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Concolor1 Greatballzofire ZCS |
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This One Was Easy . . .
Life can be kind of rough here . . .
As an old Eagle Scout, I wind up kind of miffed when I find signs of other humans--who obviously don’t share my values--who’ve trashed the environment by dumping one item or another. As a herper, though, I know from my childhood that treasures can often be found lurking in such places, which tempers my indignation a bit . . . This guy was under the first piece of a carpet remnant I overturned . . .
Unfortunately, I hadn’t had time to decide what to do if I did catch a snake, and when I turned the carpet over and saw "him" (I’m reasonably sure on that one), he went into a full-blown "I’m a rattlesnake!" impersonation. I bagged him instead of taking what would’ve been some superb shots . . . Twenty minutes later, after walking down the hill pictured above, I released him back to his carpeted home . . . There was none of the bluff and bluster from earlier; he knew I was onto him, and he just wanted to hide . . . Here’s another shot that shows his pattern nicely . . .
And yes, that’s a black widow spider next to him . . . Here’s a close-up . . .
Y’all be careful where you’re putting your hands when your out there in the fields, okay? |
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| 06/02/09 03:55pm |
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Message To: Concolor1 In reference to Message Id: 2015271 This One Was Easy . . .
Quote: Y’all be careful where you’re putting your hands when your out there in the fields, okay?
LOL! I hear you! A few years ago while hiking around in the north fork river canyon of the Mokelumne, I got sleepy and laid down on some old foam padding we used at our campsite. After a nice hour long nap I woke up to find that a big fat rattlesnake had stretched out the length of my right leg, and also decided to nap. We looked at each other, like OH Excuse Me! and I stayed still while he slowly crawled away, occasionally looking back at me in puzzlement. After he was a safe distance away I got up and looked under the old foam padding. It was full of old mouse nests. I had been napping on his feeding station! So, be careful where you sleep, too! I carry a little hammock now; will never sleep on the ground again! |
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| 06/03/09 09:03am |
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Message To: Greatballzofire In reference to Message Id: 2015648 This One Was Easy . . .
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| 06/06/09 04:53pm |
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