Area of Concern
Don’t you just love how curled up and happy he is? This snake never moved while we were discussing & photographing him. Of course, we stayed a respectful distance away. But Alan, who had been on his way to refill the feeders, couldn’t see him on the approach. Once again, some sense of something stopped Alan before he walked right up to the rattler. And somehow I doubt Mr. Snake would have remained so serene if Alan had got all the way there.
Moral of the story: be aware. It’s always a good idea anyway! And in our lovely environment here, a lack of awareness can seriously mess up your day. (And we have been having a weird day already, so we are both very glad Alan was awake!)