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Since the man took the video and continued filming - and didn't run - it seems fairly certain that he wasn't terrified at all. It was some video company which put it on YouTube, not the hiker, so may never know the exact details.
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Can't say I agree with him shoving the camera in their faces and dens. Those rattles are clearly warning him to back off.
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What an amazing thing to witness! But I am with platy on this one. The snakes should have been photographed maybe just once at a decent distance, and then left in peace.
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It is good to keep a respectful distance from the snakes. I wonder if he was out there looking for them. I have come across Garter snakes just out from their den sunning themselves. It was a once in a lifetime experience, but I didn't have a camera.
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05-20-2015, 03:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2015, 03:29 AM by Tobi.)
Well I almost saw a Grass Snake the other day!....except I was too late...
He had been sunning himself beside a neighbour's pond apparently, and disappeared into long grass. I didn't go looking for him as the grass was very thick and long there and I didn't want to accidentally step on him.
That's about the best we can do in the UK -except for Adders of course, which are pretty rare to see.
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You only have Adders and Grass snakes?
We have a lot of snake species in Ontario. We even have a few on the prairies where I grew up.
Because of the cold they have to hibernate in a den that is below the frost line. That is why you can see a tangle of snakes emerging.
Other than that most of the snakes we see are just a flash of movement and they are gone into the grass like your grass snake.
It is not so easy to see a snake anywhere. They are elusive.
Catherine
