moondog Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hey Guys, I went to the area East of Gold Basin on Saturday to see if I could find some small GB fragments. I found one there about three years ago, but no luck this time. Man-o-man was it ever windy! Besides the usual bullets, I found lots of small blasting cap fragments from the several shallow mines and the usual burried soup can lid to get my heart going. I did bump into a couple of snakes, and since there a bit of interest about wear'n gators and such, I thought ya might like the pics. I didn't think the rattlesnake would be out at 4 pm on such a windy day this late in the season. The gopher snake was an even 5 foot and the rattlesnake was about 2 foot 3 inches. I added the proper names and links if ya want to read up on them. CliftonSonoran Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis): http://www.nearctica.com/herps/snakes/colubrid/Pcatenif.htmSouthwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus)http://www.nearctica.com/herps/snakes/viper/Cmitch.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Good thing you saw the rattle tail before it saw you !!Better luck next time out Clifton. Hapy Huntn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimi Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Aloha Clifton,Wow, I hadn't been up in that area for years. Thanks for the pics of the area, it sure brought back some awesome memories. Yep, the snakes are coming out big time this year. So make sure you guys start wearing your snake gardz and paying attention to your surroundings.Aloha and stay safe.Stan aka Ka'imi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgmrg Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Wow! I hate snakes. Did the Rattle Snake let you know he/she was there before you came up to it?Thanks for the info,Richard aka kgmrg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Wow! I hate snakes. Did the Rattle Snake let you know he/she was there before you came up to it?Thanks for the info,Richard aka kgmrgRichard, No rattling. He was just as the first pic. Then I got close to take a pic and he rattled for say 3 seconds (only about 5 rattles), not loud and couldn't be heard easily, specially in the wind. Act like you're hunting rattlesnakes and meteorites; that works for me (so far). Good Hunting! Clifton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Nice pics Clifton thanks, Any day out, even getting skunked is a great day out. Nice View, you must have hiked a ways.Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Great pics of an awesome snake! He looked fed!Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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