Its not like I see a snake around every bend of the trail, but I've seen quite a few this summer. I'm thinking this due to the abundance of rain this year, providing lots of tasty morsels for vipes to eat.
Update: Bigrigmig made a comment that the snake appears to be a Black-tailed Rattlesnake. It sounds like a good call to me. Now I know. Thanks Bigrigmig!
Here's a short clip of the Rattlesnake:
3 comments:
Hey U2....
I see Western Diamondbacks all the time where I ride but that was not one. Any idea of the species?
I dig your blog.
BRM
Never mind the species research- can't sleep so I looked it up.. You've got yourself a black tailed rattler. Doesn't get as big as the WD but still a cool shot of a healthy one of its kind.
Hey BRM,
Good eye! I think you are right.
It looked pretty much like the image on this site:
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/Snakes-Subpages/h-c-molossus.html
Thanks for the help!
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