Rattled by Rattle Snake at base of C'est La Vie Redgarden Wall Eldorado
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7-9-2013 about 5' below the belay ledge at 5 pm. He was poised to strike when my partner noticed him. We climbed other routes but ended up rapping C'est La Vie around 8pm. The snake was still there and still pissed. |
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Yikes! |
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Yup... heard of them being in that boulder pile above the concrete slab before. |
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This is the third time I have heard of Rattlers there. |
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I've seen a baby rattler on Hawk Eagle Ridge before. They are there. |
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They are all over there... you just have to know where to look for them. Last year, I put my hand 6 inches from one on the steep approach trail on the west side of the Bastille. |
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Cindy, |
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What you need to know about dealing with poisonous snakes is available here |
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Thar' good eat'n...dat's fur sure. |
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Crocodile Hunter shows the boys the best way to learn about 12-foot crocodiles at the crag is to stick your thumb in its butthole. |
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A lot of buzzworms in Eldo this summer. A few weeks ago, near the Potato Chip, one of them scared the tuna salad out of me. |
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Why did it have to be snakes? I've spent a lot time in Eldo and have never seen one. Snakes scare the crap out of me. |
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Tom Ormond.....the topic is rattlesnakes, not a crocodiles! And neither has a butthole, they have VENTS. Now back to our regularly scheduled post without any further erroneous interruptions. |
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So put your thumb in their anal vents. Same thing. |
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I'm using my "Anal Vent" currently to rid myself of last nights dinner and unless I want to accidentally stick my finger into it, I had best use my higher quality TP when wiping. |
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Locker.....we thought you might be using that finger to edit your next post on the wall of whatever stall you're utilizing to deposit the remnants of your dinner via your arsehole/vent/anus. |
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Rattlers are no problem! Just know that they are present, scan around when you hike/walk, when you hear one stop, get an idea where it is, go a different way! If you see one, stop, check it out because they're cool as hell, don't fuck with it, take a photo or two, then leave it alone. |
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Great advice, Locker. Thank you. Way too many folks don't follow your guidance and learn to coexist with these beautiful creatures. Too often their instinct is to harm it and later complain about the rodents digging into or chewing holes in their packs. Thanks, again. |
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I've been climbing in Eldo for many years and I have never seen a snake there. It seems that sightings are a regular occurrence now. Is there in fact more snakes now than before or is Mountain Project making it more visible? This makes me think twice about bringing my dog which is a bummer, the canyon is one of her favorite places. |
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"This makes me think twice about bringing my dog"
Well now that's a HUGE plus! Gonna have to make sure and get some MORE snakes up there! |
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Ben Walburn wrote:I've been climbing in Eldo for many years and I have never seen a snake there. It seems that sightings are a regular occurrence now. Is there in fact more snakes now than before or is Mountain Project making it more visible? This makes me think twice about bringing my dog which is a bummer, the canyon is one of her favorite places. ...I climbed Cest La Vie yesterday and glad to say I'm bite free today.It seems like it's changed over the last few years on the South side of the canyon. Until a few years ago, there were usually one or two legit rattlesnake sightings on the Fowler trail each summer. Last summer, I can recall four (one of them was a poor little guy on the Bastille descent ramp!). Already at four this season, still some summer left to go. Not a plague, just a little more active. The boulderfield below C'est usually has one or two sightings per summer. Seems like it's about average this year. IMHO, it's like Sinks, or North Table, or ... recreate, but be mindful. |