Tower Business. (Danger)

[smokerjim]

LOL---I remember years ago, I was Trout fishing at Pine Flats, which is part of the Little Bushkill, right near Pickerel Inn, on Rt 402, Pike County. There was a big snake right in front of me, at the edge of the water, and every time I reeled my line in I'd make sure it didn't go near him.
Then a Guy & his kid walked by me, and the guy said, "Doing Any Good?" I replied that I couldn't concentrate with this Big-ass Snake right in front of me. He stopped & looked at it, and says, "Do you like snakes?---Do you want me to shoot it?" I replied, "If you knew me, you wouldn't ask such a dumb question---Be My Guest!!" He reached in his jacket & pulled out a nice 357 Magnum-----Boom---Boom!!! Two shots!! LOL, One shot would have been plenty, but it was obvious he liked snakes as much as I did. I said "Thanks", and shook his hand, and he walked away. We fellow Snake-Lovers have to stick together!!

Bear

Yeah that can ruin your trip thank God for guns. I remember years ago me and a buddy were fishing at shahola dam one night when we came to the boat launch to go home there was a big snake laying there, when the boat hit the shore the snake went into the water so we got our flashlight out to see where it went, it didn't go far it was just laying in about 2 feet of water next to our boat so my buddy kept dragging his lure in front of it and sure enough after a couple times the snake grabbed it and I said nice job a#$hole now what ya going to do he said I guess I just lost 5 bucks and cut his line now I was more worried that now we have a mad snake and no idea where it is now.

 

[Bearcarver]

Yeah that can ruin your trip thank God for guns. I remember years ago me and a buddy were fishing at shahola dam one night when we came to the boat launch to go home there was a big snake laying there, when the boat hit the shore the snake went into the water so we got our flashlight out to see where it went, it didn't go far it was just laying in about 2 feet of water next to our boat so my buddy kept dragging his lure in front of it and sure enough after a couple times the snake grabbed it and I said nice job a#$hole now what ya going to do he said I guess I just lost 5 bucks and cut his line now I was more worried that now we have a mad snake and no idea where it is now.

I got one on one time, by accident---Never saw him until he took my live minnow. That was in Little Bushkill, between Beaver Run & Pine Flats.

You just mentioned one of those places I quit going to years ago, because of Snakes.
The North side of Rt 6, in the Shohola Creek, below the Dam. There was a steep path near the east end of the Bridge that led down to the creek. Much too many freaking Snakes down there for me!!!

Bear

 

[smokerjim]

I got one on one time, by accident---Never saw him until he took my live minnow. That was in Little Bushkill, between Beaver Run & Pine Flats.

You just mentioned one of those places I quit going to years ago, because of Snakes.
The North side of Rt 6, in the Shohola Creek, below the Dam. There was a steep path near the east end of the Bridge that led down to the creek. Much too many freaking Snakes down there for me!!!

Bear

i never did fish in the creek, i fished the lake lot's of times we used to go after work and fish for bass until dark then stay for bullheads for a couple hours, the weirdest thing about that lake was at night around 10:00-10:30 there use to be a hatch of these little black knat like bugs the air would be so thick with them we would stop fishing and just pull a jacket over our heads and wait for it to clear up which usually took like a 1/2 hour. us and the boat would be just covered with them. not sure what was worse that or the snakes. but the fishing was pretty good there.

 

[forktender]

Yup---That's about all they're good for---Fried Rattlesnake, hat bands & Belts!!
I ate Beaver years ago (LOL) at a Big Game Dinner.
In fact there was a Bar in PA that had it there, and I had their Bumper Sticker that read "I ATE BEAVER AT TOMBSTONE INN"

Bear

A bar by the name Tombstone Inn doesn't sound like a place that I would be eating beaver.

Rattle snakes don't bother me at all, I used to catch them on the Mt behind my parents house and sell them to UC Davis for their venom. I don't know how many I've caught by hand, I actually like when they coil around my arm and start rattling, I used to freak out my girlfriends when I caught a lively buzztail and tossed them in a pillow case then toss them on the floor boards of my old single cab pick up.
Ever try driving an hour with someone sitting on your lap?


The only snakes that bother me are the ones that you almost step on without seeing them.

 

[Bearcarver]

i never did fish in the creek, i fished the lake lot's of times we used to go after work and fish for bass until dark then stay for bullheads for a couple hours, the weirdest thing about that lake was at night around 10:00-10:30 there use to be a hatch of these little black knat like bugs the air would be so thick with them we would stop fishing and just pull a jacket over our heads and wait for it to clear up which usually took like a 1/2 hour. us and the boat would be just covered with them. not sure what was worse that or the snakes. but the fishing was pretty good there.

I was in the middle of one of those "Hatches" during a Beth Steel Fishing contest, at Fairview Lake. Had to keep my hand over my beer can!!! When it was over my boat looked like it was "Fur-Lined". BTW: I won that contest with a 4+ pound LM Bass I caught on a 4" Perch I caught.

WE used to fish the Whole Shohola Creek when I was a Kid. Then when they made the lake out of it, we fished the Lake, but we still continued to fish the creek, from the Dam of the Lake downstream to the bridge on Rt 6.
We also Deer hunted there, since it's State Game Lands, and lots of Deer there.
And Shohola was also one of the "Bear Check Stations" in those days. Don't know if it still is.
We used to stop there every Bear Season to check with "Gary Aldt" to see what Bears were being brought in to be checked.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

A bar by the name Tombstone Inn doesn't sound like a place that I would be eating beaver.

