Rattlesnake and Lichens
During an evening hike alone the Embudito Trail on the west-facing side of the Sandia Mountains, we were forced to make our way past this angry fellow who sound...
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During an evening hike alone the Embudito Trail on the west-facing side of the Sandia Mountains, we were forced to make our way past this angry fellow who sounded his rattle almost incessantly as he hid amid the lichen-crusted rocks. I believe this to be a Western Diamondback.
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sue-zon
October 02, 2017
Got that right, Glenda. My body still gets a jolt every time I see something that might be a snake in the wild.
sweetpea72
October 01, 2017
OHHHH Yeah..Im good jus looking at it on the screen...growing up in the desert we dealt with them a lot!!
sue-zon
October 02, 2017
I'll bet you did, Sweetie . . . this is about as close as I ever want to get to a rattlesnake when there's no plexiglass between us.
sue-zon
October 02, 2017
Always wear hiking boots when hiking . . . and gaiters, too. But, alas, I really don't hike anymore.
sue-zon
October 04, 2017
lol . . . We all walked by very, very carefully until one member of the group decided to try to make it "go away."
sue-zon
October 04, 2017
I agree, Mr. C. . . . but you know me, always looking for the opportunity for a good photo. (Aren't you kinda like that, too?)
sue-zon
October 05, 2017
You're kidding, right, Dale? I thought venomous snakes of one species or another lived essentially everywhere . . . Okay, well, perhaps not in Siberia (?)
sue-zon
October 06, 2017
Why, thank you, H . . . this time there is not plexiglass between me and "it"!
lizziemellis
October 06, 2017
What a wonderful capture Sue, a bit too close for my liking, I just love the detail, well done:-)
sue-zon
October 06, 2017
Thanks so much, Lizzie. I can't remember how close I actually was to this creature, but I'd have to think I wasn't carrying around too powerful a lens because I as hiking in the mountains with a fairly large group of people.
sue-zon
October 10, 2017
Lol! I doubt very much that you'd die just looking at it, Karen . . . but it does get one's heart racing and pulse pounding.
sue-zon
October 16, 2017
Thanks so very much, Deanne . . . a little scary, but well worth the effort!
CURUTCHET
November 09, 2017
nice cature , i will be verycareful because his reaction can be so fast i hope you were not close by
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