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I didn't realize that passing on a warning would have stirred a few "obvious heated pots". Trust me with three kids, we did make a lot of noise on our trail, and I do believe I carry a big stick and walk softly (coining that phrase of course). I was quite surprised how aggressive this snake was. We were close, but not close enough that we couldn't run, etc. The obvious lack of water has made these "avoiding trouble" creatures more aggressive. We have run into a few other cachers with similar experiences in our area, Winslow, NJ and Atison. To the person who would enjoy the confrontation with one....no comment, look it up on a map. I could not be held in good conscience telling you where to go, and learning later you actually had an encounter due to my directions. These creatures do deserve our respect, no shooting them please. Especially since they are very valuable in our eco-system. Good luck caching, and hopefully this topic won't go any further then the warning it was meant to pass on

I didn't realize that passing on a warning would have stirred a few "obvious heated pots". Trust me with three kids, we did make a lot of noise on our trail, and I do believe I carry a big stick and walk softly (coining that phrase of course). I was quite surprised how aggressive this snake was. We were close, but not close enough that we couldn't run, etc. The obvious lack of water has made these "avoiding trouble" creatures more aggressive. We have run into a few other cachers with similar experiences in our area, Winslow, NJ and Atison. To the person who would enjoy the confrontation with one....no comment, look it up on a map. I could not be held in good conscience telling you where to go, and learning later you actually had an encounter due to my directions. These creatures do deserve our respect, no shooting them please. Especially since they are very valuable in our eco-system. Good luck caching, and hopefully this topic won't go any further then the warning it was meant to pass on

Due to the DROUGHT conditions in the east coast, rattlesnakes are being seen in unusual numbers. PLEASEEEEEE Tread carefully! We saw one in Atison, New Jersey today, and BOY WAS IT SCARY as heck!!! Three kids, a mom who is DEATHLY afraid of snakes ALONE, in the woods.....everything was ok, we tiptoed away very carefully and then ran like heck to our van!

You cracked me up on that post. Seeing in print what some of us are addicting to doing does sound funny when you think about it :0 Thanks again for the laugh!