This is so wrong on so many levels. Rattlesnakes in in Utah are now climbing trees.

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August 11, 2022, 04:11 PM

cheesegrits

This is so wrong on so many levels. Rattlesnakes in in Utah are now climbing trees.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
When I lived back East there were plenty of stories of boaters hugging a river shoreline, mostly to stay in the shadows during a hot day, but in some cases to avoid rapids or obstacles in the middle.

There you are, lazily drifting or paddling along in your canoe, kayak, or John boat, admiring the serene landscape with thoughts of what it must have been like to be on the expedition with Lewis and Clark...when all of a sudden you have a new 'passenger' that dropped onboard from the overhanging trees.

It happened to the legendary fisherman/TV host Bill Dance. Dance's snake encounter is the first clip. Some of his blooper outtakes are very funny.

Direct YouTube link.

August 11, 2022, 07:49 PM

RoboV

Have they learned how to fly yet?

August 11, 2022, 08:37 PM

V-Tail

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Originally posted by RoboV:

Have they learned how to fly yet?

August 12, 2022, 06:28 AM

rsbolo

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Originally posted by Twist:
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Originally posted by Southern Rebel:

Oh well, missing guns or missing rattlesnakes - any excuse is better than none. Can a rattlesnake swim??

Oh yes, yes they can and quite well.

The Barge Canal near the mouth of Crystal River in Florida extends out into the Gulf of Mexico. The dirt dredged up from the formation of the canal was built into what we local call the "Spoils Banks". The Banks were built up with various cuts in them to allow for the movement of water. During tide changes the current can really rip through those cuts.

I recall seeing a rattlesnake navigating the a cut between spoil banks more than a mile offshore.

August 12, 2022, 10:46 AM

UTsig

We have them around us but I've only seen or been buzzed at a few times. A few weeks ago my dog was acting up on our patio, I went to look and she was examining a small Great Basin Rattlesnake. She was putting her nose within 6-12 inches! I got her away, got a pair of kitchen tongs and moved it to the scrub below our yard. The dog has the vaccination and will be getting avoidance training in October.