Arizona Rattlesnakes are Active Now
This fellow RV'er got bit on the arm when he went to investigate a "strange" noise under his RV. We've had some unusually warm temperatures in Southern Arizona so far this winter, so be careful when ...
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Actually, rattlers can only strike about ~2/3 of their body length max and realistically more like 1/3. No offense, but do we really want to believe that a 3' snake can throw itself 6' to strike? While one can't take any chances, a fair number of strikes are dry, meaning they do not envenomate and are merely trying to tell you to get away from them. Seems a lot of bites actually happen to males between the ages of 18-34. Who would have figured? LOL I have encountered rattlers on a number of occasions and have never felt in danger. I do, however, have a very healthy respect for them.
RichH
RichH
