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Scroll down for a closer look.
A brown and beige tweed-like pattern—rattlesnake!
It lifted its head to look at me. This meant that despite staying away and merely zooming in, I had disturbed it. I was very sorry about that, and promptly retreated, but it was too late.
This rattlesnake did what most of them do when they encounter humans: it moved away. Rattlesnakes don’t bite people unless they’re startled, or feel threatened or cornered. And just in case you had any doubt about its identity, here’s the rattle:
Rattlesnakes in the United States are found mostly, but not only in the southwestern quarter of the country. Hikers watch their step and never stick fingers or hands in rock cracks or on top of rocks where they can’t see.
Aren’t they hypnotically gorgeous?
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