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Jolana said:Wow, Glad you didn't make him angry enough to get you,
Hope he didn't relocate down Carbon?Gorman way. I'm going to visit my fave cousin soon and we always go walking around her property,

The Long Branch area sort of west of Carbon. His family owns a little bit of acreage there and aren't keeping any livestock on it. I think he was angry enough to get just about anyone. A very touchy rattler. They aren't usually. Enjoy your walk! Even this one didn't do anything when he had the opportunity - before his temper got stirred up . I've often wondered how many times I've walked right by one without knowing it. I've walked by so many and didn't realize until I was already past them. I used clippers and cut the briers off a big one once. I'd tromped around in the briers for about three hours picking up limbs and cutting the briers and then I cut those over him. It never moved until I used a pick handle on it. It's a good thing they don't have the personality of a prairie race or rat snake. There'd be a lot more bites.