Last week, I again had the sad experience of coming upon a dead rattlesnake in the road. I was bicycling Lakeshore Road, next to Split Rock Wild Forest, when I came upon another tragic death on the highway. This is the third dead rattlesnake I’ve seen on this road in the last … [Read more...] about Avoiding Roadkill
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Timber Rattlesnake Killed
On Wednesday afternoon I drove on Lakeshore Road from Essex to Westport in the late afternoon. A little before 4:00 pm I came across this unfortunate timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) dead in the middle of the road near Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest. Although his head had … [Read more...] about Timber Rattlesnake Killed
Timber Rattlesnake: Fact, Fiction & Mystery
Our recent timber rattlesnake post generated a larger than anticipated stir, so I'm returning to the alternately awe-inspiring and anxiety inducing Adirondack rattlesnake to clear up a few misunderstandings and to offer up a mystery that you may be able to help … [Read more...] about Timber Rattlesnake: Fact, Fiction & Mystery