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Originally Posted by nightstalker
John wasn't that rattler believed to be a harmless snake by you and the
local guy right up until just after you got in close for that shot?  ..  |
Exactly correct and why you take absolutely no notice of anything I might suggest about venomous/non-venomous snakes
More importantly why you treat every snake as dangerous.
My Texan Colleague who has seen hundreds of rattlers, mis-identified the snake. I took its photo from 18" away. It got real pissed and struck at me and fortunately missed. When it re positioned itself I saw it had a rattle on its tail. My first thought was "gee that's funny a non poisonous 'bull snake' having a rattle just like a real rattle snake." It was then the realisation of what happened and how lucky I was hit home. Subsequent examination of photos on the internet revealed that a non poisonous "bull snake (gopher snake)" and a poisonous "prairie rattle snake" can look very similar.
Cheers,
John B