I thought I saw a timber rattler near the deck yesterday morning until I got closer and poked at with my snake pole just to find out it was just the shed skin. Got to be so careful these days outside. Will Connor would stick his nose right into one.
Beautiful woods. In AZ I was always concerned with rattlesnakes. Our dogs were in fact trained to avoid them, not a pleasant training but proven to save their lives. We had few rattles on our patio throughout the years.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond LOL! Yes, it's a pole 10 feet long. Good to have when they can strike more than the length of their bodies. Thanks, Jackie.
@dutchothotmailcom The pit vipers we have around here (copperheads, canebrake rattlers and timber rattlers) hunt at night and coil up under a bush or thorny vines during the day.
Beautiful woods. We get the Western Rattler. It can be dangerous, but mostly if one sticks their hand into a dark area that they can’t see or they tease it. When I was in college taking school kids out on our nature area, we told them to be noisy. Our rattlers are timid and will try to avoid any confrontation.
@shutterbug49 Thank you. I can appreciate your comments. The canebrake rattler won't necessarily warn you when you're near and they're very cryptic in leaf clutter - like the copperhead which of course won't warn you at all. Copperhead bites are the number one snake bite in South Carolina because people just can't see them in their camouflage and dogs go where their noses lead them. I've seen more snakes and signs of snakes this year than I have in years past. They say it's the heat that brings them out of the woods.
@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB. Very careful indeed.
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@dkellogg No, me neither!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond LOL! Yes, it's a pole 10 feet long. Good to have when they can strike more than the length of their bodies. Thanks, Jackie.
@dutchothotmailcom The pit vipers we have around here (copperheads, canebrake rattlers and timber rattlers) hunt at night and coil up under a bush or thorny vines during the day.
@monikozi LOL! Thank you, Monica.
@joysabin No. Not a good combo. Thank you.
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana. Not this time of year. Best to wait for much cooler temps.
@kjarn Yeah. Best to wait for some colder weather.
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn.
@kwind Thank you.
@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret. Yes! Always stay out this time of year.
@pamalama Very scary! Have to be vigilant and keep him close on the leash when we're outside.
@haskar Thank you, Haskar. We try to be careful.