Topband: Going OT

[Steve Harrison]

On 8/12/2024 7:35 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
> I managed to grab Sparky and pull him to safety. (This time)*  I had
> the wife keep an eye on the snake while I retrieved my 10-22 and
> dispatched him.
>
>
> * I say this time because you would think the dog would have already
> learned.

Out here in Yucca Valley-29 Palms-Wonder Valley, we have a number of
rattler catcher-handlers who'll relocate rattlers gratis, several of
whom advertise their services to train dogs to avoid rattlers. I have no
idea how they do that. I've been fortunate in that I've yet to spot a
rattler or even a scorpion where I live (and I frequently go outside at
night to stare at the stars). But my property is Black Widow Capital! I
spot (and usually dispatch) a new one every other night...

73,

Steve K0XP