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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are very unlikely to ever see snakes going out.

We actually go looking for snakes with frequency (not to capture but for education and observation) and rarely find them on our walks. My brother is much better and catches (with immediate release) regularly.

If you don't know where to look, you won't see them. They don't want to find you and will hear you coming from miles away. [b]Don't go putting your hands in dark holes or under rocks. [/b]

I've only found a rattlesnake with the kids once by accident and that happened to be in Colorado. If you find one, just back away. I also grew up in Texas where we would sometimes find them in the garage. Just leave them be. It really is NBD.

It'd not difficult. [/quote]

This is a good tip.

Another good tip, and this is one I learned from a professional herpetologist who had a lot of experience with this sort of thing, is: [b]do not pick up the rattlesnake.[/b] Just don't do it, even if you've downed a fifth of whiskey and you and your buddies are sitting around the campfire after midnight, egging each other on. Especially if you are males ages 18-34.

But, if you find that you just can't resist the urge to throw a rattlesnake at your buddy while he's taking a whizz...Please do not try to capture the snake to bring it to the ER. Don't turn one bite victim into two..or three. The ER staff does not need to personally meet the snake that bit you in order to treat you.

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