Poppies & cougars & shrooms, oh my!
Uncle Rico
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by Uncle Rico Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:56 am
So far this summer I've hiked in the Los Padres, the Santa Monicas, the Simi Hills, the San Gabriels, and the Panamints and haven't seen a single snake. Zip, zilch, zero, nada, the big goose egg. Darn few lizards too. Anybody else experiencing that or is it just my personal misfortune?
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:40 am
I haven't seen any this year either. Hmm.
tracker
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by tracker Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:19 am
The ravens seem to be finding the road-kills like usual but I haven't seen as many while walking around. Noticeably less coachwhips.
JeffH
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by JeffH Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:48 pm
I saw a bunch of lizards on Sunset Peak last Friday evening. Friendly enough to try checking out my pack.
"Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours".
PackerGreg
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by PackerGreg Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:16 pm
No snakes, but I have seen this guy hiking around (I wonder if one can get that stick at REI?)...
Uncle Rico
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by Uncle Rico Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:25 am
Yeah, but beware of that guy PG. When he throws that walking stick to the ground it actually turns into a snake. And that snake will then eat your trekking poles.
Uncle Rico
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by Uncle Rico Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:38 am
Finally saw my first snake of the season - a nice looking King Snake about 20-25" long....in my garage in the burbs.
AlanK
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by AlanK Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:43 am
Friday, August 3
Mount Wilson Trail below Orchard Camp
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:00 pm
Zoiks! Snake *and* poison oak!! Throw in some Turricula, and you'd really have something there.
AlanK
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by AlanK Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:34 pm
Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑ Zoiks! Snake *and* poison oak!! Throw in some Turricula, and you'd really have something there.
Yeah, pick your poison. I opted for "neither" but it took some doing to convince the critter to crawl away.
AlanK
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by AlanK Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:40 pm
No, I'd still be there!
I tossed a couple of small sticks onto him until he decided to move on. Near-misses did nothing.
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:27 pm
AlanK wrote: ↑ I tossed a couple of small sticks onto him until he decided to move on. Near-misses did nothing.
I used to roll pebbles over their backs, but bits of sticks sounds good.
HJ
Uncle Rico
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by Uncle Rico Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:31 pm
AlanK wrote: ↑ Friday, August 3
Mount Wilson Trail below Orchard Camp
Dang! You got shocks, pegs....lucky!
DukeJH
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by DukeJH Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:33 pm
I jumped a 24" rattler on the descent from Icehouse Saddle August 4 about 3/4 mile from the trailhead. He was moving downhill just a little slower than I was.
