Yes, it is said that everything in AZ is poisonous or has
thorns. Wednesday night we came home to find a 2.5’ diamondback on our front
porch. We both walked by about a foot away – he was hidden – but then he
sounded off. Now, we don’t live in the city. In our backyard we have javalina
nightly, and have seen bobcats, coyotes, mountain lions, coati mundis, etc. We
have seen bear tracks, but never the bear, although my neighbor caught one
breaking into his rabbit hutch. My brother, who lives next door, swears he saw
a jaguar leaving my pond one night. They are known to be found in the
Winchester mountains, a mile away, so it’s possible. In dry weather, my pond
is the only permanent source of water in the area.
Bill in Willcox
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We
lived on the edge of the woods in Virginia and had poison ivy climbing the
trees that had 4" stems--and "little black flies" that would
actually eat your flesh. Here we have poison oak, and poison snakes, and
poison insects, and all kinds of non-poisonous things that will grab you and
stick you and take samples of your skin. It sort of equals out--but here you
can see the sky!