Comments on: Turkey Pen Gap – Black Mountain and a Rattlesnake with anger issues http://mountainbikemayhem.com/mtb-trails/turkey-pen-gap-black-mountain-and-a-rattlesnake-with-anger-issues Mountain Biking at it's best Fri, 04 May 2012 19:25:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://mountainbikemayhem.com/mtb-trails/turkey-pen-gap-black-mountain-and-a-rattlesnake-with-anger-issues/comment-page-1#comment-11 admin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:09:21 +0000 http://mountainbikemayhem.com/?p=134#comment-11 I know what you mean about a lot of people would have killed the snake. No matter how shit scared I was, I knew "Rattles" had more right to be there than I did, killing "Rattles" never entered my mind, that would have been the easy and cowardly way to have been able to continue my ride. I'm sure Rattles was just as shit scared as I was. I know what you mean about a lot of people would have killed the snake. No matter how shit scared I was, I knew “Rattles” had more right to be there than I did, killing “Rattles” never entered my mind, that would have been the easy and cowardly way to have been able to continue my ride. I’m sure Rattles was just as shit scared as I was.

]]> By: Bryan http://mountainbikemayhem.com/mtb-trails/turkey-pen-gap-black-mountain-and-a-rattlesnake-with-anger-issues/comment-page-1#comment-10 Bryan Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:00:30 +0000 http://mountainbikemayhem.com/?p=134#comment-10 Nice story, and I'm glad you didn't kill the snake as many in your area tend to enjoy doing. All you needed to do was just do as the snake is asking and back off (well off) for a few minutes. It wasn't "angry", it was defensive, and was only staying there because it had the impression that if it did not hold ground right there, its life was in danger. Good story, thanks for the post! Nice story, and I’m glad you didn’t kill the snake as many in your area tend to enjoy doing. All you needed to do was just do as the snake is asking and back off (well off) for a few minutes. It wasn’t “angry”, it was defensive, and was only staying there because it had the impression that if it did not hold ground right there, its life was in danger.

Good story, thanks for the post!

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