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For the Snake Lover

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A wildlife biologist I used to work with on the San Bernardino National Forest sent this my way. I thought you folks may like to see a rattlesnake that not only has a bad attitude, they will give chase and once, while on Baldy Mesa, I had one try to bite the tire on my forest rig.

Meet genus Crotalus scutulatus, the Mojave Green. There are as many as 24 in a liter at live birth and the adults can get to 4 or 5 feet in length.
 
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Nope dont like em. There are only three kinds of snakes I dont like. Live ones, Dead ones, and sticks that look like em.

Dont mind moray eels a bit. I had one forever that I loved. Snakes nope. Giant huge piles of poison ones? Double nope. First thought on seeing that picture. That would a great place for a warm handgrenade. But then one would probley fall from the sky angry at me, so I think I would just leave.
 
Holy crap! That makes my skin crawl! Thanks for sharing.

When I was a kid we used to jump down into the cement washes in Etiwanda (between I15 and I215 near Rancho Cucamonga) and look for snakes that would fall in. The walls were 30' vertical so snakes that fell in couldn't get out.

The snakes that fell in would take shelter in dark drain holes but the drain holes had mesh about 12" back so they couldn't go very far. We would poke around in these drain holes with sticks until we found a snake and then check it out. When we got a feisty one we would try to chuck it up and over the wall to get it out of our way. Once we caught a tarantula and a baby rattler and brought them home in a pillowcase (not recommended).
 
Steve, you're funny man.

Yeah, the young rattler 8 to 10 inches can be very dangerous and while they look so cute, this is where it ends. They have yet to develop a rattle and their relative strike speed is still fast. They have a cute little tongue too. I'd like to have another Rosie Boa but I'm not out west any more.
 
We had rosie boas in biology class in high school. I believe there are two kinds, desert and mountain, and we had one of each. Such cute little guys and if I ever get a snake that would be my choice for sure.
 
LOL when I worked at the pet store (I didnt get paid, just got free corals) I told them no problem with anything, but I wont touch the snakes.

Poison fish, anemone that will stick to your skin and raise welps, worms that will sting for days? No problem. Little corn snake? Not a gonna happen. Its a irrational fear, but its just the way I am.
 
You are a riot Steve.

The rosy boa Lichanura trivirgata is one of 2 boid species that occurs naturally in the United States. The other is the rubber boa Charina bottae. In California and Arizona there is a 2 snake per day bag limit on the rosy and interestingly you will need a fishing license to hunt them. They're good sellers at the pet stores as they are gentle, easy to care for and live long as opposed to growing long like many constrictive species. Trained properly they will eat pre-killed as opposed to live and mice are cheep.
 
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You are a riot Steve.

The rosy boa Lichanura trivirgata is one of 2 boid species that occurs naturally in the United States. The other is the rubber boa Charina bottae. In California and Arizona there is a 2 snake per day bag limit on the rosy and interestingly you will need a fishing license to hunt them. They're good sellers at the pet stores as they are gentle, easy to care for and live long as opposed to growing long like many constrictive species. Trained properly they will eat pre-killed as opposed to live and mice are cheep.
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What? How can a rosy be truly happy without pinkies?
 
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