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Paul000 · 07-03-2007, 10:30 PM

Hey all... thought I would share... I was out tonight going up Telegraph Canyon from the Carbon Canyon entrance and there was a HUGE (approx. 3 1/2 footer for sure) rattle snake crossing the gravel road as I begun to enter.... he said hello by stopping right in the middle of the trail.

2 other bikers came up soon after i stopped and pulled out my phone to take a pic... we gave the healthy snake a wide berth and passed with a cursory "ready to strike pose"

Just thought I would share the fact that wild life does enjoy our trails also!!! It was fun seeing the snake... however, it goes to show us that we need to keep our eyes peeled for critters like that!!!

Go forth and ride safe!!!

J_Sims · 07-03-2007, 10:46 PM

Saw a rattle snake on lower San Juan this evening. coyote in Aliso last night and we ran into a Bear on SART on Sunday... lots of stuff out there

Waldo · 07-03-2007, 11:13 PM

Not long ago I saw some strange critters at Peters Canyon. can't say for sure, but they looked a lot like...

and

Schecky · 07-04-2007, 12:27 AM

I saw a couple of rattlers doing a mating dance up on Southridge a while back. Very interesting.
Along with Whiting, I think Chino has the best wildlife viewing in the OC. You will pretty much always see something.

Pain Freak · 07-04-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Waldo

Not long ago I saw some strange critters at Peters Canyon. can't say for sure, but they looked a lot like...

and

That's just the guys from Adrenalin.

CC · 07-04-2007, 12:10 PM

Coyota on the trail Monday @ Marshal Cyn. He wasn't afraid at all. Barely moved over to the edge of the trail so i could pass. He didn't take off either. He just kept looking back at me so I stopped at talked to him for awhile. Finally, he got bored with me and took off.

Oh yah saw him on the way down too, further up the trail. He didn't bother to politely listen this time. Go firgure. =]

ride hard · 07-04-2007, 12:18 PM

A few weeks ago climbing up Sullivan canyon i nearly ran over a 2-1/2 -3ft long snake( don't know what kind it was)

Roadhog · 07-04-2007, 05:02 PM

Geocaching in Chino... almost grabbed a Gopher Snake. Thought it was a rattler at first, but noticed a slim head and no rattle on its tail.
Pituophis catenifer annectens - San Diego Gophersnake

carbonman · 07-04-2007, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waldo

Not long ago I saw some strange critters at Peters Canyon. can't say for sure, but they looked a lot like...

and

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

That's just the guys from Adrenalin.

Those wackey guys at Adrenalin, anything for a laugh

Letyrides · 07-04-2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schecky

I saw a couple of rattlers doing a mating dance up on Southridge a while back. Very interesting.
Along with Whiting, I think Chino has the best wildlife viewing in the OC. You will pretty much always see something.

I second that. I've always managed to run into something wild out in Chino. Rattlers, coyotes, bob cats, deer, etc.

Waldo · 07-04-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pain Freak

That's just the guys from Adrenalin.

Must need special-order helmets, eh?

ka0t1c07 · 07-04-2007, 11:46 PM

I saw a Tarantula at Turnbull Canyon. Some how it dragged its body almost across the trail and then died. Didnt get run over or anything. It was just dead. Maybe it was faking it? I push it to the side and it was belly up. Strange but kinda scarey until u find out its dead.

07-03-2007, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul000 Gravity is your friend	Chino Hills Telegraph Canyon Hey all... thought I would share... I was out tonight going up Telegraph Canyon from the Carbon Canyon entrance and there was a HUGE (approx. 3 1/2 footer for sure) rattle snake crossing the gravel road as I begun to enter.... he said hello by stopping right in the middle of the trail. 2 other bikers came up soon after i stopped and pulled out my phone to take a pic... we gave the healthy snake a wide berth and passed with a cursory "ready to strike pose" Just thought I would share the fact that wild life does enjoy our trails also!!! It was fun seeing the snake... however, it goes to show us that we need to keep our eyes peeled for critters like that!!! Go forth and ride safe!!!

07-03-2007, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
J_Sims P. W. R.	Saw a rattle snake on lower San Juan this evening. coyote in Aliso last night and we ran into a Bear on SART on Sunday... lots of stuff out there __________________ Your actions speak so loud I can't hear a word your saying Big Thanks to ::: http://www.thepathbikeshop.com/

07-03-2007, 11:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Waldo Lebowski Urban Achiever	Not long ago I saw some strange critters at Peters Canyon. can't say for sure, but they looked a lot like... and __________________ Just because the bike can do it doesn't mean the rider can! "My ass is sore after a long ride." - MtnKitty " If you feel like you're going fast, you are!" -CalEpic

07-04-2007, 12:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Schecky SoCalMTBubbs	I saw a couple of rattlers doing a mating dance up on Southridge a while back. Very interesting. Along with Whiting, I think Chino has the best wildlife viewing in the OC. You will pretty much always see something. __________________ tkblazer: it was Steven Jackson that led me to STR... http://www.ventanausa.com/

07-04-2007, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
CC V.P. Kickstand Inspection	Coyota on the trail Monday @ Marshal Cyn. He wasn't afraid at all. Barely moved over to the edge of the trail so i could pass. He didn't take off either. He just kept looking back at me so I stopped at talked to him for awhile. Finally, he got bored with me and took off. Oh yah saw him on the way down too, further up the trail. He didn't bother to politely listen this time. Go firgure. =] __________________ "To travel by bicycle is a humble, nonagressive way to get close to people. It is a way of saying we are passing through with no thought of invasion or conquest, only the simple will to share a part of the road...Claude Herve, cycled around the world

07-04-2007, 12:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
ride hard rocks hurt >.<	A few weeks ago climbing up Sullivan canyon i nearly ran over a 2-1/2 -3ft long snake( don't know what kind it was)

07-04-2007, 05:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Roadhog teh n00b	Geocaching in Chino... almost grabbed a Gopher Snake. Thought it was a rattler at first, but noticed a slim head and no rattle on its tail. Pituophis catenifer annectens - San Diego Gophersnake

07-04-2007, 11:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
ka0t1c07 Full Travel	I saw a Tarantula at Turnbull Canyon. Some how it dragged its body almost across the trail and then died. Didnt get run over or anything. It was just dead. Maybe it was faking it? I push it to the side and it was belly up. Strange but kinda scarey until u find out its dead.

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