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| Trail out of the foothills |
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| Looking for Jackrabbits |
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| Shade break |
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| Adolescent Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
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| Snake's tail, with very small rattle |
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| Snake's head, with tongue extended |
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Not Rattled by the Rattler
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Change in Elevation
Nest in the Desert Willow in our backyard Dr. K, Willow and I did our usual hike in the lower desert this morning before returning home to f...
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I wish you didn't get so close to the rattlesnakes you run into.
When we were floating the Middle Fork Salmon River in Idaho this summer, we had to rout three (count 'em!) rattlers from our campsite one evening before we set up our tents. I wonder how many we didn't see...? Here in Pennsylvania, they're mostly restricted to rocky cliffs in the Appalachians, where they are fairly common; I've seen them more than once along the Appalachian Trail.
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