Shame on the snake killer on Camp Creek Road!

[BayouBelle]

'SHAME ON YOU' to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time. I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side.

I'm no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down. I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn't.

That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I'd vent here.

 

[lerxst]

'SHAME ON YOU' to the person who purposely ran over the big black snake trying to cross the road by Camp Creek Golf Club today around lunch time. I waited to patiently let it slither across the road only to see the person behind me swerve to crush it before it made it to the other side.

I'm no huge fan of the creatures, but my God, give the poor guy a chance to cross a very unbusy road in peace without having some minivan run it down. I even turned around to see if it had survived somehow and it hadn't.

That made me really sad and angry so I just thought I'd vent here.

Sorry you had to witness that BB,

It wasn't me but I'll catch you a snake to replace the flattened serpent?

 

[scooterbug44]

Are you sure they killed it?

I was told that running big snakes over w/ a car wouldn't kill them because they just tense up their muscles.

 

[BayouBelle]

Yeah, unfortunately. I turned my car around and drove by it and it's skin was peeled off from half his body and stuff was oozing out. Yuck - sorry for the graphic nature of this reply!

 

[mikecat adjuster]

I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That's sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.

 

[Foodlover]

I saw a big black snake crossing the road the other day too. It was big enough to make me wonder if was an endangered Indigo, but it may have just been a big black racer. That's sad that someone would go out of their way to kill wildlife. I leave the snakes grinning from my encounters.

I believe I saw an Indigo at Jolee Island at Sandestin. The snake was moving out from under the boardwalk that goes down to the beach area. My dog started to run after it until I told her no. We watched it as it moved into the brush. I think it was at least 6 feet long (maybe longer) and it was very large in diameter. At the time I did not know what type of snake it was. I described it to a friend and they said that it sounded like an Indigo. So I looked it up online and I am almost certain that it was an Indigo. I read that they can live for many years in captivity (over 20 years). I wonder if that one is still at Jolee or if they have a wide habitat range?

 

[DD]

 

[conched out]

Ya'll are really good people.

I have seen several snakes on that road when biking.
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the
road or into the person I'm with. I would have to honestly
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn't run over
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car.

 

[NoHall]

Ya'll are really good people.

I have seen several snakes on that road when biking.
Am terrified to look at them. Usually I yell and run off the
road or into the person I'm with. I would have to honestly
come clean and say the only reason I wouldn't run over
one in a car is the mess it would make on my car.

Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones.

 

[conched out]

Just remember that the big black snakes eat the poisonous ones.

Thats some good information!