Find the rattlesnake....
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Dammm you.?ÿ How did you know I am headed to snaky country in two different places today??ÿ Trust me, I will be watching the ground far too much.
Trust me, I will be watching the ground far too much.
That??s what the prisim pole is for. ?????ÿ
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I see a mound of leaves which I presume is concealing the beastie. But I can't say that I see it. Maybe here?
I was working near Wickenburg , AZ in the summer of 1985. The geologist warned us that there was a snake coiled up near a turn in the trail a few hundred feet up. Being curious, and knowing the spot, I trotted up the trail to see. I got there and saw no snake. Peered in closer. Nothing. Then there was a slight movement suddenly I realized there was a good sized coil about 5 feet in front of me, right where I was looking. Just out in the open, completely unconcealed. I swear that I sprang at least 20 feet backward in a single leap. Luckily it was still early in the day, not over 90° yet, and the thing was not active.
I rarely encountered snakes simply because I so much racket slashin’ an’ hackin’ and loads of cursing myself for being a surveyor in the first place, it usually scared anything alive out of the way of an approaching loose cannon. ????
Draw diagonals on the original pic, Mr. Snake is at the intersection. ????
@flga
Isn't that a fancy way of saying it's in the middle. Anyway "I see it, I see it".
Some Surveyor you are, don't even recognize a Surveyor's definition of the layman's term "middle". ????
Beautiful example of an Eastern DiamondBack!
I've hiked across most of the western USA for work mostly and fun other times.
This one survey I was walking along the rocks and heard the distinguishing sound of a big rattlesnake, somewhere nearby, inside the rocks I was rumbling around on.?ÿ Never saw the snake, and just stood still until I could determine where it was before I proceeded.
Snakes are pretty cool, efficient and absolutely amazing pest control. I might be biased.
We were out a little late last weekend. Came home at 11:35 pm Sunday.
As I walked past the big oak in my yard, I saw reflected the pattern of a copperhead, in the moonlight. I knew if I walked another few feet, my automated light would kick on. My wife was behind me, but I did not realize she was SUPER HURRYING to the bathroom. That copperhead bit her with one fang. Right in the arch of her foot. I stepped back onto the snake, and dispatched it with my leatherman.
I've took the week off, mostly, to be Mr Mom. I'm not so good at it. Swelling began to go DOWN at the 24-36 hour mark after the bite. Ya know, if she'd wear just a bit more shoe, she'd have been safe.?ÿ
I cut the x with a scalpel, and put suction on it. She's still sore, and this is Friday. The doctor basicly says that when swelling starts down, we are past the worst. We have been using a number of packs on it. Comfery packs, charcoal packs, and changing it often. She uses crutches, but she can now rest it on the floor, and we expect a full recovery. I think she will be walking on it in another week.
I don't like snakes. They stink.?ÿ
My 9 yo son loves to catch rat snakes. But, that's another story. We have a pic of him with a long one, goes around his leg, and into his back pocket. I told him it was a tv preacher snake....
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An unlucky experience with a good outcome. Sorry to hear that Natester, but happy SWMBO is gonna be ok. ????
Just do this and you'll always spot them easily, at least till the next moulting (sp?).
Glad I moved away from the places that have such critters, we just got the big fuzzy ones that can eat you.
@flga
Ditto
That sucks.
Glad she is on the mend. I remember copperheads from my childhood in GA.
Quiet and fiercely quick.
I'll take Crotails viridis any day over them.
Darn good picture! Pretty gutsy of you to get so close. Personally, I love snakes. Ever been to the herpetarium at the Central Florida Zoo?
Are you kidding me??? I stole that somewhere on twitter. Besides I would stepped on it before I saw it. Yes to CFZ, been a while, hope it is as nice as it was. Live about 5 miles from it. ????
We went for a walk this afternoon in a nature preserve, and saw what I think was a Western Hognose snake.?ÿ Very harmless, but can puff out a hood sort of like a cobra to intimidate you.?ÿ
First snake I've seen in a while, and don't expect to encounter poisonous ones around here, although there are some in the state.
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In East Texas we call it a Spreading Adder which (according to wikipedia) is another name for a Eastern Hognose. If you pester them a little bit, they will roll over and play dead. If you turn them right side up, they roll over again and continue to play dead.
The pictures I found for the Western Hognose were more tan colored and the Eastern Hognose were more gray colored. They do seem to have a lot more color variation than most snakes.
It's flip phone photos. Took the photos out the driver's side window, after I almost stepped out the truck onto this.
