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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:04 pm
by rhunt
snakes are cool and a great sign that the natural area is healthy. For evey one snake you see there are at least 5 more in that same area you do not see(including rattlesnakes). Consider every base of a climb a potential home for snakes and tread lighty. And be even more careful when you learn that a particular area has a snake(copperhead) den, like with this route.
In my experience, its the black rat snakes you need to look out for. They are VERY aggresive and will strike with very little provoking. The bite is not venomous but can give you a nasty wound and or infection.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:42 pm
by Meadows
Winter can't come soon enough.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:48 pm
by Stewy911
Im sure this is in another post but the boulder you stand on to belay someone on Dogleg @ Bob Marley has a copperhead nest as well. I belayed Chriss's brother on this climb while standing on this boulder 2 feet from the snakes and they never moved or seemed threatening. You dont mess with them they dont mess with you.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:26 pm
by kirker
Meadows wrote:Winter can't come soon enough.
Amen
Don't mind the whole coexist with nature thing, but I'd rather not see some of it.
Gives me the heeby geeby's
boo yeah
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:36 pm
by soccerfast007
Stewy911 wrote: I belayed Chriss's brother on this climb while standing on this boulder 2 feet from the snakes and they never moved or seemed threatening. You dont mess with them they dont mess with you.
2 feet away? come on stewy, you should have said 2 yards minimum. I do not remember hearing any feminine screams that day, and though i was in lexington at the time, i am sure i would have heard the female in distress cry you usually employ when frightned (i.e. spiders "they were jumpers" or bees "you just don't have my peripheral vision") baby snakes pose a serious threat in your book i am sure. DKing confirmed baby copperheads at bruisebrothers wall yesterday, so be forewarned (again).
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:48 pm
by Stewy911
ok 2 yards, 6 feet
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:14 pm
by Solomon
t bone wrote:There have always been copperheads in that area, Hence the name Little Viper. There are copperheads everywhere in the gorge area. You better close the whole freaking place !!!! Some folks should stay in the gym.
Well said T bone!
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:24 pm
by twetherbee
hamsco wrote:The copperheads fequent the base of Father and Son / Ky. Pinstripe, so watch out there also.
We found a little one there just four days ago. It took a bit of talking to convince some students from W. KY just to leave it alone. They were going to pick it up by the tail and move it out of the way.
Tom
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:28 pm
by gunslnga
twetherbee wrote:hamsco wrote:The copperheads fequent the base of Father and Son / Ky. Pinstripe, so watch out there also.
We found a little one there just four days ago. It took a bit of talking to convince some students from W. KY just to leave it alone. They were going to pick it up by the tail and move it out of the way.
Tom
Darwin was watching every step too.
College does'nt teach you to leave poisionus reptiles alone???
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:41 pm
by Meadows
Someone once told me that the ground has to be at least 50° for snakes to come out of hiding. Is that true? I was really surprised to see the snake in Mark's drive Sat considering how cold it was. Maybe they're packing up since Torrent is closing and need a new place to go and spook climbers like myself.