Tuesday, September 9, 2014

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Crotalus horridus -- beautiful gem from SNP this past weekend! 9-6-14

Yep - Timber or "Canebrake" rattlesnake.

Many of you have probably run into them, but this was a first for us.  I was pretty excited!  

Fishing for trout was *average -- kept catching a lot of jumping minnows in the spots where brook trout usually are.  And fallfish.  

And nearly stepped by (inches from) a rattlesnake -- not "on" it though.  Everyone has a "I almost stepped on a rattlesnake" story, but that was entirely accurate with me.  Luckily, they're shy and reluctant to expend energy in a human encounter.  

Gene

On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:37:35 AM UTC-4, Misha Gill wrote:
Forgive my ignorance, is that some kind of rattlesnake? 

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