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Google has one thread archived on this subject, so I think it won't hurt to revisit it to see if
there's an update of the conventional wisdom.
Good thing I'm a slow climber. I was doing 5-ish mph near the top of Salt Lake City's City Creek
Canyon last night, and therefore managed to stop well short (10 feet) of a rattlesnake parked in
the middle of the road. I waited it out, stomped my foot a few times and it mosied off the road. I
let it live.
Had I continued riding (faster than I was) and presumably ridden over the snake somewhere in the
middle, what chance is there that I could have been bitten?
The upshot of the advice from the earlier thread was that if you can't stop or bunny-hop, aim
for the head.
I know the area's prime snake country, but the trail there is so fun, challenging and accessible, I
shall not be deterred. (Last night's near miss was on the road, however.)
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Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we
could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in
charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine.
there's an update of the conventional wisdom.
Good thing I'm a slow climber. I was doing 5-ish mph near the top of Salt Lake City's City Creek
Canyon last night, and therefore managed to stop well short (10 feet) of a rattlesnake parked in
the middle of the road. I waited it out, stomped my foot a few times and it mosied off the road. I
let it live.
Had I continued riding (faster than I was) and presumably ridden over the snake somewhere in the
middle, what chance is there that I could have been bitten?
The upshot of the advice from the earlier thread was that if you can't stop or bunny-hop, aim
for the head.
I know the area's prime snake country, but the trail there is so fun, challenging and accessible, I
shall not be deterred. (Last night's near miss was on the road, however.)
--
--
Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we
could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in
charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine.