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Post by backnblack on Feb 10, 2009 18:55:25 GMT -5
Sorry if this is not in the right forum but here is something for us all to think about. There could be some natural dangers on the farm you could come in contact with during your visit. There is a legendary 72 pound catfish in the pond inside the fence on the bonnaroo grounds. Be careful if you take a dip. Also, June is a very dry time of year in Tennessee. Many different types of animals will take advantage of any standing water. Poisonous snakes as well. Copperheads and Cottonmouths are very common in southern Tennessee. A bite by one of these will ruin your weekend. And lastly, the fire ants. These could be the worse...as far as actual chance of being harmed. Please be careful where you chose to sit especially if it is on the ground. These Kritters pack a powerful bite and poisonous sting. They could swarm all over your body before you even know it. These freindly reminders are not to scare anyone away but just be aware that 51 weeks out of the year nothing is going on at the farm and many of natures creatures may take up shop where you plan to set up camp.
Why would you put this in the music forum dude. Also there a no Cottonmouths in Southern Middle Tennessee, and practically no vermin at all at the farm. Good lord man.
Post by cheeky resurrection on Feb 10, 2009 18:58:32 GMT -5
Huh, I wonder if Superfly takes precautions and sprays(?) for fire ants? In '06 we didn't have much problem but '07 was kind of bad for the fireants. I remember being passed out under a tree in centeroo and waking up to fireant bites. Ick, it was awful. Also came back with plenty of bites on my feet.
Why would you put this in the music forum dude. Also there a no Cottonmouths in Southern Middle Tennessee, and practically no vermin at all at the farm. Good lord man.
What? No Cottonmouths in Southern Middle Tennessee? I beg to differ. You need to study up on the habitat of these snakes.
Raised snakes since childhood lived in Tennessee my entire life, anyone who tells you they saw a Cottonmouth on that side of the mountains, and this side of the river saw a banded watersnake. while we are on the subject a copperhead is unlikely to bother you if you see it, but all poisonous snakes are protected species in TN so I would just not bother them. However the odds of a snake being anywhere within 1 mile of 80,000 people is ludicrous anyway.
Fire ants suck but they sprayed something last year, it made my legs itch though. Bring the outdoor raid if you are worried but really I would not bother.
Post by backnblack on Feb 10, 2009 19:09:30 GMT -5
Cottonmouths (also called water moccasins) live in the southeastern states including: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. They can be very black or a dark brownish green. Sometimes you can see a pattern on their back, but their belly is usually a speckled light color. They do not live in the water, but usually are found within several miles of water. They do not like it when people come in the area they live in and they have a very stinky smell. Stay away from these mean snakes.
Yes....all of the four major poisionous snakes CAN be found in TN...but not likely at Roo with all the people stomping around....they like their privacy a bit too much......and as Jess points out....all those snakes are protected species in TN...notsomuch in AL tho so ya'll come clean out my backyard please...I'll even cook for ya! ;D
South of Monteagle you get a few, but not a lot until you get to georgia, you never get them this side of the Tennesse river. It always upsets me when someone shows me a picture of the 'Cottonmouth" they killed. The Banded Water snake has a defense mechanism of looking and acting like a cottonmouth. This works well against dogs and whatnot but less well once people get involved.
I believe Cobra Commander's origins are as a used car salesman who was trained by ninjas in Japan before starting the terrorist Cobra Organization based out of the humble town of Springfield. Now I'm not sure if it's Springfield, TN, but if it is, that is only an hour and a half away from Manchester. So I would say that it's pretty clear Cobra Commander is in fact a possible threat to any G.I. Joe who happens to be caught off guard while grooving to Phish at the Farm this year...
The worst is the Cottonheaded Water Rattler. It is so mean if you run away, and check into a hotel in the next town it will follow you, and get the room next to you so it can bite you first thing in the morning.
The worst is the Cottonheaded Water Rattler. It is so mean if you run away, and check into a hotel in the next town it will follow you, and get the room next to you so it can bite you first thing in the morning.
