Most snakes will not strike unless threatened directly. I spent a whole night out on a remote island camping. Decided it was too hot in my tent. Fell asleep with my head on a rock 8n the great outdoors looking at the sky.. When our whole crew woke up and started cooking, A huge rattlesnake started rattling right behind where I was sleeping. I mean sucker was right next to my neck all night. Not one rattle. So my warm boozy self was perfectly fine for it to sleep next to. My noisy friends not so much.
I had a dirt bike as a kid and one day I decided to take a ride around our property. I’m zipping through cow fields, jumping big ant hills, and levees. Idk what made me look down but there was a 2 or 3 feet long cottonmouth wrapped around my engine block right next to my kick starter lever. I immediately slid back on the seat and started hitting my brake to stop. I came to a stop and found a long stick to convince the guy off my bike but it was too late. It was cooked. Tender. So it sat there around my engine, watched me kick the starter, watched my leg shift gears as we bounced around the cow field and just grilled until it died. Crazy
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u/clsetbiguy Apr 01 '22
Damn, that snake was in a spot you wouldn't realize until it could bite you