Saw another young rattlesnake - the smallest we'd ever seen.
In Light and Shadow Watch Where You Put Your Feet! |
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| An afternoon walk along a shady forest trail. |
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| Stretched out motionless, mid trail, a young rattlesnake. |
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| Note its tiny size against the surrounding leaf litter. |
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| As usual, it remained very still, very wary of any movement. |
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| In the low light, the markings on its head gave it a horned appearance. |
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| After a while, it became agitated by the attention it was receiving. |
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| Its tiny rattle - like a discolored fingernail. |
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| Very slowly, it raised its head 2-3 inches off the forest floor. |
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| And began to glide forward. |
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| Picking up speed, it quickly disappeared into the underbrush. |
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| Twenty minutes later, on a well-traveled trail - |
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Saw another young rattlesnake - the smallest we'd ever seen. |
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| Motionless - note its size compared to the hair band in front of it. |
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| Beautiful eyes, skin color, scale pattern. |
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| Its tiny rattle so clean, it resembled plastic. |
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| Even tiny rattlesnakes can lunge, strike, and recoil faster than the eye can see. |
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| We left it basking in the late afternoon sun. |
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| Another reminder. While on park trails, always watch where you put your feet. |
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