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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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darsben
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Sep 25, 2014
molossus wrote:
darsben wrote:
Be wary of Gila Monsters their bite can be very nasty.


They are very slow, shy, non-aggressive creatures. There has never been a gila monster bite that wasn't to someone intentionally going after it or picking it up. They're not an issue whatsoever.

Dogs are inquisitive and playful and a Gila monster might take umbrage at that. OP has a black lab

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