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[Marge]

John,

I found one pic that was closer of the head (and cropped it for here) and it does not look rattler shaped. No way I would get closer than a picture. It's amazing how the coloring/markings are so similar to the rattler.

After seeing some of these other pics I much prefer my legless creature.

[cx]

Gotta say that although your sneaky snake don't look pit vipery to moi, he certainly looks mad! Whatever did you say to him afore you took that picher, CT?

That is an impressive record, Clyde, if you're a person who wanders afield at all. We see a lot more Coral Snakes here than any other poisonous type, and only average one every couple years, seems like. Rattle Snakes we should have in abundance, but I've seen only two in twenty-five years or so, one of'em just last summer. And he was kinda weird lookin' and never rattled at all when there were two humans within about five feet.

He hadta git hisownself dispatched on accounta Mrs. Homeowner was the other of the two humans and she was being very demanding about the issue.

Out in southern New Mexico and far west Texas we stumble on'em a little more regularly. In the Guadalupe Mountains area they got a rather small version called the Rock Rattler. Fella wants to avoid gettin' bit by the little guys on accounta they got both neurotoxin and hemotoxin in their venom. 'Sposta kinda paralize the prey while it starts digestin' it. And I'm usually a looong walk from the truck when I'm in their territory. Mostly I don't bother them and they don't bother me.

But the green rattlesnake (Black Tailed) is still my favorite. Green as grass sometimes in the Sacremento Mountains and just mean as hell, I tell ya.

[silvercitytile]

And you thought I was just biting your tail...

[Trask]

I run across a fair amount of snakes out in the sage on Safari...it always raises my hair as more often than not we bump into them like this:


Looked more than a few in the eye...and Marge your right the little ones are spookyThis one was pretty fired up after I was done with it..I figured some pebbles in it's face makes us even since it scared the crud out of me..

[Trask]

Last trip out a few weeks ago..Nw Nevada

[cx]

Big country. Nice points, Trask. Any fish in that little crick, there?

Nice snake, too.

[Trask]

Nope..The "creek" is very hot..burn you bad where it flows out of the ground..My son was sure there was critters in the lower portion where it cools..He spent plenty of time trying to find em' too but not much but bugs was recovered... I kept throwing rock in behind him..but he wised up quick...was SURE he saw some little fish

[bulldog tile]

Great pictures Trask - I especially like the last one, looks kinda eery.

[Hamilton]

Trask when you guys hunt arrowheads is there any research you do before a trip or do you just pick an area that looks good? Nice pics

[ceramictec]

Originally Posted by Marge

I found one pic that was closer of the head (and cropped it for here) and it does not look rattler shaped.

it has round eyes so its not a rattler or belongs to the pit viper family.

[tileguynky]

Originally posted by Brian,

...beautiful snake.

My father will tell you those two words do not belong in the same sentence. Myself, I agree about it being a neat looking snake. I bet it blends in with its surroundings quite nicely.

[Trask]

Trask when you guys hunt arrowheads is there any research you do before a trip or do you just pick an area that looks good? Nice pics

Jack..Tons and Tons of research..lots of empty miles otherwise

[oakview]

It's that time of year again and my orchids are blooming. They have the most amazing flowers that stay on the plant until around August.

[ID&C]

Too many pictures of snakes for me. Last year on day 2 of a 4 day canoe trip our canoe went right over the mid section of a water moccasin that was crossing the river. He turned his head back around and started toward me. His head was at the end of my paddle with me sitting in a canoe. I am convince we made eye contact and he saw the determination in my eyes that if he made one more move toward me it was going to be on. Fortunately he turned and went on his way. Yeah... I don't do snakes. (side note: I saw 2 squirrels swim across the river in 4 days. something I haven't seen before or since)

So as not to be completely off topic. Mountains behind us, jenny lake in front of us. We were too late for the ferry across so our 24 miles became 26.

[silvercitytile]

Where is STL? or stl? and that a great pic DaveG