You say..?The tarantula pics are fantastic, @Derek13 and @fos'l.
I love seeing those gentle giants around. @DangerDirtyD and I happened to be on Los Piños Peak in the middle of the night, and the summit rocks were loaded with tarantulas. Never seen anything like it.
I agree. Definitely at first a better smell with better side effects until the end then the consequences can be the same depending on the type of snake and type of smell.
Jerks, I say. They knew the bear was there and set up to jump over it for this wicked viral bit.
possibly, but how would we know?
Just plain mean. Camera as$hole easily could have cleared the trail. Anything for clicks, I guess.
Wow! Yikes! I can’t even imagine being in that situation!
It doesn't appear he was on a bicycle. The second he crouches down to pick up a rock, he's bologna. He did deploy a rather sissy voice in his attempt to ward off the cat with his yelps and growls.
out of me and I got the hell out of there. Almost killed myself looking over my shoulder for momma.
King snake? From all of them that I have seen throughout the years, I cannot think of any pattern or coloration similarity.
lol, right!? I think my ticker would have stopped! Over many years I’ve spotted 5 or 6 mtn lions up here, but have never felt threatened in any way. Of course none had Cubs....not that I could see anyways.
He was running.
Without a bike serving as a barrier, he was practically naked out there! And all he could muster was a mild growl and a bunch of F-bombs...dainty.
our mutant rattlers have a cream sawtooth patten on their sides. The king snake had the same pattern. The mutants come in a few colours from jet black with grey diamonds to lighter bands of dark and light. I was pretty sure it was not a pit viper but until I saw the tail I was going to be sure. Saw a very young gopher snake about 7 nights ago. Same thing check the head, check the tail. it was so young the tail would not have looked like rattles.
I've often wondered about that strategy. Getting beaned with a rock seems like a good deterrent, but I would worry that the posture of crouching down would trigger an attack. He did do it quickly. Would a different cat have reacted differently? Would a cat stalking him for a meal and not protecting its cubs have pounced? Wonderers be wondering.
Interesting. I'd love to see some pics (or a short video) of these rattlers.
