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kdrsas
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Sep 23, 2014

Boondocking in S Arizona desert and Rattlesnakes

We are moving to Oxbow road tomorrow 9/23/2014 in Arizona on the Colorado River. What do we need to know about rattlesnakes. How safe are we. We are from New England and dont have poisonous snakes ...
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Calisdad
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Sep 24, 2014
Good advice from mockturtle. Keep Sam on a short leash too. There is no antivenin for the green Mojave. Avoid rocky areas as well. They want to avoid you and will if given the chance. Just be very careful and you should be ok.

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