Anya Jingle - Jun 25, 2008 9:56 pm - Voted 10/10
Great photo!Wow, what a great shot Bob! We've had an encounter with a sidewinder this spring also for the first time ever. I got to realize then how small they really were.
Bob Sihler - Jun 26, 2008 11:17 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Great photo!Thank you so much, Anya. I was surprised at how little they are, too. I'd only seen them in National Geographic videos before and almost couldn't believe it really was a sidewinder right at my feet. Fortunately, I still had my boots on.
imontop - Jun 25, 2008 11:33 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice job!I'm glad to see that there are others out there that pick up snakes too, even though you used a tire iron.
Bob Sihler - Jun 26, 2008 11:19 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice job!My hat is off to you. I've picked up a few rattlesnakes in my time, but always with a stick or, in this case, a tire iron. I've handled planty of non-venomous snakes without being bitten (and black rat snakes love to bite and have about the nastiest tempers I've seen in snakes), so I know how to pick them up safely, but I've never mustered the guts to do it by hand with the venomous ones. You're a braver man than I!
Noondueler - Oct 22, 2008 12:10 am - Voted 10/10
Pretty cool.I like the blend of snake, colorful ground gravel and rock.
Bob Sihler - Oct 22, 2008 11:43 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Pretty cool.Thanks! It was hard to see, and it was hearing it, not seeing it, that made me aware of it.
Noondueler - Oct 22, 2008 11:16 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Pretty cool.Yes, I forgot to mention the rattle at the end like a feather in a cap.
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