The main worry is sun. Do what is required to shield yourself. Ants are attracted to food. Spill a sugary soft drink in your camp, and the ants will be there, mostly little ones that are only a problem if the invasion force numbers in the thousands. They may get thick around the picnic tables and snacking areas. They'll get into food that isn't bagged tight. Chiggers are a genuine bucking fitch, but haven't encountered them on the farm. Bug repellant works.
Last year, 2008, I saw a wild skunk snacking in the middle of the James Bond collection of campgrounds. It was early morning, and most rooers were snoozing. The varmint looked happy and healthy, and well fed. Didn't appear to be rabid. I told security, who didn't give a hoot.
Here in the mountains of Virginia we have Timber Rattlers and Copperheads. That's it for the venomous snakes. I suspect both of these would be common in parts of Tennessee.
tennessee is one of the most bio-diverse states in america, from muddy river to lush fields to rolling hills to rocky top. lots of things live somewhere in tennessee. almost nothing lives everywhere in tennessee.
tennessee is one of the most bio-diverse states in america, from muddy river to lush fields to rolling hills to rocky top. lots of things live somewhere in tennessee. almost nothing lives everywhere in tennessee.
You can count on mosquitos living just about everywhere and in Southern Tennessee they can grow pretty big.
Post by Fishing Maniac on Feb 10, 2009 20:48:15 GMT -5
I saw what I believe to be cottonmouths in Percy lake the day before roo last year. Might be isolated to that body of water which is an hour away to the north. It is completely possible that I misidentified the creatures. I originally thought they were feeding turtles until I got close enough to see the body and found it was a snake. I wasn't happy to be wading waste deep in the lake at the time.
There is a legendary 72 pound catfish in the pond inside the fence on the bonnaroo grounds. Be careful if you take a dip.
This is actually incentive to take a dip. It's called grabbling in TN, noodling in other parts of the country. It's catching fish by hand, what the guys in the picture you posted are doing.
Post by Fishing Maniac on Feb 10, 2009 20:51:24 GMT -5
I know of no reports of any person ever being harmed by a catfish other than by the stingers on bull heads. That catfish, if it exists is likely a flathead or possibly a blue, but not likely. There is also a report of people disappearing in a river in India and it has been speculated that the "monster" the locals speak of is actually one of the over 33,000 species of catfish known to man. This is yet unconfirmed.
They did a scientific expedition funded by the discovery channel in 2006 but their results were inconclusive...There are quite a few eye witness reports however.
(And we call it Noodling, ha what is this Grabbling nonsense you speak of)
I know of no reports of any person ever being harmed by a catfish other than by the stingers on bull heads. That catfish, if it exists is likely a flathead or possibly a blue, but not likely. There is also a report of people disappearing in a river in India and it has been speculated that the "monster" the locals speak of is actually one of the over 33,000 species of catfish known to man. This is yet unconfirmed.
i like your facts, who better to trust about catfish than you
They did a scientific expedition funded by the discovery channel in 2006 but their results were inconclusive...There are quite a few eye witness reports however.
(And we call it Noodling, ha what is this Grabbling nonsense you speak of)
It's the terminology used by the TN Wild Life Resource Agency in the regulations guide that they gave me when I purchased my TN fishing license last year. It's also on their web site.
Grabbling, Gigging, GrabHooks, Snagging, Tubbing, Archery, Crossbow, Speargun, Dipping AndCast NettingNongame fish, except paddlefish, may be taken without limit; game fish, except catfish, may not be taken. Season open year round in all waters except:
a. where closed to fishing or expressly prohibited.
b. within 100 yards below dams. At Pickwick Dam the closed area extends downstream to the first moorage cell across from ramp. c. at John Sevier Steam Plant the discharge channel is closed.
Dude seriously, who do you think you're dealing with?
I know of no reports of any person ever being harmed by a catfish other than by the stingers on bull heads. That catfish, if it exists is likely a flathead or possibly a blue, but not likely. There is also a report of people disappearing in a river in India and it has been speculated that the "monster" the locals speak of is actually one of the over 33,000 species of catfish known to man. This is yet unconfirmed.
Seconhand I have heard of some significant injuries below Pickwick Dam, and seen some almighty big catfish caught as well.
So wrong but so hilarious. 
