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Oh yes we also has rattlesnakes on out saltwater marshes
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You obviously live in the right place for your preference. I lived in Maine for 12 years and there is a reason I moved. I will give you a hint: it wasn't because I was tired of the summers being too long.
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Damn , seen only one in 35 yrs, you must attract them Dan or it's a Northern thing ... 
Eric.......I understand being repulsed by snakes. I am not necessarily fond of them either but do recognize their place in the ecosystem, that is with the exception of the poisonous ones that are a threat to human life. Two weeks ago my nearest neighbor down the road called me just after lunch and asked me to bring a gun over to his place. He had a 4' diamondback rattlesnake coiled up by the feed room door at his horse barn. I took my 12 gauge shotgun and drove over there. The rattlesnake was coiled up under a small table. We used a long piece of metal conduit and managed to get the snake out on the dirt where I promptly blew its head off with a single round of #6 buckshot. A rattlesnake bite from one of these fellows can kill a human and they are not to be played with.
A couple years ago I shot a five foot diamondback rattler on my property. Marlene had gone out to feed her horse Gus. I heard her yelling my name and when I went to see what she wanted she was pointing at a five foot diamondback rattlesnake slithering along by the gate to the pasture. I grabbed a .380 pistol and went down there and killed the snake with a round to the head. Actually it took me two rounds to hit him because he was moving. I used a long shovel to move him to a table for the photo below.
About five years ago I killed a coral snake out by my firewood pile after a hard rain. He was the third one I killed in a ten year period and I haven't seen any since then. Coral snakes are the deadliest snake in North America. Their venom works on the central nervous system and fairly quickly your ability to breath stops and you suffocate to death. Fortunately coral snakes are slow movers, not very aggressive and have small mouths so you have to actually be handling them to get bitten. I used a long handle wood ax to chop this guys head off. He measured over 32 inches. That is big for a coral snake. Most measure about 20 to 24 inches.
Having lived in Florida for many years including all of my youth, I have developed a heightened awareness for snakes as I move around my property, Gus's horse stall and feed room, and particularly my walking paths through the oak and pines. You have to keep a sharp eye out and pay attention to what you hear. There are black indigo snakes around, too. They are a protected snake in Florida because they will kill water moccasins and rattlesnakes. When I see them I let them go on about their lives. Not all snakes are bad but the poisonous ones have got to go.
Funny Jim...Nope, more about family and close friends we have in Fl. And, getting close to the beach. Having grown up in the Caribbean...
Although, I must admit, the Nortwest Arkansas area is growing at almost 5% and developing nicely. Good quality of life.
And, we also have a lot of snakes...:dry:
Although, I must admit, the Nortwest Arkansas area is growing at almost 5% and developing nicely. Good quality of life.
And, we also have a lot of snakes...:dry:
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As you know I was just joking. I know that Arkansas has been good to you and your wife.
I know Florida has snakes gaters and beaches but I really thought its big claim to fame was voting . Before that election I did not know what a Chad was let alone a hanging chad . In the time it took the USA to talk about it Canada had a election start to end . Was on the news here for weeks if not months .
That put Florida on the map do they still allow people to vote in Florida after that one.
That put Florida on the map do they still allow people to vote in Florida after that one.
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Yeah, but how backwards was/is the voting system in Florida when you vote by pushing a chad through a ballot? Half the population of Florida is over 90 and lacks the strength to pick at what teeth they have left with a toothpick so it shouldn't come as any surprise they couldn't push a chad through a ballot.
jdandy
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Garth.......Definition: Hanging chad - Sour grapes. 
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One group of words: Palm Beach County . We call them Chad Hangers.
Anyway again your off on your numbers, Last census showed the old folks that moved into this state from god knows where no doubt from up north and their age group 65 and up only bring in a 3,259 million of the 18,810 million people hanging out here, legally.
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Chris.......I think your numbers are off just a little bit. I know you did not mean 3.259 billion or 18.81 billion.
The U.S. Census reported in 2013 that 18.7% of Florida's population was over the age of 65. That is only slightly higher for the same year than the 14.1% average of people over age 65 in the entire U.S. Florida's 2014 population is stated to be 19.89 million people. That would equate to 3.72 million people aged 65 or older. That leaves 16.17 million people under the age of 65 in the state.
Indeed! No worries Jim.
Thought of you the other day while cruising the Baltic Sea. I know you and your wife like to cruise. We had fantastic weather and flat seas.
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The reality is that there are pockets of elderly. If you drive 30 minutes north to Sun City, OMG, there is no one under 90! Where I live, folks over 70 are definitely the minority. I live in a America's largest Master Planned community called Lakewood Ranch. It's amazing. Parks, bike paths, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, fishing, A rated schools, top notch golf courses, first class everything. Heck, we even have hockey rinks near by! All my neighbors are in their 30's, 40's or 50's at the latest. People can't believe how big our community is. It's 3 exits off the I-75 just to give you an idea. When you live in a Master Planned community (no, we don't have minimum security prison guards and gates), you get to enjoy miles and miles of bike paths, sports, shopping, restaurants, etc. We love it.
http://www.lakewoodranch.com
http://www.lakewoodranch.com
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Looks nice Mike. The cheapest houses start in the high $400K range?