I Like The Woods
There were six of us, playing "BB tag." Same thing as laser tag but with BB guns - not the high powered ones but the little spring-loaded ones. I've been shot by them several times and unless you shoot yourself in the eye, they're fairly harmless.
Anyway, the six of us were in a forest in South Georgia, having a good time "hunting" each other in teams of two.
I stepped beside a huge pine tree and immediately heard a rattle. Looking down, I saw a huge Eastern Diamondback Rattler about 6 inches from my left foot.
Knowing that if I moved, it would strike, I stood perfectly still. My teammate walked sort of close and asked what was wrong. I told him and continued to hold still. The rattles were very loud, so I knew the snake was mad.
After a few minutes, though, he uncoiled and slid away. Of course I couldn't measure, but I bet he was every bit of eight feet long - a very large specimen of that species.
When it got out of sight, I went the other way. I was shaking so bad that the game was over for me, for that day.
Just another example of how keeping a cool head works with animals.
Anyway, the six of us were in a forest in South Georgia, having a good time "hunting" each other in teams of two.
I stepped beside a huge pine tree and immediately heard a rattle. Looking down, I saw a huge Eastern Diamondback Rattler about 6 inches from my left foot.
Knowing that if I moved, it would strike, I stood perfectly still. My teammate walked sort of close and asked what was wrong. I told him and continued to hold still. The rattles were very loud, so I knew the snake was mad.
After a few minutes, though, he uncoiled and slid away. Of course I couldn't measure, but I bet he was every bit of eight feet long - a very large specimen of that species.
When it got out of sight, I went the other way. I was shaking so bad that the game was over for me, for that day.
Just another example of how keeping a cool head works with animals.
Age:
51-55
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Male
