It did occur to me after I posted that i couldn't see anything that looked like rattles -- not that I'd know rattles to recognize them.
But this thing was in real life a lot fatter than it appears in the photo, and the head looked triangular. Herpetologists ...? On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 5:22 PM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: > Patrick: > > Not an expert, but I’ve seen rattlers, and I don’t think that is one. > Rattlers are fatter and have a more distinctive pattern in heir backs. > Their heads are quite wide and flat. And one that long would have had > rattles. > > Any snake experts out there? > > –Eric N > > > On May 17, 2019, at 4:08 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > I photographically cut the head off this big rattler -- I assume it's a > rattler; I know nothing about snakes. I pulled off Corrales road onto the > adjacent ditch road and slammed on the brakes, as this bigfella was slowly > crossing in front of me. I courteously insisted he go first. > > 4' long. > > With exceptionally generous rain -- for a city that gets an east-to-west > average of 9"/year -- the river was running at 2X its normal flow -- this > was 2 weeks ago; maybe more now; and this is before the snowmelt runoff. > Flooding in the lowlying areas adjacent to the river as I road a nice 23 > mile out 'n' back along the Corrales acequia roads. > > Patrick Moore, in balmy but windy ABQ, NM > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtg%2BFUWHS3z4H-wZ7ntHWMgR%2BxVho1NgYCdE4mav%2BcJAg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtg%2BFUWHS3z4H-wZ7ntHWMgR%2BxVho1NgYCdE4mav%2BcJAg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > <4 FOOTER.JPG> > > <FLOOD 1.JPG> > > <FLOOD 2.JPG> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/798D0AE3-4BBB-4C28-969B-2F9E1E678593%40me.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/798D0AE3-4BBB-4C28-969B-2F9E1E678593%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgseU3MTNpxh-1qKFzVhWjw9zPfDYhUAcfS9xHHH5p4_zg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
