Re: [at-l] Trip Report: Georgia-snake

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In a message dated 6/8/00 8:40:20 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
jnorment@ea.com writes:

<< Anybody have some generic advice on dealing with snakes, how to avoid, how
 to deal if come face to face with a big mammajamma, how to tell which are
 poisonous?
  >>

I usually don't see the snake crossing or sunning on the trail until i'm just 
about to step on it and it is more frightened by me than i am by it. They 
really do scurry off quite quickly. I have a picture of a beautiful 5-1/2 
foot (measured loosely against our Leki's) black snake that we saw in 
southern VA in '99. S/he held still just after moving off the trail so we 
could size him/her up. 

I've seen so little wildlife on the AT (besides bugs) that i always find it a 
thrill to see anything. That includes the ONE mouse i've seen in 530 miles.

Second Chance
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