[pct-l] Pct Rattlers!

[Doug Carlson]

I was out hiking this morning here in AZ and almost stepped on a rattler-
only one half rattle on this tail.  He was coiled up into a tight ball on
the trail I was hiking on and I almost stepped on him without seeing him.
In passing he moved and I caught the movement and jumped away.  It was a
rattler alright- and absolutely quiet.  Very close call.  I do have a
picture of the rattler, BTW, taken right after it died.  

 

Now my wife is a little more concerned tonight about, well, rattlers.  Does
anyone know of any PCT hikers that have been bitten on the trail?  I know
there is always a first for everything,  but I want to assure her snake
bites are very rare occurrences on the trail.  At least I hope that is the
case.    

 

-Trew