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kdrsas
Explorer
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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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 23, 2014
darsben wrote:
Be wary of Gila Monsters their bite can be very nasty.


That's because they belong to the only family of VENOMOUS lizards in the world.

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