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| Chopper was the guardian herdsire of our farm. He was the best LGD you could find anywhere. He turned a year old 1-26-08 and he worked like he had been doing it for yrs. While Chopper was watching the herd, he tried to fight off a rattle snake and the snake got the upper hand. Below are some pictures of the snake. See below for more details. |
This is what killed Chopper. I was walking around
the pasture today (4-11-09) in the same area where
Ashley heard Chopper acting different and I ran up
on the killer with his kill of the day. The snake had
the rabbit's head in his mouth. When I walked up,
the snake spit the rabbit out and coiled up ready
for battle. But as you can see, I was the one who
won this time.
The snake had 19 rattles, which might mean how
many years old he, is but I am not sure.
The length of the snake is about 66" long and
around 3 to 4 inches wide. The width of his fangs
matched the holes in chopper. Chopper served us
well in his short time with us. Just think, that
rabbit could have been a young kid (goat) or one
of my family members.
CLICK ON PICTURES FOR LARGER VIEW....
the pasture today (4-11-09) in the same area where
Ashley heard Chopper acting different and I ran up
on the killer with his kill of the day. The snake had
the rabbit's head in his mouth. When I walked up,
the snake spit the rabbit out and coiled up ready
for battle. But as you can see, I was the one who
won this time.
The snake had 19 rattles, which might mean how
many years old he, is but I am not sure.
The length of the snake is about 66" long and
around 3 to 4 inches wide. The width of his fangs
matched the holes in chopper. Chopper served us
well in his short time with us. Just think, that
rabbit could have been a young kid (goat) or one
of my family members.
CLICK ON PICTURES FOR LARGER VIEW....