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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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My story and a warning.
Had a rattler in the wood pile it sounded like he was way in the back deep under there. Having been a round these guys stepping over them, moving them and sadly at times having to get rid of them I decided to take a look. To my surprise and shock as I looked under the pile expecting to see this guy on the other side away from me, heck you could barley hear him rattle so for sure he was in there deep, but that was not the case as I looked him right in his face about two feet away. I was very lucky he did not strike because this guy was big and ugly, and now I am very confused why he sounded so far away with a very muffled rattle. Well this one had been injured and his rattle was damaged causing him to have a quite rattle making it sound like he was further away. I kinda felt bad but I did dispatch him as I was afraid he would not be heard when he rattled. Just a guess but he should of had about 14 to 16 rattles.
JimR
Had a rattler in the wood pile it sounded like he was way in the back deep under there. Having been a round these guys stepping over them, moving them and sadly at times having to get rid of them I decided to take a look. To my surprise and shock as I looked under the pile expecting to see this guy on the other side away from me, heck you could barley hear him rattle so for sure he was in there deep, but that was not the case as I looked him right in his face about two feet away. I was very lucky he did not strike because this guy was big and ugly, and now I am very confused why he sounded so far away with a very muffled rattle. Well this one had been injured and his rattle was damaged causing him to have a quite rattle making it sound like he was further away. I kinda felt bad but I did dispatch him as I was afraid he would not be heard when he rattled. Just a guess but he should of had about 14 to 16 rattles.
JimR
