Rattlesnakes in Escalante Canyon (Near Grand Junction)

How much of a problem is the rattlesnake issue in April/May? I noticed one photo mentioning seeing 20-30 snakes. Is this typical for the area? Are there any areas that have more or less of them?
Thanks.

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i haven't been there lately, but when i used to climb there fairly frequently it seemed like you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a rattlesnake. usually up at the base of the walls. a handful of the routes have names describing these circumstances.

Hmmm - probably depends on which part of the canyon. I've been there about 20 times and have only encountered one rattler.

I was planning on Cabin wall and Interiors

I was there this weekend and didnt see any.

I'll see one about once per year (maybe every six visits on average). Never seen a den of snakes, although I have seen them in cracks on the face on two occasions.

ha ha, like that one that lived in semi-steep chocolate for a while. i remember trying to toss pebbles up into the crack to verify that he was on vacation, or at least making a trip to the grocery store...