Rattlesnakes can only strike half their body length, just fyi. For big ol’ 6 foot monsters, that’s 3 feet. And, the ones on the western side of North America just want to be left alone. From what I’ve seen, you’d have to be practically trying to get bit by them, like obliviously step on one with earbuds blasting. Seems like even a little awareness is plenty to keep you from ever having to fear.
Have heard Eastern rattlesnakes are more aggressive, but don’t have any experience with them.
I live in the southeast and work with snakes on the side (volunteer work and relocating them). Eastern Diamondbacks are a very defensive but nothing to worry about. Pygmy Rattlesnakes are the same way. Timber Rattlesnakes are the odd ball. They’re placid to a fault. Overall, the same rules apply as with all North American snakes. Keep your distance, leave it alone, and you have nothing to worry about.
Rattlesnakes can only strike half their body length, just fyi. For big ol’ 6 foot monsters, that’s 3 feet. And, the ones on the western side of North America just want to be left alone. From what I’ve seen, you’d have to be practically trying to get bit by them, like obliviously step on one with earbuds blasting. Seems like even a little awareness is plenty to keep you from ever having to fear.
Have heard Eastern rattlesnakes are more aggressive, but don’t have any experience with them.
Yeah unlike the black mamba, where nature turned the words “fuck you” into a creature
I live in the southeast and work with snakes on the side (volunteer work and relocating them). Eastern Diamondbacks are a very defensive but nothing to worry about. Pygmy Rattlesnakes are the same way. Timber Rattlesnakes are the odd ball. They’re placid to a fault. Overall, the same rules apply as with all North American snakes. Keep your distance, leave it alone, and you have nothing to worry about.