Baller Bruce_Butterfield Posted August 8, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2021 Don’t forget about these sneaky little buggers. Quote If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dvskier Posted August 8, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2021 Copperheads are the least venomous snakes in the US. Still a good idea to keep your distance from them. Here in SC the babies will be born mid to late August and there will be a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bruce_Butterfield Posted August 8, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2021 @dvskier "least venomous" is small consolation if you get bit. They are rarely fatal, but the people I know who have been bitten have averaged a month on crutches, even with anti-venom. Quote If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dvskier Posted August 8, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2021 @Bruce_Butterfield I totally agree, I’m very careful this time of year. Any venomous snake should be given a wide berth. I keep a magazine loaded with rat shot (9 mm) to dispatch the ornery ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted August 8, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 8, 2021 Least venomous? is that anything like least dead, or least pregnant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scuppers Posted August 9, 2021 Baller Share Posted August 9, 2021 I have always been more concerned about the snakes verses the gators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller Andre Posted September 6, 2021 Baller Share Posted September 6, 2021 We had a beaver on my lake this morning instead of gators and snakes. I love Canada! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lpskier Posted September 6, 2021 Baller Share Posted September 6, 2021 My neighbor this weekend on a nearby lake Quote Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbski Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Worse thing that happens at our lake is the bluegill bite at your legs while your waiting to start. Also the crayfish have been known to pinch a toe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lpskier Posted September 6, 2021 Baller Share Posted September 6, 2021 @dbski The bluegills harmlessly nip you at Timberlake (likely site of the 2022 Eastern Regionals) as well. People tell you to be ready for it when you get in the water at the starting dock, but it still freaks us out when it happens. Maybe they should try to sell it as “dermaplaning” and up charge for the spa treatment. Quote Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller brody Posted September 7, 2021 Baller Share Posted September 7, 2021 I’ll take a gator over these murder birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted September 7, 2021 Baller Share Posted September 7, 2021 The bluegill in our lake like nipples and will draw blood when they bite you! Got both my brother and buddy. A rash guard is a must lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bruce_Butterfield Posted January 31, 2022 Baller Share Posted January 31, 2022 Those Florida gators are really friendly Quote If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mastercrafter Posted January 31, 2022 Baller Share Posted January 31, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZZCVTzvt8g/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted January 31, 2022 Baller Share Posted January 31, 2022 I would have a VERY tough time convincing my daughters to ski there after throwing that thing in the water… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mastercrafter Posted February 1, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 1, 2022 I hopped into a ski lake in Florida after seeing some gators, but I feel that if I saw a snake that big, I’d weigh out other options for activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jody_Seal Posted February 2, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted February 2, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 2, 2022 @JoelHowley That was a Brown snake, right? :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swbca Posted February 3, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 3, 2022 The Neice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lpskier Posted February 5, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 5, 2022 @swbca There just something fishy about that girl…. ;-) Quote Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swbca Posted February 5, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 5, 2022 right . . she's as securities lawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted February 5, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 5, 2022 @swbca I'm sure everyone on your lake is glad she was able to remove one of those nipple biting monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted February 11, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted February 11, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZy6LoJL-oz/?utm_medium=copy_link Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted February 11, 2022 Baller Share Posted February 11, 2022 @Horton Another reason to stay home when your friends go noodling (cat grabbin'). :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 30, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted May 30, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeHVZROJVxP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted May 31, 2022 Baller Share Posted May 31, 2022 Isn't Hollister the earthquake capital of the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 31, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2022 no Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted May 31, 2022 Baller Share Posted May 31, 2022 Ok, doesn't Hollister claim to be the earthquake capital? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted May 31, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted May 31, 2022 IDK Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted June 1, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 1, 2022 Hollister sits on the western foothills of the Diablo Range, which is where the San Andreas Fault runs. Hollister is one of at least three California towns to claim the title of "Earthquake Capital of the World," the other two being Coalinga and Parkfield. OOPS...sorry! haha...everybody's got problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted June 1, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 1, 2022 Ride out a mag 6+ earthquake and get back to me on how scary gators are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 1, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2022 meh. I have lived in California most of my life. I have been in a lot of big quakes. Usually sort of fun. I do not know anyone who has ever been hurt in one. It happens but no need to worry. Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ScottScott Posted June 1, 2022 Members Share Posted June 1, 2022 I don't know anyone thats been hurt by a gator either. People get bit, it happens, but no need to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 1, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2022 @ScottScott The fact you can see them is the scary part Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScottScott Posted June 1, 2022 Members Share Posted June 1, 2022 @Horton nah, the scary part is the knowledge that for every one you see, there are a handful asleep on the bottom. It's best if you can't touch bottom when you drop at the end of the course.... Or the thought that a big mounth of teeth could emerge from the dark murky depths below when replacing buoys. Or when you get the buoy in the boat and squeeze it and water shoots out of a line of a 1/2 dozen small picture holes. A couple weeks ago the guy skiing before me had a gator splash between him and boat during gate pullout. Scary is the thought that one could surface in your path causing you to Wipeout next to the gator you just pissed off. It builds character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted June 1, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 1, 2022 I might be the only one to actually hit a large Gator while skiing. It happened back in 2003 right as it was getting dark on the Turnpike Lake at Okeeheelee. 35 off, max speed, just crossed the wakes between 1 and 2. Never saw it. It was like someone tied a chain between my ski and a tree and said, Hit Max speed and lets see what happens. Hit so hard, so fast, broke my nose and my front ankle in 3 places. I asked my Daughter what happened to find out the Gator surfaced right in front of me and when I hit him and slammed down, it rolled him over on his back and he dove under never to be seen again. Asked the Ortho how long before I can ski again. His answer, you should be asking if you'll ever walk again....It was nearly 2 years and lots of rehab before I skied again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller B_S Posted June 1, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 1, 2022 Doesn't Hollister also have those nefarious, Marlon Brando led biker gangs terrorizing their beaucolic downtown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Horton Posted June 1, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2022 @B_S that is exactly the place. Everyone should stay away. Far away. Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jody_Seal Posted June 3, 2022 Baller Share Posted June 3, 2022 @B_S funny you mention Brando and Hollister. my father was an extra in the movie the Wild One that was based on the Hollister incident. Dad had to lay down a motorcycle during an action scene. trivia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted December 20, 2022 Baller Share Posted December 20, 2022 @Horton , all good over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 20, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2022 @ralI slept through it. Epicenter is 150 +/- miles north. Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 19 Author Administrators Share Posted January 19 standing in my kitchen drinking coffee. just had a 4.0 earthquake. no big deal. no sharks try to bite my leg. No alligators tried to drag me to the bottom and wrap me around a slalom anchor. Quote Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalogo ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibrain Posted January 21 Baller Share Posted January 21 My buddy had his heater top hanging under the boat canopy to dry and had an overnight visitor climb inside. Got it partway on and pulled it off real quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Rednucleus Posted January 21 Baller Share Posted January 21 (edited) @skibrainMy veterinary alarm bells went off reading your post. Don't know about your state, but here in WA bats are our rabies reservoir, and I believe that's true world wide. Concerns me that bat is sitting there for a pic - did it fly away, did you guys handle it, was it against your buddy's skin putting on the top? If you have the bat it can be tested for rabies. If you don't PLEASE have your friend discuss this with his doc Monday as rabies treatment may be needed. Edited January 21 by Rednucleus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted January 21 Baller Share Posted January 21 @HortonEarthquakes and flooding for you guys this winter. Sounds like something out of the bible. You might want to start going to church. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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