I know I am in a minority but I was delighted to find this scaly neighbour curled up next to the house a couple of evenings ago. Once I had convinced my husband that it was a snake and not a rock we walked quietly up to it and took photos. We stood near the snake for between 10 and 15 minutes, trying different camera settings and light levels, talking quietly to each other and moving around to get different angles. During the entire process the snake showed absolutely no aggression at all, no rattling, no strike position, just a relaxed, peaceful snake and it wasn't because it was cold - far from it. Lesson to take away, if these snakes are treated respectfully, they intend us no harm. And my goodness, they are spectacularly beautiful.
8 comments:
Celeste, oh wow you are the brave one! Great shot!
Don't worry Eileen I was well out of striking range! It was an entirely peaceful encounter :)
How beautiful! They are so camouflaged in the desert that I'm afraid of stepping on one in the wild. Nice find, it does look peaceful. :)
It was perfectly camouflaged Diane, my husband really did think it was a rock!
It was amazingly peaceful and very patient with us behaving like paparazzi!
Celeste, you are a brave soul and this photo is amazing! But you are right, just leave the wild creatures be and enjoy their beauty!
I don't know about brave Kathie, just a healthy respect ;)
It certainly was a beauty.
It's so refreshing to see a story about rattlesnakes which shows their peaceful nature.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
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Hi Sparrowseeker, thanks for visiting my blog. I am so happy that you enjoyed my post. I love having snakes on my land so hopefully that came across in the post :)
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