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Old 12-26-2006, 09:44 PM   #6
MissionCamper
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Re: snakes and camping

I've seen all of two snakes since moving to Texas 5 years ago...and neither was a rattler. There was one in the backyard of my old house in Mission. Turned out to be a very long grass snake -- capable of pinching, nothing more. The other was at Falcon SP on an early June morning. He was moving about in the brush behind my site and stopped cold when he saw me.

Just be cognizant of your surroundings and remember that snakes would prefer to spend their venom on something they know they can eat, not waste it on us.
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