tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post440270723828838100..comments2024-01-09T08:21:50.409-06:00Comments on Dangle the Carrot ... An Endurance Sports Blog: I Am Sick of These M#@$%# Snakes on My M$#$^$% Runs!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061773215250783439noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-47966318123393002022010-09-26T22:06:57.153-05:002010-09-26T22:06:57.153-05:00I think that cottonmouths are not the spawn of the...I think that cottonmouths are not the spawn of the devil...they are the devil himself! I have a buddy that got chased around his yard by one!<br /><br />Your snake story made my 6 inch rattlesnake story feel like small potatoes.<br /><br />And what is it with snakes taking strikes at bike wheels? I had one of those a couple of years ago as well. Can you imagine the sound if they actually connected? Talk about a stick in the spokes! That sould sound nasty!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867088613855441681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-6763223271084872382010-09-26T18:21:06.178-05:002010-09-26T18:21:06.178-05:00Charlie Batch?!!
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my team = not goodCharlie Batch?!!<br />3-0<br /><br />my team = not goodDRoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126561738590093533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-23968746087331157262010-09-26T17:13:18.629-05:002010-09-26T17:13:18.629-05:00::squeals and sprints away::
::shuders::::squeals and sprints away::<br /><br />::shuders::The Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319714826599995511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-68939034701955523862010-09-26T14:10:37.154-05:002010-09-26T14:10:37.154-05:00I am so lucky I live in Maine...We do not have any...I am so lucky I live in Maine...We do not have any poisonous snakes so snakes don't bother me - I mean I usually pick them up when I see them (I am a freak). If I had to deal with worrying about what you have to I might go nuts.<br /><br />Holy crap, water moccasins are nasty bastards - my grandfather used to have to deal with them when he lived in West Virginia. He has some scary stories between them and rattlers. <br /><br />Every have any problems with the dogs and snakes?? Hope not!Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-32077112706094216482010-09-25T13:50:24.690-05:002010-09-25T13:50:24.690-05:00Completely freaky!! The only snakes I've seen...Completely freaky!! The only snakes I've seen on my rides and runs have been dead, thank goodness. Cracks me up that you tippy-toed back to see what kind it was.Pahlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276879379865126005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-76537548003657478502010-09-25T08:41:34.696-05:002010-09-25T08:41:34.696-05:00yowza!! That is one ugly looking snake. Glad you ...yowza!! That is one ugly looking snake. Glad you didn't get bit. I can't imagine having to deal with that constantly on my runs.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860306741449772444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-53975651519315456362010-09-24T16:23:48.706-05:002010-09-24T16:23:48.706-05:00I'm with Patrick--White Shorts?
I hate snak...I'm with Patrick--White Shorts? <br /><br />I hate snakes. A copperhead was laying in the road the other night when my wife and I ran. It was a good snake though. Thank you Mr. Car.64 CLASSIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626868193116020026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-89221873694455155242010-09-24T11:37:44.557-05:002010-09-24T11:37:44.557-05:00I have nightmares about snakes and your story didn...I have nightmares about snakes and your story didn't help any. It makes me wonder how many Ragnar relay racers who run in the middle of the night in the mountains out here could be inches away from a rattle snake and not know it.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679642225332541173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-7888081260328696502010-09-24T09:57:25.994-05:002010-09-24T09:57:25.994-05:00Just another thing I don't miss about my home ...Just another thing I don't miss about my home state. I don't have to worry about that in Western Mass. My fear, though, is that I'm going to run into the skunk that treats my dog like its own "perfume" test case...Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137831618528427877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-41127873240585366792010-09-24T08:57:30.076-05:002010-09-24T08:57:30.076-05:00Mainly just gators around here. Nothing like run...Mainly just gators around here. Nothing like running in the hood and seeing a 5 foot gator jogging next to you in the grass.. with some really nice human skin boots on, no less.ONEHOURIRONMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618244547263041741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-86402488342296013342010-09-24T08:10:12.917-05:002010-09-24T08:10:12.917-05:00that is one nast snake. We have a lot of them here...that is one nast snake. We have a lot of them here.Lucas R. Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437314017747453700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-43880900641583045722010-09-24T08:05:29.363-05:002010-09-24T08:05:29.363-05:00eh..yo...keep that screaming thing on the DL.eh..yo...keep that screaming thing on the DL.Quinton Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118595784155626046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-27217545121984896272010-09-24T08:04:55.079-05:002010-09-24T08:04:55.079-05:00LOL..I know what you mean...I ran accross a big sn...LOL..I know what you mean...I ran accross a big snake on one of my runs this year...it was dead...I didn't know it...I screamed so loud I scared myself more with my scream than the snake.Quinton Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118595784155626046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-33499224922238156682010-09-24T07:40:53.023-05:002010-09-24T07:40:53.023-05:00I checked the wikipedia article (http://en.wikiped...I checked the wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus) to see their geographic range. To all my friends in the southwest US, I regret to inform you that I will no longer be visiting.Ironman By Thirtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148960105643826347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-23096805228500524182010-09-24T07:34:14.504-05:002010-09-24T07:34:14.504-05:00oh my god.. that is the f-ing scariest thing I hav...oh my god.. that is the f-ing scariest thing I have ever seen. where in the hell do you live to have snakes like that?!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845820864474228224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-4413214187284926892010-09-24T07:32:09.976-05:002010-09-24T07:32:09.976-05:00Hahaha loved Patrick's comment.
