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Jeff Bode's avatar

Don’t like rattlesnakes? Don’t visit Arizona. The ranges of North America’s venomous insects and animals overlap only on it.

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Ken Wilcox's avatar

I've encountered rattlers maybe 8-10 times, and yes, mostly AZ, also once in VA, a couple in BC Okanogan, another at Zion last year. Lovely critters at a distance!

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Jeanie Johnson's avatar

Happy Hikeversary, Ken and Chris! Looks like a good one.

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Philip Fenner's avatar

Hey Ken! There’s more to the story of Rattlesnake Lake ... a “burst”! https://www.historylink.org/File/2426

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Ken Wilcox's avatar

Thanks Phil! Just read it. Amazing they all survived.

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