Caught this 56 incher yesterday and let him go today.I wanted to skin and eat him but gave up my biggest rattler for some luck with the shark this weekend.I got three 15 year old boys on their first all out shark trip.No beds,no bitchin,no showers, just fishing.I told them this is their test,pass they can go again,fail they don't again till they are 18.Wish us luck.
HOLY S@#$ that is a big snake! You would not see me getting any closer than shotgun range on that. Good luck on the fishing trip.
Thanks man,that thing was fat and heavy.I let it go and it followed me like a puppy,I think it just wanted to bite me for its one day abduction.
Awesome pictures! You have balls of steel 
Hope you catch some big sharks this weekend and the kids have a great time.
I should have ate the damn snake.The surf was huge,the weed was bad,my 12/0 got drug into the surf,the jeep broke down on the beach and cost me $444.85 and we didn't turn a click all weekend,But we still had some fun and the boys want to go again.
Man,Y'All have some Black Devil Rattlers in PA,
They do have black,& have seen some all black here in New Yuck, but the majority of Timber Rattlers here, have many lighter colors ,green ,brown, grey, Also have Copperheads here
Sweet mother of Jesus that is big, that is almost as big as my best shark (leopard shark 60") how do you catch them? Do you do the whole tail grab thing or do you use snake tongs?