greenmanwest:My “Don’t Tread on Me” moment. I was hiking near the San Pedro River the other day - I
greenmanwest:My “Don’t Tread on Me” moment. I was hiking near the San Pedro River the other day - I was distracted by a hummingbird and stopped to watch him for a few moments. Its a good thing I did, because if I hadn’t stopped, I’d have tread on this handsome rattlesnake - I found myself standing just a few feet from him. He was lethargic and seemed not to notice me at all. Didn’t coil, or rattle or act menacing - so I took a few quick shots before giving him a wide berth and moving on. -- source link