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Photo of the Day – The Timber Rattler Up Our Mountain

Published December 11, 2023

I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.

Photo of the Day - The Timber Rattler up Our Mountain

I was pushing up brush piles with the tractor when this timber rattler crawled out from under a downed oak. She crawled right by the tractor, and I knew it was a she because her belly was yellow. From there, she slithered over to the camp site and I figured maybe I'd wait a few days before I pitched the tent there.

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One Response to Photo of the Day – The Timber Rattler Up Our Mountain

  • Christian on December 12, 2023 at 2:16 pm

    Luckily snakes don’t have legs so negotiating the steps up onto the new tent platform won’t be an option.

    Kidding 😉

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