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11/12/2004 10:53:12 AM · #1 |
I was in California last week and had a day off. Of course I had my camera with me and went hiking around Silverwood Lake which is about an hour northeast of Ontario, CA.
While walking, I saw what I thought was a stick right beside the trail. Well this "stick" slithered up about 3 feet, coiled and then started to rattle at me! Yep, it was a rattlesnake.
I took off for about 30 feet and then stopped to check the snake. Of course he didn't move so I stopped and watched him for a minute. I loaded up my 80-200 and moved in a little closer and took this photo.
Not the best photo by any means, but makes for a great story!!!!
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11/12/2004 10:55:40 AM · #2 |
Wow, how did you avoid camera shake :)
Great capture Bill, glad you survived,
Paul.
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11/12/2004 10:59:12 AM · #3 |
Remember, they're more afraid of you than you are of them. :-)
(which is fine advice to contemplate as you're laying in the ER on life support) |
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11/12/2004 11:15:07 AM · #4 |
Shake could have been a problem, thank goodness not a cloud in the sky!!!! :)
Re. they are more afraid.....maybe. I was giving him a good run for the money in that category!!!!!
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11/12/2004 11:20:07 AM · #5 |
| no lens on earth will capture any view of that mama given the distance i would have created between us. like we say in korean... josimhae, be carefull. great pic i think... ;-) |
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11/12/2004 12:56:02 PM · #6 |
| I'm assuming you went right home and cleaned out your shorts...... |
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11/12/2004 02:29:14 PM · #7 |
Thought I might need to. I did have quite an adrenalin buzz for the rest of the day!
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11/12/2004 03:34:01 PM · #8 |
You were probably pretty safe...unless you were drinking. Statistics show that between 70-80% of all rattlesnake bites involve alcohol. Your snake doesn't llok too intosicated. (C:
We use to play with these (and bullsnakes) as kids on my grandpas farm, right before we had to kill the rattlers.
Message edited by author 2004-11-12 15:35:01.
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