Really goes to show that they don’t like to waste their venom! I had a close encounter with one in some of my family’s abandoned property, and he gave me plenty of space and time to vacate.
@PooltoyWolf When taking a group of about 12 or 14 backpacking we all stepped over a downed log and under the log (so could have bit us in the back of the leg or ankle) was a rattlesnake. Not sure why the students didn’t notice (I was bringing up the rear). I heard the shaking of the tail after I stepped over and turned to look behind me to see where it was coming from. Saw the coiled snake. I guess the snake felt relatively safe under the log and was only threatening us if we were so stupid as to try to drag it out from under there. Had a similar experience with a group and we all passed a coiled, head swaying back and forth, copperhead. Again just off the path and let us all pass without attacking (students didn’t notice it).
Outside taking a leak one fall day, and as I looked down to zip up, I had been straddling a copperhead. It didn’t move until I did a backward leap frog. Dumb luck or sleeping snake?
Doesn’t everyone step on a rattlesnake every now and then?
@blaineg I almost stepped on a Black snake.
I’ve been accused of stepping on a bullfrog on occasion.
I saw that on instagram, it’s INSANE!
Really goes to show that they don’t like to waste their venom! I had a close encounter with one in some of my family’s abandoned property, and he gave me plenty of space and time to vacate.
@PooltoyWolf When taking a group of about 12 or 14 backpacking we all stepped over a downed log and under the log (so could have bit us in the back of the leg or ankle) was a rattlesnake. Not sure why the students didn’t notice (I was bringing up the rear). I heard the shaking of the tail after I stepped over and turned to look behind me to see where it was coming from. Saw the coiled snake. I guess the snake felt relatively safe under the log and was only threatening us if we were so stupid as to try to drag it out from under there. Had a similar experience with a group and we all passed a coiled, head swaying back and forth, copperhead. Again just off the path and let us all pass without attacking (students didn’t notice it).
Outside taking a leak one fall day, and as I looked down to zip up, I had been straddling a copperhead.
It didn’t move until I did a backward leap frog. Dumb luck or sleeping snake?
@detailer straddling a copperhead
Now there’s a euphemism I hadn’t heard before.