You could still be correct about most cats . There are a few of them who are unusually fearless . I've even seen a video of a cat who would defend against alligators !
I haven't seen any rattlers since Joan and I left Fountain Hills, Arizona (Northeast of Scottsdale, right next to an Apache Reservation and a Pima Reservation), even out here in the desert. Back there we lived one house away from a large wildlife preserve (62,000acres if I remember right?) and we had Rattlers, Coyotes, Tarantulas, Scorpions and all sorts of other fun neighbors to watch out for. The Rattlers tended to avoid populated areas and the Tarantulas were harmless, though a bit startling to see walking across your living room floor, but you really had to be the most worried about the Scorpions. They liked to be in small dark places, like the toes of shoes, so you had to turn your shoes or your boots upside down and shake them really good every time before you put them on, just in case. Every once in a great while one would drop out, but you already had the weapon in hand to smush them good.
Although the house I grew up in backed onto a ravine, where I spent much of my time alone as a little kid, there were garter snakes that didn't frighten me, but I was always on the lookout for and afraid of rattlers, yet I don't recall ever seeing one.
Emphasis on "horridus" … an endangered species protected by law.
We have plenty of Timber Rattlers around here Mac. Highly venomous.
Nice work as always A-mac!
Haven't seen any Rattlesnakes up around the cabin but there are several cotton mouths down in the hollow, a few acres back.
I mainly get visits from black/rat snakes, taking advantage of the hot decking and the abundance of field mice around the place.
We have several places that are infested with Timber Rattlers, Cotton Mouths, etc., nearby here-- that picture makes me want to Run Away!
Great picture, dear A. Mac, but I hope I don't see one up close!
Thanks, Petey,
My understanding has been that cats are quite fearful of snakes … but your photo puts that in doubt.
You could still be correct about most cats . There are a few of them who are unusually fearless . I've even seen a video of a cat who would defend against alligators !
Run away, sweet Kitty!!! Run away!
I haven't seen any rattlers since Joan and I left Fountain Hills, Arizona (Northeast of Scottsdale, right next to an Apache Reservation and a Pima Reservation), even out here in the desert. Back there we lived one house away from a large wildlife preserve (62,000acres if I remember right?) and we had Rattlers, Coyotes, Tarantulas, Scorpions and all sorts of other fun neighbors to watch out for. The Rattlers tended to avoid populated areas and the Tarantulas were harmless, though a bit startling to see walking across your living room floor, but you really had to be the most worried about the Scorpions. They liked to be in small dark places, like the toes of shoes, so you had to turn your shoes or your boots upside down and shake them really good every time before you put them on, just in case. Every once in a great while one would drop out, but you already had the weapon in hand to smush them good.
Although the house I grew up in backed onto a ravine, where I spent much of my time alone as a little kid, there were garter snakes that didn't frighten me, but I was always on the lookout for and afraid of rattlers, yet I don't recall ever seeing one.