"Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote in message
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Kudzu wrote:

The sound of a rattlesnake can FREEZE a human even if they have
never heard it before. As a child, I was rockhopping down a
talus slope in AZ and heard a very menacing sound coming from
under the rock I had just landed on.

I knew about them, but had never heard or seen one, but the
sound was enough to freeze me in my tracks. My dad located the
snake and fished it out for use to look at, then released it.

The next wild rattler I had a close encounter with was curled
up on my sleeping bag, enjoying the warmth! My dad flipped that
one into the bushes with a shovel, and I slept in the car the
rest of the trip.


Tsu

You should have seen my wife's reaction when we unearthed a small copperhead
in the mulch we were removing around the rose bushes. It was pretty
lethargic in 45 degree temperatures, but needless to say, I had to finish
removal of the rest of the old mulch unaided. G

John