They will be if you step on them.
They will be if you step on them.
Temps lately, and they wouldn't be limber enough to twitch. They know better than to be out even on a sunny day this time of year, and are holed up for the winter. The last sign of activity I noticed was a shed rattler skin a couple months ago, when it was still warm. But here on the coast, rattlers inhabit only the drier sides of the hills, not the damp sides facing the ocean. But the definition of dry in stretching due to the drought, and the snakes are expanding their range a little bit. Our coastal ones are relatively small and docile, and rarely encountered; but you don't want to outright step on them.
John
bring zourna and if you hear one just start playing,
it works with cobras... ..
Have a nice xmas!
John
Where I live Snake Road closes for migration
Snake Migration
Illinois’s Shawnee National Forest is famous for its Snake Road.
https://education.nationalgeographic...nake-migration
Tin Can
Ha. The Federal courts are ruling on migration right now. But ACTUALLY, my nephew once defended a client before the NY State Supreme Court on appeal, who was arrested and fined for interrupting a rattlesnake migration corridor that went right across his front porch, where his kids play, using a low fence
forcing the snakes to detour his property. And the guy lost the appeal! My take - what a bunch of ivory tower city slickers! - what would THEY do if it were their kids in question instead?
High boots and heavy loose pants,
Bell bottom pants. I've had those bitten without them hitting my leg itself. But high "snake boots" per se aren't good for hiking in rough terrain like mountain boots. They're more a field or swamp thing.
Wear a thick layer of common sense...provides a lot of protection...
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
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