Woodpile rattlesnake
Turkey hunting was unproductive Saturday morning. By noon it seemed unlikely that a turkey would show, so I stopped at the cabin on our property, which is used by another former owner, and sat in the shade relaxing and eating some lunch. Movement caught my eye as a rattlesnake slithered towards a wood pile. It was a very large rattler and I wished my camera were at my side, but if was still on my ATV – thirty yards away and the snake was rapidly disappearing.
Then it was gone, but a California ground squirrel appeared and it was alarmed by the snake. As squirrels do when a rattlesnake is near, it began to flag it’s tail wildly. I couldn’t resist and with the squirrel so distracted by the snake, I moved to my ATV and grabbed the camera in hopes of videoing the squirrel and maybe even the snake.
Watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUyANRtR74
Who knows what you’ll see next when you’re hanging around on a nice day.
