[Az-Geocaching] Rattlers are out!

Brian Casteel bcasteel at uccinc.net
Thu Mar 10 15:13:58 MST 2005


So, by your own admission, you apply a factor of 2 to everything.  Does that
mean your projected asteroid strikes are truly only half of what you
publish?  :P

Brian
Team A.I.


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[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Scotti
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Rattlers are out!

I've heard that they can only strike about their own length, so as long as
you are outside of that range, you should be alright.  Being an astronomer,
I'd add a factor of two to that just to be safe.....  :-)  Speaking of
Lancer, it's also a very good idea to be aware of your hiking companions
surroundings as well as your own, especilly if your companion is a dog or a
child.

I've never seen a rattler while hiking either, amazingly.  My wife saw one
once, but by the time I got over to her, it had slithered away.  I have seen
them in the road.  The best view I had of one (outside of the Desert Museum)

was on a dirt road on the way into Toroweap Overlook on the north rim.  The
rattler was in the middle of the road and I stopped about 10 or 15 feet
short
of him and got out to take pictures, staying back about 6 or 8 feet (making
use of the zoom lens on my camera...).  Since I didn't want to run him over,
I tossed some pebbles at him to get him to move off the road before
continuing on.

Jim.

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Michelle Chelby Geiss wrote:

> > Its
> > cohort was about 50' away waiting in a bush as I jogged past, 
> > thankfully out
> > of reach (I hope) of striking.
> 
> That's a good question...what is the striking distance?  I was 
> pondering that as my legs shook under me, trying to decide whether to 
> turn around or try to slink by. He was about 4 feet off the trail.  I 
> decided to slink by...:)  I am just thankful Lancer (dog) decided to 
> totally ignore him...guess that snake breaking worked!
> 
> Chelby:)
> 
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Jim Scotti
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA                 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/


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