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    Posted: 24 May 2017 at 12:13pm
LOL Way to get their attention !! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2017 at 8:48pm
Thanks Mike,  I will make sure there are no sticks laying against the slide or under the slide for them to get any "ideas."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 May 2017 at 10:33pm
We had a big old rattler that lived in our pump shed for a number of years. He would always be hanging out in the corner. He never rattled, and he never uncoiled. He just sat there. I don't know how long he was, but Western Rattlesnakes never get very long. But they do grow in girth quite a lot, and this guy was close to 2 inches in diameter.

The story goes that they only get that big if they are non-aggressive. This guy was certainly that. We once had a plumber in there working on the pressure pump/tank. I pointed out to him that there was a rattler in the corner, and he replied "Yeah, I saw him, and he's not bothering anybody."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 6:21pm
Now I gotta make a second movie: Arachnophobia II: PodSpiders

I think I need a Kiscksartser Project!

 Furpod will play the brave entomologist who.... after numerous Black Widow stings is not only immune but has grown eight appendages which not only allows hims to stabilize his trailer with just a few quick turns;  can also raise an R-Dome and start the BBQ at the same time! While he is parking his Pod, we see Leo screaming and running down the park path with nothing more than a bath towel followed by Techntrek with jumper cables attached to a solar panel determined to neutralize the hairy eight legged menace chasing Leo. We run pass CharlieM who calmly explains that the amperage is deceasing the further Techntrek gets from the power source and will probably be ineffective. Leo summons his inner New England, northern woods instincts and jumps and drop kicks the hairy eight legged menace! Leo's towel drops off....fade to black...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 6:49pm
LOL Pure genius!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 6:55pm
Fred, where do the scorpions fit in?  

Why they even have those on United flights falling out of the overhead bins.  

You have to add the scorpions.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 7:20pm
I got it!  As we fade to black, camera pans down. Leo is looking down too! We see tail of scorpion. It's locked an loaded...credits role.

Sequel: The Scorpion King

Leo comes back as a mutant ninja Camp Host! He can start campfires with his tail! (OK, so we know he can do that already - artistic license)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 7:44pm
Now you've got a winner! 😎
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 May 2017 at 7:53pm
Thumbs Up I need an agent!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 12:42pm
Late to respond here, but hope this helps - have lived with and camped with rattlesnakes all my life and a key thing is to be able to see where you put your feet and your hands. If this sounds really basic, it is - but it's often & understandably overlooked. So no criticism! I recommend putting a brightly-colored mat on the ground below your step (and in front of tent doors). This can be the bright green or bright blue indoor-outdoor "carpet" that you buy at hardware stores for example. It wil serve at least two purposes, keeping dirt out of your trailer or tent, and providing a contrast if rattlesnake/s are around. When you're ready to break camp, just sweep it off and roll it up. Anything that provides shade and/or cover - your trailer, boards or garbage can lids on the ground, tarps on the ground, wood piles, etc. - can provide for a rattlesnake. To them it's a shelter - they are hiding from overhead predators (hawks primarily) and also watching for their prey - so keep those kinds of things away from where you step, sit, reach and you'll greatly reduce the opportunity for them to cozy up near where you are. Always glance under picnic tables before you sit down for the same reason. In fact I like contrast under picnic tables as well :-)

And, if you're camping long-term enough to put out bird feeders keep in mind that bird seed that reaches the ground attracts rodents which attract rattlesnakes (and other predators). In general for long term camping (and for the benefit of the next campers) the fewer food crumbs any of us leave on the ground in snake habitat, the less the chance of drawing them in (again because they seek the rodents who seek the crumbs). Hope this helps! -Live2Camp & tell about it :-)
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