I Brake For Rattlesnakes ! 25 October 2008 |
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| A Western Rattlesnake in danger of being run over and killed by a passing car. |
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| So I stopped to see if I could hurry it safely on its way. |
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| But instead, it felt threatened and coiled itself into a defensive position. |
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| Rattlesnakes "puff themselves up" to appear larger, more formidable to perceived enemies. |
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| Head held low with about a foot of muscle tensed and ready to deliver a strike. |
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| In full sun and feeling very threatened, it gradually began to coil tighter to protect itself. |
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| Snakes instinctively try to conceal their heads from the hot sun and from a frontal attack. |
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| At this point, a passerby stopped to lend assistance. |
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| Drawing the snake's attention to the hammer, he was able to grasp the snake's tail. |
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| And that immediately caused the snake to uncoil and flee for its life. |
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It hissed and rattled its tail continuously as it disappeared into the roadside grasses. |
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