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    Anyone in or around that area ever seen one? Buddy and I were bushhogging the other day he said he saw what looked to be a rattlesnake while cutting lanes in a cutover. He said it looked like it was as thick as a baseball bat
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    My FIL is just shy of 95 years old and has made no mention of them and he likes to tell a story.

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    I would believe him visor!

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    There are Rattlesnakes in the Great Falls/Mitford area. East side of I-77
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timberman22 View Post
    There are Rattlesnakes in the Great Falls/Mitford area. East side of I-77
    dang right there are. I live in Mitford. Right down the road from Mitford mall. Killed two last year on my road. Buddy killed one on it also. So a huge one on the river road couple weeks ago.

    Timberman, how you know about Mitford and great falls

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    One of my agents was bitten twice by a timber rattler near the Fairfield Chester line.
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    Not near Chester

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    I caught him out the corner of my eye and tried to clip his head so I could fry him up.. and yeah, I'm one that doesn't typically kill snakes. Except cottonmouths in my parameter.. but I've done ruint the meat on this one.
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    Y'all be aware that I am the one who needs to know about any rattlesnakes in the Upstate outside the mountains. My study group would be extremely interested in knowing their whereabouts.

    Yes, there are some in Chester Co.
    Hunting outside the box

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    Will do!

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    What! Rattlesnakes in Chester? No way!!!

    Heard it was a panter

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zephyr View Post
    Y'all be aware that I am the one who needs to know about any rattlesnakes in the Upstate outside the mountains. My study group would be extremely interested in knowing their whereabouts.

    Yes, there are some in Chester Co.

    I thought that was just Diamondbacks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJP View Post
    One of my agents was bitten twice by a timber rattler near the Fairfield Chester line.
    recently or a good many years ago
    was it jeff parker

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    Right, I work with the EDB Task Force but I am personally interested in connecting the dots outside of the midlands, mountains and low country. Why are there none or so few in the Piedmont counties? There has never been one documented in Laurens County. Southern Spartanburg Co has a recent voucher. I know of a couple of vouchers in Greenwood. None that I know of in Union. I hear from a former state herpetologist that there have been a handful (probably less than 5) in southern Greenville and Anderson Counties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thawhacker View Post
    recently or a good many years ago
    was it jeff parker
    Correct

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJP View Post
    One of my agents was bitten twice by a timber rattler near the Fairfield Chester line.
    That sucks. Mind sharing the story?
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    I sent a grown one to hell last night. Not in Chester though.

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    SanteeSwamper killed a big one and now he doesn't log on anymore
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheVisorGuy View Post
    That sucks. Mind sharing the story?
    It was a little before he started working with us. I believe the snake was under the lawnmower in the shed. When he went to move the mower it bit him. I remember him saying the bite had a lot of force behind it.... Like getting hit with a bat. So much force that it knocked him off his feet and he fell towards the snake. The led to the second bite. He said the second bite had less venom. It was a long recovery and he still has some nerve damage. I think the other thing that stood out was the hospital bill. If you think UTV insurance is a scam, don't ever get yourself in a position to need antivenom!

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    Quote Originally Posted by thawhacker View Post
    Timberman, how you know about Mitford and great falls
    I've been managing properties there since 02.
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    I agree with timber22

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