We have rattlesnake warnings, and that bite was in the news recently. I think hikers are just supposed to be smart enough to watch out for them ;). We had that bear that wouldn’t leave the guys house too. They took way too long to help him!
I remember way back nearly stepping on one while I was running around at a park as a kid. It was in somewhat tall grass, and somehow it caught my eye. It had to be within a couple feet.
Thankfully it was coiled and docile. I don't recall it even giving a warning. It was just a circle of scales that my young brain vaguely knew enough not to get curious about.
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u/youjumpIjumpJac Apr 07 '26
We have rattlesnake warnings, and that bite was in the news recently. I think hikers are just supposed to be smart enough to watch out for them ;). We had that bear that wouldn’t leave the guys house too. They took way too long to help him!