I'm a liberal pagan living in West, Texas. Yes. That West, Texas.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

HEART OF TEXAS SNAKE HANDLERS (3)

I've kisses some assholes before(so to speak) but I don't think I'd like to kiss that cobra on it's head or any other part of his body.
He's trying to make it 'hood up' so he can distract him with his hand and then kiss him..I know I know..who would do this?...







This is the Cobra all long and loose and ready to hood up..


Everybody has a boa and they haul them out so the kids can have their pictures taken with them. Some of the kids were like' sure I'll touch it or they ran screaming back to mama.'



Can you imagine?..Just wandering around bullshitting and a cobra is all coiled and hooded up to strike..sigh*






The snakes will all congregate in the corners and pile up on each other and occasionally one will get bit and die. Which is my idea of an ideal rattler.













They are just holding him up so he'll hood up and look good for the crowd. They do about 4-6 shows a day depending on the crowds..and there are always crowds..Kids every where.
If you look close at the walls of the pit the kids are pressed right up against the plexi-glass so they can get up close and personal with the snakes.











12 comments:

TheWayfarer said...

*LMAO*
Not just for holy rollers anymore!!

Anonymous said...

YIKES!!!!!!

Kulkuri said...

No snakes for me, Thanx.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

The only snake-related event we have in Canada is in the Spring when people flock to Narcisse, Manitoba to see the big (natural) snake pits full of garter snakes. Nobody touches them though. They just gawk at the huge, writhing ball of snakes in each pit. Pretty harmless by comparison to your Rattler Roundup!

Nit Wit said...

I once walked up on a Hog Nosed Snake and it went into attack mode.
He was about 4' long and if you didn't know they hood up and look just like a Cobra. They are not poisonous but the will strike. This was the first one I ever saw and I didn't know what it was so I caught it and took it home. Shoulda heard my mother scream. I didn't think she could run that fast.
I was a bad kid.
About 1 year before I caught another snake. This one had a pretty white mouth. I guess that's why he was called a Cotton Mouth.
I didn't show that one to dear old Mom. She was 6 months pregnant at the time.
I was bad but not stupid.
The Cotton Mouth was at Blythville by the way. Not sure I spelled that right after all this time.
I also had a Bullfrog the size of a full grown cat when I was there too.

Willym said...

Okay I read all three and now am chilled to the bone. There is no way you'd get me anywhere near that show - I know I'm a big old 'fraidy cat!

sageweb said...

Oh that gives me the heeby jeebies.

Rox said...

I'll take winter for ten months over one fucking day of snakes!

Lady Rae said...

Jackie Sue you have the coolest life!!!! (PS-- it's me the Toodler, my new addy and blog pka)

Intense Guy said...

So you are saying you like the dead ones bestest huh? :)

snakeman said...

Although it's great that there is more people who are snake handlers, it is always good to be safe by taking a snake handling courseso that you know what you're doing.

yellowdoggranny said...

snakeman..most of these guys have been doing this for over 30 years...I think they know what they're doing.