Devils Lake Rattle Snakes in the heat

Andy Eiter wrote: Saw this little guy on the CCC trail last night. While trying to identify it today (my best guess is a fox snake), I read on the DNR site that all pointed-tailed snakes in Wisconsin are non-venomous. Thought that's a pretty nice tidbit of information to file away.

Was he "rattling" his tail? I've seen fox snakes mimic rattlesnakes by twitching their tail. When in contact with dry leaves, it can make a rattle sound and ward off predators.

Andrew Krajnik wrote:

Was he "rattling" his tail? I've seen fox snakes mimic rattlesnakes by twitching their tail. When in contact with dry leaves, it can make a rattle sound and ward off predators.

Nah he was just slitherin around. That definitely would have warded me off, though.

Andrew Krajnik wrote:

"Buzzworms"... That's great! I need to remember that one!

They are a subset of the greater family of “danger noodles.”   

;)

Bill Lawry wrote:

They are a subset of the greater family of “danger noodles.”   

;)

Which itself is a subset of the order “Nope Rope”

love the snake pics!

Ever get them on route there? Here are pics I took yesterday here in Scottsdale at Pinnacle Peak on a route called “Chutes and ladders”. Its western Diamondback season here right now for sure.

That bush was tickling my nose when I noticed it. So I started down climbing and pulled out my last piece and realized I had almost bumped another DB down lower that I mistook for a rock.
Kinda blurry but that aint no chunk of granite in there. Dark bomber jams are gonna scare me for a little wile after that.

Both were up at the red arrows

But hey, it was May 23 and only 70f out so I cant complain!

CTB wrote: Ever get them on route there? Here are pics I took yesterday here in Scottsdale at Pinnacle Peak on a route called “Chutes and ladders”. Its western Diamondback season here right now for sure.

That bush was tickling my nose when I noticed it. So I started down climbing and pulled out my last piece and realized I had almost bumped another DB down lower that I mistook for a rock.

Kinda blurry but that aint no chunk of granite in there. Dark bomber jams are gonna scare me for a little wile after that.

Both were up at the red arrows

But hey, it was May 23 and only 70f out so I cant complain!

Man I am seeing one or more a day on trail runs in SoMo right now. Phoenix area has so many little buzz worms, keeps my heart rate up.

CTB wrote: Ever get them on route there? Here are pics I took yesterday here in Scottsdale at Pinnacle Peak on a route called “Chutes and ladders”. Its western Diamondback season here right now for sure.

Fun fact: there's another version of the game "Chutes and Ladders" called "Snakes and Ladders". How apropos!

2-3 weeks ago east of the Quarry.