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This was in south central South Dakota. Straight-line winds ripped buildings apart and turned 2x4s into javelins that went right through the walls and metal roof of this house.


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Yikes! :wow:

I remember back in the early 80's when The Weather Channel was first airing and a young Jim Cantore would be like on the Florida coast hanging on for dear life, hurricane-force winds blowing crap and debris everywhere and I'm thinking to myself....."what an idiot....a piece a flying metal roofing is going to slice your head off or a piece of lumber is going to impale you like a toothpick goes into an olive and that Columbia jacket will serve as a nice body bag."

But somehow he survived. They say the Good Lord watches over little children and fools (or something like that)...I guess that includes crazy weather reporters as well!
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I was in the back fenced area for our 5 dogs doing my daily duty, picking up doggy doo. They're 2 Chi's, 2 Chi-mix and a Yorkie and are well fed. Anyway, I heard something squealing and falling down through the trees then land with a thump and said to myself "WTF" (hence, the post here). I investigated and lo and behold, a rat snake had grabbed a baby squirrel and was in the process of constricting it until it died and then began swallowing it. About the time I decided to make another shorter video with a different angle he/she decided he had enough of the meal in his mouth to not lose it OR didn't like my videography and took off into the woods, the squirrel's 2 back feet and tail sticking out. Be sure to select 1080p HD resolution.

I'll take rat snakes to squirrels any day. :cool:


 
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I was in the back fenced area for our 5 dogs doing my daily duty, picking up doggy doo. They're 2 Chi's, 2 Chi-mix and a Yorkie and are well fed. Anyway, I heard something squealing and falling down through the trees then land with a thump and said to myself "WTF" (hence, the post here). I investigated and lo and behold, a rat snake had grabbed a baby squirrel and was in the process of constricting it until it died and then began swallowing it. About the time I decided to make another shorter video with a different angle he/she decided he had enough of the meal in his mouth to not lose it OR didn't like my videography and took off into the woods, the squirrel's 2 back feet and tail sticking out. Be sure to select 1080p HD resolution.

I'll take rat snakes to squirrels any day. :cool:


I’d take squirrels all day long.

If I had a snake like that on my property I’d be looking online and do whatever it takes to buy napalm and would napalm my entire property

I hate snakes.

Thankfully where I live we don’t have snakes. Once I found a small garden snake in one of my pastures. I think I may have shit my pants.
 
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