Yeah, snakes ...Hahaha loved Patrick's comment.<br /><br />Yeah, snakes really spook you because the branches are NOT supposed to move haha.<br /><br />Luckily we don't have too many venomous snakes up here so I always enjoy grabbing the snakes as I see them. H gets pissed at me and yells at me for playing with them.<br /><br />Good eye though, last thing you need is a training setback ;)Matty Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447270565189789394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-28013419679083917062010-09-24T06:29:27.898-05:002010-09-24T06:29:27.898-05:00OMG! I get freaked out by the little gardener sna...OMG! I get freaked out by the little gardener snakes that we have around here! They are not poisonous....but they are freaky just the same! I don't know how you do it! Is there such a thing as snake season in Texas? Will they go away in the fall with the cooler temps? Do me a favor and be careful....please!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016242849142019105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-85073912067391675682010-09-24T05:48:26.952-05:002010-09-24T05:48:26.952-05:00So THAT's where Patrick has been shipping his ...So THAT's where Patrick has been shipping his snakes! You might want to add bells to your training wardrobe - wait, maybe that's for bears?KovasPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401299101228398072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-57939556793974626882010-09-24T05:47:52.067-05:002010-09-24T05:47:52.067-05:00Yikes! I would loved to have seen that leap though...Yikes! I would loved to have seen that leap though...<br /><br />P.S.- I didn't get to comment on your last post but Ernie is so amazingly cute. How weird that my dogs answer to "Treat" as well. Must be a dog thing.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061231036755945077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-85821038759530100472010-09-24T05:38:52.528-05:002010-09-24T05:38:52.528-05:00That is insane, Jeff! Glad you haven't been &q...That is insane, Jeff! Glad you haven't been "hit" yet. Talk about a confidence wrecker! Can you carry snake "mace"?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748250987644502052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-50861093596561694932010-09-24T02:05:20.803-05:002010-09-24T02:05:20.803-05:00Patrick said it best.Patrick said it best.RockStarTrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672184842226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-5008197139951807942010-09-24T00:30:37.260-05:002010-09-24T00:30:37.260-05:00I grew up with snakes, pretty much living in the A...I grew up with snakes, pretty much living in the Australian outback, but that still freaked me out...Fat for a Triathletehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096286119242252260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-6972346688295962442010-09-23T23:15:14.291-05:002010-09-23T23:15:14.291-05:00that sucks. Hope you didn't have white compre...that sucks. Hope you didn't have white compression shorts on.Patrick Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181637044657605057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-43829303365834770682010-09-23T22:59:13.331-05:002010-09-23T22:59:13.331-05:00Did you get any HR data on the Dominique leap? You...Did you get any HR data on the Dominique leap? You have ups like that?!<br /><br />I guess my Raccoon fear in MN (they have little hands!) doesnt compare anymore since I can run in the day and avoid them<br /><br />-DerekDRoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126561738590093533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117508586192062017.post-37732722914525586702010-09-23T22:53:52.028-05:002010-09-23T22:53:52.028-05:00I got the heebie jeebies just reading that! Snake...I got the heebie jeebies just reading that! Snakes freak me out! I'm so glad you didn't get bit.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553067128072502179noreply@blogger.com