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jim44444 Senior Members Posts: 1,510 Age Range: 70+	Trail Hiking Fun Sept 6, 2019 10:01:51 GMT -5 WindSister likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jim44444 on Sept 6, 2019 10:01:51 GMT -5 DryCreek , one of your pets?
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Whew! No way. Fortunately, he’s not coiled to strike... give him a wide berth and go our separate ways!

It’s infrequent but not uncommon to come across them on well-traveled desert hiking trails (like 100’s of people a day). Most of the time a hiker coming in the other direction will give you a heads up.

Once, when out hunting in October, I was scouting around solo and the bush nearby suddenly came alive with buzzing; a very pissed off rattler that should have been hibernating. Fortunately, I was well out of range and just kept my distance. Good reinforcement that nature will give you warnings if you’re alert.

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jim44444 Senior Members Posts: 1,510 Age Range: 70+	Trail Hiking Fun Sept 6, 2019 14:31:48 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jim44444 on Sept 6, 2019 14:31:48 GMT -5 DryCreek, strange there was no rattle but he was moving along the trail. I told the others it was a gopher snake.
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isthisit Senior Member Posts: 1,257 Member is Online	Trail Hiking Fun Sept 6, 2019 14:52:57 GMT -5 DryCreek, worksforme2, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by isthisit on Sept 6, 2019 14:52:57 GMT -5 Am I the only person thinking that would make a lovely handbag?

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Yeah, I’m no expert on snakes beyond knowing that the ones that rattle are rattlesnakes. ;-) But just like handling all guns as if they’re loaded, I assume all snakes are poisonous and keep my distance - it’s the safe option. That looks like a decently large one.

It’s really rare to ever hear of them in an urban setting here, but there are a lot of natural preserves and open desert here - it’s normal to see them there. Kinda like bears in bear country.

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DryCreek Senior Members Life’s too short to live without passion! Posts: 3,519 Age Range: 51-55	Trail Hiking Fun Sept 6, 2019 15:12:53 GMT -5 via mobile itsmytime2be, worksforme2, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DryCreek on Sept 6, 2019 15:12:53 GMT -5 Sept 6, 2019 14:52:57 GMT -5 isthisit said: Am I the only person thinking that would make a lovely handbag? Boots. 😉
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