Yeah, they eat a ton of mice.

Jun 16, 2021
9:05:57pm

DraperCoug22 Starter

You’re right, they can go a while without eating (and the entire winter). But in the spring/summer they will eat several mice a week.

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Why are rattlesnakes protected in Utah? You're not allowed to kill them

CarolinaCoug

6/16/21 6:34pm

Because we like what rattlesnakes eat even less than rattlesnakes.

All-American

6/16/21 6:39pm

Hawks, falcons, owls, foxes, coyotes, snakes, bobcats, cats, traps, D-con. Must suck to be a mouse.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:11pm

yeah, well ask SW Idaho that has a mouse problem right now

ChinaFan

6/16/21 7:16pm

I don’t know that dude. But Google “mouse infestation Mali Australia” if you want to see a good infestation.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:18pm

Sorry, YouTube search—not Google.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:30pm

Probably in part to deter the idiot from getting himself bit.

SinkingQuffa

6/16/21 6:40pm

RE: Probably in part to deter the idiot from getting himself bit.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

6/16/21 6:52pm

There is a mutation of rattle snakes without rattles. So we want to keep the ones that rattle reproducing rather than

Probable Sacko

6/16/21 6:43pm

Mutated rattlesnakes? E yikes

TNT

6/16/21 7:58pm

They can also swarm in tornado’s, or “snakenado’s” if you will.

Probable Sacko

6/17/21 12:55am

My people call them copperheads.

SinkingQuffa

6/16/21 8:59pm

There aren't that many left. All of the building has destoyed the habitat

Nat Gas Man

6/16/21 6:46pm

In Utah the populations are generally healthy. But certainly in developed areas

DraperCoug22

6/16/21 6:51pm

Lots of habitat west and east of the Wasatch Front.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:17pm

Holy well fed

TNT

6/16/21 7:59pm

Why would you kill one otherwise?

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/16/21 6:46pm

As a big fan of all wildlife, especially reptiles, most animals deserve to

DraperCoug22

6/16/21 6:49pm

Cool. But do they really eat that many mice? Reptiles can go a long time without eating. Foxes can’t. And snakes aren’t.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:21pm

Yeah, they eat a ton of mice.

DraperCoug22

6/16/21 9:05pm

Plus, there are a lot more rattlesnakes than the other predatory mammals.

DraperCoug22

6/16/21 9:09pm

RE: Why are rattlesnakes protected in Utah? You're not allowed to kill them

kcca

6/16/21 6:51pm

Can we get an exception to kill the ones that don’t make a warning rattle?

CougGolf

6/16/21 6:52pm

Yeah, there are quite a few that don’t rattle unless you really harass them.

Brisco

6/16/21 7:22pm

Echoing what has already been said: (1) They serve a purpose and (2) There…

Richard McCoy Jr.

6/16/21 7:24pm

Watched a YouTube video of a guy with several venomous snakes.

rad dawg

6/16/21 7:28pm

I can’t imagine a situation where you have to kill one in self defense.

Brisco

6/16/21 8:05pm

Your point about not seeing them is why you kill them.

CarolinaCoug

6/16/21 8:23pm

We need more.

All-American

6/16/21 8:27pm

More snakes , yes, more rattle snakes..no. unless all thevrzttler lovers agree

CarolinaCoug

6/16/21 11:26pm

They’re almost always minding their own business and not hurting anyone…

DraperCoug22

6/16/21 9:15pm

Snakes are poisonous because they are the most fragile animals out there.

SinkingQuffa

6/16/21 9:30pm

How do you kill what you cannot see?

Richard McCoy Jr.

6/17/21 12:09am

use a shovel to kill it. use the shovel to bury it. if anybody rats you out, use the shovel to hit them upside the head

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