Letsgodiving
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CopperheadI ran into this guy yesterday while hiking. I would guess he was approximately 20 inches or so. He was sunning himself in the middle of the trail and I was looking for Osprey which aren't exactly ground dwellers so I'm glad I just happened to spot him before stepping on him. From what I've read they aren't very deadly so I feel better now but I was keeping an eye on the trail a little more after running into him.
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uncle aj
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Snakes alive, that was a lucky escape!! 
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Tools
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He seems to have posed well for you............
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Brushpup
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Great shots! Its true........most healthy adults can survive a bite, but I don't want to find out.
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Carolina
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Wow! That guy is giving me chills! 
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Lisa
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I'm surprised he held still for you long enough to get the pics. How close were you?
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Letsgodiving
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| Lisa wrote: | | I'm surprised he held still for you long enough to get the pics. How close were you? |
I would say I was about 4-5ft. That's where the zoom comes in handy. When I first walked up to him he started to move off the trail and I knelt down in front of him to take a shot and he stopped and stayed basically still for the next few minutes while I did my thing. I probably watched him for 5 mins or so and when I left he was still sitting there. Maybe he knows no one will mess with him. 
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gmh1013
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No not like a Mojave green rattler but I would still hate to be bit by one....My friend was bit by a baby rattler in high school in his garage and said it felt like he put his hand on a stove top burner and left it there.....worst pain you could experice.
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Tools
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We have Mojave greens and Diamond backs around here....... although with so many people moved in, yo have to go out away from the city....
I usually don't hang around long enough to take a photo though..... maybe next time....... 
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gmh1013
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| Tools wrote: | We have Mojave greens and Diamond backs around here....... although with so many people moved in, yo have to go out away from the city....
I usually don't hang around long enough to take a photo though..... maybe next time....... |
Never see any Mojave greens on PHX area think they only up in high desert
maybe Wickenburg area before you start seeing them.
I know Kingman has them because I was getting in a truck and almost got it by one back when I was a teenager.
They are the North American Cobra as far as poison goes...
I remember reading in PHX newpaper about some 50 year old on a 4 wheeler that was struck on the ankle by one and died the next day.
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Rockrolex
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Did I ever tell you, I hate snakes, Mike? Yuk. 
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Ash
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It would have been so hard for me to not try to take him home!
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Lion
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I'm not real partial to poisonous snakes and saw one of the rattlers on the bicycle trail this year. Needless to say every time I passed that area afterwards I was nervous!!!
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