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Old 08-16-2007, 04:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Lately while riding in Aliso especially on Coyote Run I have been coming across small(12-14 inch) what appear to be rattlesnakes. These little guys are just chillin on the trail, soaking up the heat at the end of the day. I usually ride from 5 - 7pm. They do not move out of your way and they take a little coaxing with a tree branch to get them to move off the trail. Let's try to not run them over and take 2 minutes of your time to get them off the trail to ensure that no one else does either...






They will really appreciate it
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Just saw one there last night.
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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He appears bigger the 14"....when they see me coming they disappear....I NEVER get to see any wildlife on my rides....
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:15 PM   #4 (permalink)
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He appears bigger the 14"....when they see me coming they disappear....I NEVER get to see any wildlife on my rides....
Camera has a kick @$$ zoom OK maybe 24" still little guys
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Old 08-16-2007, 05:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He looks tasty...
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:00 PM   #6 (permalink)
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dont forget our 8 legged friend as well...found him cruising through coyote last night
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:54 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I saw one of the pretty little rattle-buggers while going down Cholla (weekday, no traffic). Cute lil thing that just meandered along about his way, into the brush.

Not like the dayum redheads out there Those things rattle even when you think they've left
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Cool pics, I like checking out all the wildlife on my rides. I always ride Turnbull and never knew that all the critters ive seen there even existed in my backyard. I helped a black tarantula off the trail the other day.
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:26 PM   #9 (permalink)
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look at the video I filmed last year in RSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pbJXHuxPs

Both of them were about 3 ft long
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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that's crazy!!! how long did the dance go for?
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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look at the video I filmed last year in RSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pbJXHuxPs

Both of them were about 3 ft long

Great video Serge! I remember that from a while back.
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I filmed them for about 8-9 minutes, they were going at it when we got to them
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:39 PM   #13 (permalink)
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dang...that's longer than some humans LOL
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Old 08-16-2007, 08:48 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Yikes, I'm always afraid that I'm going to run one over but I've got some eagle eye for snakes. Thank goodness.

Last Wednesday we ran into a big rattler out at Tijeras that would NOT move off the road. He wasn't mad when we were there but the bikers before the warned us that he was pretty pissed at them. He didn't even budge when a rock landed near him! We ended up back tracking and finding a better route out.
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Old 08-16-2007, 09:43 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Lately while riding in Aliso especially on Coyote Run I have been coming across small(12-14 inch) what appear to be rattlesnakes. These little guys are just chillin on the trail, soaking up the heat at the end of the day. I usually ride from 5 - 7pm. They do not move out of your way and they take a little coaxing with a tree branch to get them to move off the trail. Let's try to not run them over and take 2 minutes of your time to get them off the trail to ensure that no one else does either...






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Those are great pics J_Sims... did you take those pics with a camera phone??? if so what camera Phone is it???

In Chino Hills state park there are some very good looking rattlesnakes... but my cheap camera phone took some terrible shots.
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:30 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Those are great pics J_Sims... did you take those pics with a camera phone??? if so what camera Phone is it???

In Chino Hills state park there are some very good looking rattlesnakes... but my cheap camera phone took some terrible shots.

Cannon 610 or 630 regular camera....

I am glad you like the pics....see you on the trails
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Old 08-17-2007, 12:08 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Last Wednesday we ran into a big rattler out at Tijeras that would NOT move off the road. He wasn't mad when we were there but the bikers before the warned us that he was pretty pissed at them. He didn't even budge when a rock landed near him! We ended up back tracking and finding a better route out.
you shoulda hucked him! j/k
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Old 08-17-2007, 06:39 AM   #18 (permalink)
 
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In Chino Hills state park there are some very good looking rattlesnakes... but my cheap camera phone took some terrible shots.
I have yet to see one rattler in CHSP. I see plenty of king snakes and milk snakes, though. We get the milk snakes in our backyard, which is fine with me.
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:28 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Here is my usual procedure:
  1. Keep your eyes open.
  2. When you see a critter, don't slow down, dummy. PIN IT!
  3. Throw a "cutty" about 2 feet before the lil' dude and be sure