Rattle snakes don't bother me at all, I used to catch them on the Mt behind my parents house and sell them to UC Davis for their venom. I don't know how many I've caught by hand, I actually like when they coil around my arm and start rattling, I used to freak out my girlfriends when I caught a lively buzztail and tossed them in a pillow case then toss them on the floor boards of my old single cab pick up.
Ever try driving an hour with someone sitting on your lap?


The only snakes that bother me are the ones that you almost step on without seeing them.

I got a Buddy like that. (The guy who lives in Potter County in his Self-Built Log Cabin, with all the Bears around him). He was once driving with his Parents along, in his Blazer, and he saw a Timber Rattler leaving the road, into the woods. He stopped & went into the woods after it. He had flip-flops & Shorts on, and it was through Mountain Laurel & Huckleberry bushes. He caught it & killed it, and put it in his truck. Then he Skun it and Stretched it on a board. I saw it when he finished it---It was 44" long.

And I still Hate Snakes!!!

Bear

 

[smokerjim]

I was in the middle of one of those "Hatches" during a Beth Steel Fishing contest, at Fairview Lake. Had to keep my hand over my beer can!!! When it was over my boat looked like it was "Fur-Lined". BTW: I won that contest with a 4+ pound LM Bass I caught on a 4" Perch I caught.

WE used to fish the Whole Shohola Creek when I was a Kid. Then when they made the lake out of it, we fished the Lake, but we still continued to fish the creek, from the Dam of the Lake downstream to the bridge on Rt 6.
We also Deer hunted there, since it's State Game Lands, and lots of Deer there.
And Shohola was also one of the "Bear Check Stations" in those days. Don't know if it still is.
We used to stop there every Bear Season to check with "Gary Aldt" to see what Bears were being brought in to be checked.

Bear

Is that the Fairview lake up by shahola, totally forgot about that one, used to fish there also, if I remember right it was in between shahola and the Paupak off of rt. 6

 

[Bearcarver]

Is that the Fairview lake up by shahola, totally forgot about that one, used to fish there also, if I remember right it was in between shahola and the Paupak off of rt. 6

That's close---Tafton, About 3 miles SouthEast of Lake Wallenpaupack, on Rt 390.
Nice Lake---Motors are allowed.
The lake is Private, but there is one State access with Boat ramp, so once you're on the Lake you can go anywhere. The State also stocks Trout at that State Access.

Bear

 

[smokerjim]

That's close---Tafton, About 3 miles SouthEast of Lake Wallenpaupack, on Rt 390.
Nice Lake---Motors are allowed.
The lake is Private, but there is one State access with Boat ramp, so once you're on the Lake you can go anywhere. The State also stocks Trout at that State Access.

Bear

yeah that must be one i'm thinking of, sort of remember it was tough turning the boat trailer around to back in the water the access was so narrow, there wasn't any parking lot so everyone parked along the access road.

 

[xray]

Bear, ever hear or go to the rattlesnake roundup in Noxen? I get the chills just thinking about them.

 

[Danabw]

Glad no one was hurt, that's a relief.

Freaking beautiful animals, just love 'em, they are so perfectly designed. Don't want them near me, tho!!

 

[Bearcarver]

yeah that must be one i'm thinking of, sort of remember it was tough turning the boat trailer around to back in the water the access was so narrow, there wasn't any parking lot so everyone parked along the access road.

Yup----A little tricky to turn the Skeeter I used to have, but most of the time we just took Rowboats on Roof Racks & in the back of Pickups.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Bear, ever hear or go to the rattlesnake roundup in Noxen? I get the chills just thinking about them.

I heard of them, but wouldn't want to go to one without my Shotgun!

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Glad no one was hurt, that's a relief.

Freaking beautiful animals, just love 'em, they are so perfectly designed. Don't want them near me, tho!!

Yup--But Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Well now, that would sure catch your attention!! At least they aren't eating the wiring. LOL
Gary

Yup----That was one of the things I liked about Hawaii, when I was stationed there.
They say there are ZERO snakes on the Island of Oahu!!

Bear

 

[uncle eddie]

that sure would be a surprise!!!

I work outdoors as well...I don't mind the snakes I see. What I mind are the snakes that surprise me.

 

[Danabw]

Yup----That was one of the things I liked about Hawaii, when I was stationed there.
They say there are ZERO snakes on the Island of Oahu!!

Bear

I hope that's still true. Unfortunately some of the islands do have snakes in them thanks to folks bringing them over and leaving them behind. since they weren't part of the natural habitat ecology they don't fit in well and it can be very disruptive. A lot like the non-native wild pigs.

We see Rattlers here in SoCal and as noted the ones I see I love, the ones I don't see till I hear scare the crap out of me. The babies are the worst, you have to be careful in spring because if one of the little ones bites you they really overdo it on the venom, they don't really have any self-control, and you can get an even worse dose than you can from an adult.

 

[Bearcarver]

I hope that's still true. Unfortunately some of the islands do have snakes in them thanks to folks bringing them over and leaving them behind. since they weren't part of the natural habitat ecology they don't fit in well and it can be very disruptive. A lot like the non-native wild pigs.

We see Rattlers here in SoCal and as noted the ones I see I love, the ones I don't see till I hear scare the crap out of me. The babies are the worst, you have to be careful in spring because if one of the little ones bites you they really overdo it on the venom, they don't really have any self-control, and you can get an even worse dose than you can from an adult.

The thing that amazed us was when we went out on Maneuvers (war games), there were a bunch of Mongoose running around, with no snakes to play with !!!

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

that sure would be a surprise!!!

I work outdoors as well...I don't mind the snakes I see. What I mind are the snakes that surprise me.

Yup---The ones you don't see are more dangerous than the ones you do see.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

And I thought finding a tarantula in the target shed was scary!

That would definitely be right up there on my "Scary" List!!!

Bear