Comments on: When Confronting Rattle Snakes… http://talkingtree.org/journal/2009/06/13/on-confronting-rattle-snakes/ The sun in a quiet world Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:23:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gambolin' Man http://talkingtree.org/journal/2009/06/13/on-confronting-rattle-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-58248 Gambolin' Man Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://talkingtree.org/journal/?p=449#comment-58248 Nate, I wrote a bit about rattlers in my latest post on a hike down into the Royal Gorge - the "rattlesnake capital of the universe". . .hope you have a chance to check it out (it's in the first part of the narrative!) Gambolin' Man http://gambolinman.blogspot.com/2009/08/royal-gorge-first-annual-russell-towle.html Nate,

I wrote a bit about rattlers in my latest post on a hike down into the Royal Gorge – the “rattlesnake capital of the universe”. . .hope you have a chance to check it out (it’s in the first part of the narrative!)

Gambolin’ Man
http://gambolinman.blogspot.com/2009/08/royal-gorge-first-annual-russell-towle.html

]]> By: Ralph Alcorn http://talkingtree.org/journal/2009/06/13/on-confronting-rattle-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-56724 Ralph Alcorn Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:56:43 +0000 http://talkingtree.org/journal/?p=449#comment-56724 I've always had an "ok, no problem, everything's cool" attitude with them. We've been section hiking the PCT and have now seen quite a few. Even my wife, who started out snake phobic, can now take them in stride. They pick the dammest places though, sometimes when there is no possible detour around them. In those cases I give them a little encouragement to move with the hiking pole. On the big ones, it is so obvious that they have absolutely no fear of anything. They definitely have an attitude, "Don't mess with me". I’ve always had an “ok, no problem, everything’s cool” attitude with them. We’ve been section hiking the PCT and have now seen quite a few. Even my wife, who started out snake phobic, can now take them in stride. They pick the dammest places though, sometimes when there is no possible detour around them. In those cases I give them a little encouragement to move with the hiking pole.

On the big ones, it is so obvious that they have absolutely no fear of anything. They definitely have an attitude, “Don’t mess with me”.

]]> By: sage http://talkingtree.org/journal/2009/06/13/on-confronting-rattle-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-56518 sage Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:54 +0000 http://talkingtree.org/journal/?p=449#comment-56518 There is wisdom here! Leave them along, unless of course you're hungry. There is wisdom here! Leave them along, unless of course you’re hungry.

]]> By: Gambolin Man http://talkingtree.org/journal/2009/06/13/on-confronting-rattle-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-56493 Gambolin Man Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:13 +0000 http://talkingtree.org/journal/?p=449#comment-56493 Good man, Nate. I, too, would never kill a rattlesnake. I try not to kill even the lowly mosquito, or any life form. Good man, Nate. I, too, would never kill a rattlesnake. I try not to kill even the lowly mosquito, or any life form.

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