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Britain Posts: 596
5/3/2021
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I dont use any listening devices while hiking the desert. I do see a lot of hikers that I cross do especially the younger generation. Last Friday while finishing an early morning hike I heard this one and took a bit to find out where it was.  
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tekewin Posts: 365
5/4/2021
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Speckled snakes are chameleons. I've seen them pink, red, sandy, and granite colored. Perfectly matched to surroundings.
@Brian, yeah, I don't get people blocking out nature sounds with music. A lot to head in the wild, including a warning that might save your life.
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rockhopper Posts: 668
5/10/2021
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ziphius wrote:
Beautiful speckled rattlesnake. Was climbing a boulder near Otay Mtn. once and came face to face with one on a ledge, 2.5 feet away. Quickly downclimbed.
Same happened to me too. Climbing up a boulder ledge near Lucerne dry lake I came face to face with a rather large rattler. I retreated quickly!
Years later near Yaqi pass, I was stepping thru a boulder field and was ready to plant my foot in a flat spot between the boulders when a huge Red Rattler reared up. I put in it reverse and could here him rattling as I sprinted away.
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