't want them around, but I don't go out of my way to seek them out to hunt them down. I would rather the bull snakes handle the rodent population. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garth & Kim Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] guns
> Greetings, > > Rattlesnakes are not aggressive and I never kill them. They head the other > direction when they hear you coming, so why kill them? They do kill rats > and mice that carry disease, so the snakes are welcome unless they decide > to become egg poachers, then unfortunately I have to kill them. I only > kill snakes that attack with no provocation, while you are sitting still > and they find you. > > As I said, I keep the guns on my farm. I generally carry my 380 in a > shoulder holster, easier to work with than a shot gun. > > Bright Blessings, > Kim _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
