rattlers and bees

[buz]

Had to destroy an Arizona Black Rattle Snake the other day-simply couldn't tolerate the threat to people and domestic animals.
Fella down the road told me to be sure and burry the head--well of course to prevent anyone getting poked by a fang.
No he said---if bees eat the meat and get the venom---then their sting will be just like a snake bite.
Am I the only one who's never heard this before?
What can anyone here add to this?

[drobbins]

yea, look out for "hoop snakes" too
they'll bite their tail in there own mounth and roll after you like a hoola hoop smile.gif

rattle snake meat doesn't contain any venom

tell the guy I told you if you bury the head it will grow a rattlesnake tree :eek:

Dave

[ August 03, 2006, 11:18 AM: Message edited by: drobbins ]

[iddee]

And the hoop snake forms a circle, rolls down the hill, and stings a tree with his tail. The tree then dies.

The milk snake steals all the milk from a cow's udder.

Any snake will hypnotize it's prey, so it cannot escape.

Yep, all true. Want to buy some Arkansas ocean front property? I just happen to have some for sale.

Actuallly, snake venom can be drank by a human with no ill effects, if they have notooth decay, ulcers or other open areas to the blood system.

[drobbins]

oh yea

if you catch your bees eating meat I think you're actually raising yellow jackets

Dave

[Troutsqueezer]

So how many rats and mice will you have now that you have eliminated their enemy?

Do you use mouse guards? Better get some if you don't. ;)

[shylock3]

If it were not a venomus serpent I'd have probably let it go also, since it was I probably would have put it's trip off also. Bout as easy to install mouseguards as it is to worry over a snake. alot easier than getting bit.
As soon as I master these Honeybees, I'm gonna buy some of that oceanfront property and raise me a hive or two of rattlers, maybe they don't get mites as bad.

[buz]

Thnx for the comments. Wer've lots of snakes in the hills--this one was btwn the people door and the dog door out on the porch. Bull Snakes are great mousers and don't pose a threat to us.

The skin didn't stay black--it turned brown and the yellow arcs on its back went tan. I've eaten rattler w/out becoming a venom carrier. So the old guy might think flies come from manure piles too.
Happy

[cphilip]

No but you should paint the landing boards of your Hives blue to keep the Bee Haints out...

[notaclue]

As an owner of some of that ocean front property, I say watch out for the copperheads. The non-poisones are cool to watch as we watch the sunset over the Arkansas Ocean.

(My wife says we sit right on top of it)

Briney David