Road Hazard

[Big O]

Spring time, flowers blooming, time for a little run up the canyon.  I came around a corner and in the next corner is a guy shoo-ing something away from him with his jacket.  I can't see it it's around the corner so I slow waay down, a stray dog, a coyote?  I come around the corner not wanting to stop in case it IS a dog or coyote that might bite me.

All I see is a little piece of rubber from a tire laying in the middle of the road, then a little white mouth and TWO FANGS! Holy Shinola! a Rattlesnake! striking at ME!  I was about 5 feet away from this 2 ft baby snake so he didn't come close enough, but WOOO! baby!  What big brass ones to be striking at a motorcycle.

Now I remember what Else comes out in the spring time, Rattlesnakes.  Watch the roads in the mornings for the little critters out sunning themselves on the blacktop.

 

[Kento-Moto]

Funny and interesting story Big O, there are supposed to be quite a few up here also. I'll keep an ey out. ( it was 95 here yesterday and should be a little hotter today... )

 

[Jace]

i have been out in the country and almost hit a turtle, taranchula, road runnrer, cats, dogs, and a bull ......guess the zoo was full

watch out in the country too many critters on the loose out there ........oh yea dont try to jump the turtle like a speed bump it tends to move when you hit it .....friend did almost lost it ....

 

[Big_E]

last year i killed a skunk on my nighthawk going through the mountains. almost went down but i was able to recover. watch out for those critters out there.

 

[The Oracle]

last year i killed a skunk on my nighthawk going through the mountains. almost went down but i was able to recover. watch out for those critters out there.

dang... I think the smell would have made me drop the bike!