When in the desert better check first before you grab...
Last week was my last trip to the dunes. Moved my TH to covered storage in Phx. It was more a clean things up move to covered storage trip than a dune trip, since temps were suppose to be getting up there. Fortunately the temps where low 80° to 60° at nite.
My TH had been at Glamis dunes storage right across the street from the dunes dormant for about a month or more.
It was about 9:00 at nite, and was walking up to the front door after coming back from Brawley, heard some funny chirping/hissing type sounds coming from under the trailer..? it wasn't loud noise, but loud enough to hear it in the quite of nite.
Glanced under TH between door and the tires very quickly with a small flash light, saw nothing and the chirping stopped.
Next morning started to get ready to pull out and head to Phx.
Went to remove the tire chocks and kicked the front one out no problem. The rear chock was stuck, so had to move the truck forward a little. No problem.
Went back, grabbed the now free tire chock,,, mistake...
almost fell down with surprise when a sidewinder rattle snake was hanging on my gloved hand by its teeth. Shook it free and it landed on my foot, again biting my shoe. Kicked that little mofo off and stumbled back almost falling down with surprise. Thats the last thing I expected.
The day before, right before dark, checked tire pressure in all TH tires and heard no hiss/chip noise at all.
Thank God I had my mechanic gloves on. They seem to be snake proof. at least for little snakes. And these were baby snakes, except for mama... As the one that got me was probably only 10-12" long
The yellow, hollow, tire chocks had egg shells in it. And after further inspection there were numerous small snakes all around my tires. Must have been a nest. Then I saw what looked like mama snake, take off fast under all the trailers. Then a road runner came scooting by real fast and grabbed one of the little snakes and ran away with it in her beak... lol.
That fugging road runner was fast.
So just a word of warning, maybe when in the desert, look carefully before grabbing your tire chocks. And pay attention to not normal sounds under your TH... lmao
My TH had been at Glamis dunes storage right across the street from the dunes dormant for about a month or more.
It was about 9:00 at nite, and was walking up to the front door after coming back from Brawley, heard some funny chirping/hissing type sounds coming from under the trailer..? it wasn't loud noise, but loud enough to hear it in the quite of nite.
Glanced under TH between door and the tires very quickly with a small flash light, saw nothing and the chirping stopped.
Next morning started to get ready to pull out and head to Phx.
Went to remove the tire chocks and kicked the front one out no problem. The rear chock was stuck, so had to move the truck forward a little. No problem.
Went back, grabbed the now free tire chock,,, mistake...
almost fell down with surprise when a sidewinder rattle snake was hanging on my gloved hand by its teeth. Shook it free and it landed on my foot, again biting my shoe. Kicked that little mofo off and stumbled back almost falling down with surprise. Thats the last thing I expected.
The day before, right before dark, checked tire pressure in all TH tires and heard no hiss/chip noise at all.
Thank God I had my mechanic gloves on. They seem to be snake proof. at least for little snakes. And these were baby snakes, except for mama... As the one that got me was probably only 10-12" long
The yellow, hollow, tire chocks had egg shells in it. And after further inspection there were numerous small snakes all around my tires. Must have been a nest. Then I saw what looked like mama snake, take off fast under all the trailers. Then a road runner came scooting by real fast and grabbed one of the little snakes and ran away with it in her beak... lol.
That fugging road runner was fast.
So just a word of warning, maybe when in the desert, look carefully before grabbing your tire chocks. And pay attention to not normal sounds under your TH... lmao
