On that note; we back up to South Mountain Preserve, and the other morning on my "cardio constitutional" I saw a very large, beautifully marked Bobcat. Had heard they were in the area, but never seen one. He was lying in a small wash so could tell his exact size, but seemed larger than a coyote. We do have Javelina, too, and occasionally get a big cat from the Estrellas to the west--only see their tracks. As for snakes, we have a resident Sonoran Gopher Snake--beautiful yellow and black markings.
Love this state!
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Subject: [Az-Geocaching] RE AZ fauna
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!
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