Koda P So we are going to be staying for two nights at dinosaur national monument Mom is worried about me finding a rattlesnake or cacti or other desert type things. Any suggestions on making mom less worried?? Cause it’s driving me crazy. Happy Sunday!
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Mom always carries a multi-tool with pliers. Cactus needles can get deep quickly if you walk on them. Use the piers to pull the needles out or they may just get stuck in mom. Keep on a leash and mom have you head on a swivel. If you're used to sniffing you might sniff a cactus and ... use the pliers and pull quick. Three of three of mom's dogs got nose needles. The 2st happened within minutes of getting out of the car and mom didn't carry the multi-tool yet.
I'm not very familiar but I love reading the advice. Atla has come across much less dangerous snakes and jumped. She is thankfully creeped out by them.
Tell the pawrents to be very vigilant. We have tons of rattlesnake where we hike so mom usually keeps me leashed. Also mom always has pliers in her backpack just in case if I encounter cactus! Got some thorns in my face once and I didn’t even know they were sticking or is my dace
Wow, that sounds like a lot of great advice. I hope you have a fun time.
Thanks everyone!!
My training in Pinnacles National Park is to always wear boots that go up to one’s ankles. And if you suspect or hear a rattle, throw a couple of stones or pieces of wood on the path ahead to startle them (not hurt them). Baby rattlers but indiscriminately. Those are the most dangerous. Adults (generally) only bite if threatened. If still unsure go straight to the nearest welcome center in Yellowstone & ask the experts. They will know what to do.
🤣 Mom, keeps thinking of things that may help...but she also thinks your mom already knows...mom walked heavy to make vibration warning for the snakes and was big and strong for the big predators like mtn lions. The trick is to not surprise anyone! No one really wants to mess with hoomans! 🤣
Oh, and one more thing...rattlesnakes prefer a temperature range. If it is too chilly 60 or so, or too hot above 93 or so, they are sluggish, and sometimes act comatose. We still walked waaaay around them. They have quite the strike range and are fast.
It is a beautiful area! Enjoy!! Sorry, I always forget that next line automatically posts!❤️🐕🐾🦎🐍🌵
Corrected sentence...rattlesnakes are "deaf" ambush predators. They don't move, so we don't always see them. Mom was vigilant. They respond to vibrations, sight, and scent.
We had a blast on the trails! Mom carried us a lot of water and safety stuff in her backpack. SOOOO many critters!
Oops! Didn't mean to post before finishing. Mom took us to AZ about half the year for a few years for family care. All hikes were on a short leash because of the cactus, javalinas and rattles. SOOO many bunnies and critters we wanted to chase or track, the leash was the only way to keep us safe. She had a Leatherman for the cactus spines, but usually used a rock, hands, or what ever to get the cholla off. I had rattlesnake training.
Rattles ambush predators and are deaf, make big critter vibration, not small critter.
I'm not an expert on rattlesnakes, but we do have lots of snakes here. I'd say just make lots of noise so they know you are coming. I think most snakes are likely to bite if startled.