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 <bertin...@gmail.com> 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 wait > A new road or a secret gate, > And though we pass them by today, > Tomorrow we may come this way > And take the hidden paths that run > Towards 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > 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. > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
