This snake was full grown, a good four feet long.
The black and white section of the tail is the easiest part of the snake to see.
Today I saw a much smaller rattlesnake slowly crossing the road.
Much easier to see!
I didn't hear any rattling.
A short video:
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have never seen the tail of the snake before, maybe not paying too much attention.
am scared just looking at them !
Oh, man! I'm so jealous! I haven't seen a live rattler yet this spring and they ARE out there! My son and I did see a dark racer slither across the road down by his house a few late afternoons ago. It was about 6:30 p.m. and I thought it was a black ribbon in the road! Nope. It was a LIVE snake!
I have not seen a rattler in years. They don't live here, although there are a few in southern Vermont. We haven't seen any snakes so far this spring, yet we know they are around. Anyway, thank you for keeping a keen eye on the Natural world.
Such a wonderful post - and you are so fortunate to be able to see rattlesnakes in their natural environment.Have a great week end.
oh, your post reminds me to stay on the trails, always, am scared of rattlesnakes, but i don't let my fear stop me from hiking. beautiful shots of rattlesnakes in their habitat.
Snake!!
Rattlesnake!!!
This is a danger sign that asks me to
LEAVE immediately.
Wonderful to see, at least from a bit of distance.
Great photos. So glad you gave him lots of room.
I really dislike when the hungry Mum and the young baby come out after winter. The babies are so crazy they will strike at anything.
I have a huge black king snake that lives around the west side of my home. I love him because he eats all sorts of critters I don't like and the rattlesnakes ! I have named him Oswald.
Have a lovely weekend, it will be hot but we will have the solar eclipse to look at.
cheers, parsnip
A good idea idea to let him cross unharmed!
I would be too scare to take pictures. Great photos, Diane!
Wonderful post and photos! I haven't seen a snake of any kind this year. The snakes themselves don't frighten me, but I do worry about stepping on one... they blend in so incredibly well (like with your creosote photo) they can be very hard to spot when out hiking in the desert.
amazing n wonderful:)
When I visited the desert we saw 2 - dead on the road.
OMG...i would be petrified if i saw a snake this big! Faint right away!!!
better you than me!
aww, amazing! but i'm scared...just looking at them.
hope your're having a great weekend.
xx
Creepy. Awesome. Heebie Jeebies for sure.....but a neat guy to have around....with just a little distance. Love the vid. Very slow moving on a road. The worst part about being a snake here is that people will go out of their way to run them over and that bothers me. Glad this guy made it across.
You captured it perfectly. I'll run fast with the sight of this. :)
I am very surprised at how the snake moved. Not nearly as much body movement as I would have expected. Tracy will not leave a comment...she hates snakes.
Great captures! While I don't get freaked out by snakes, I don't think I want to come across a poisonous one. :-) And it would have been lovely if Mother Nature had made the Rattlesnake's *head* more colorful instead of the tail since the tail isn't what I worry about biting! LOL
This is a very snaky year around here. So far I have only encountered on rattle snake but plenty of racers and gopher snakes.
They are so well camouflaged in the bushes. Be careful where you step!
Excellent images and I'm glad you were able to particularly notice the one under the creosote bush, so as to keep your distance.
Συγκλονιστικές photos. Η φύση όμως τα πάντα σοφά εποίησε!
Colores del desierto reales, con grandes vivencias.
Saludos.
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