*&%#$@ Snakes

Post by **chester** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:18 am

5 snakes (4 found on routes) on Sunday, Rat Snakes
3 snakes (2 found on a route) on Tuesday, Copperheads

Today I came eye to eye with a freaking copperhead...

Sunday they were in the finger cracks at T-Wall...

I hate snakes.

Post by **Bruisebrother** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:26 am

And where was this eye to eye, etc. on tues.? I do not like snake surprises either!

Post by **ynot** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:42 am

We saw one next to the trail to skybridge arch. I bet 40 old ladies walked right by it and never knew it was there.It hadn't moved a single muscle when we went back an hour later.It was just waiting for dinner to scamper by.
Anyone know what crag is visible from the south side of the arch?We saw a couple cool lines through the binoculars.

Post by **chester** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:26 am

These snakes were all in Tennessee...Stone Door and T-Wall..
I was starting to get used to them.

But the secret is not to do finger cracks in the summer...

Post by **t bone** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 2:39 am

there is a copperhead hanging out at the base of ralph and bobs. i picked up a big garter snake at roadside and threw at yoda this past weekend, freaked the boy out. he hates snakes.

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 3:48 am

that is hiliarious t bone, I came eye to eye with a snake on Ralph and Bobs last year and it was the fastest downclimbing I have ever done as the snake chased me down, I didn't bother to look to see if it had eliptical or round eyes, but it didn't look friendly and my belayer kept yelling not to throw it down on top of him.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:39 am

tbone I want to know if he screamed like a little girl

Post by **GWG** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:47 am

I came across a snake about half way up Hooky Pals at Oil Crack Saturday morning. Didn't get a good look at it since I was already past it but from the coloring, I'd say it was a copperhead.

It sort of went with all the other life found on that route. Trees, flowers, lichen, moss, ferns, spiders, bees, etc. What a natural experience.

Post by **Spragwa** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:41 pm

My dog found 3 copperheads at Solar Collector a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately, they were cold and slow or I might not have a dog anymore

0aj0 · Post by **0aj0** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 3:07 pm

saw threee rattle snakes at global near father and son. another use for my stickclip has been found.