Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 20, 2021 ...that the 5' snake I drove over yesterday is dead? Rolling down the road, a largish snake was sunning itself - likely a rattlesnake - and I thought it was just a joint/crack in the road when seen from a distance. Unable to safely swerve, I rode over it with front and rear driver tires right smack in the middle of it. I wisely told my wife it was a pothole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 20, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: ...that the 5' snake I drove over yesterday is dead? Rolling down the road, a largish snake was sunning itself - likely a rattlesnake - and I thought it was just a joint/crack in the road when seen from a distance. Unable to safely swerve, I rode over it with front and rear driver tires right smack in the middle of it. I wisely told my wife it was a pothole. Likely a Rattlensake? That's a little crazy. We have timer rattlers around here, but not many. There seems to be a healthy population of them in Brown County State Park though. The most "likely" snakes that we have around here are rat snakes. They can easily get 5 feet. I bet you probably killed it pretty dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted April 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Likely a Rattlensake? I saw some interesting markings along its back just before running it over. My guess is the Western (Texas) Diamond-backed, but too fast to tell. Could have been one of several rattlers or the dozen or more other types in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #4 Posted April 20, 2021 It's crawling towards your house right now looking for revenge. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted April 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: It's crawling towards your house right now looking for revenge. Hmm. That may be slow going with a crunched back. I've ridden over black snakes with my bike before, and don't think I harmed them, but a car, despite wider tires, is likely a lot more weight than my and my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #6 Posted April 20, 2021 Just now, Razors Edge said: Hmm. That may be slow going with a crunched back. I've ridden over black snakes with my bike before, and don't think I harmed them, but a car, despite wider tires, is likely a lot more weight than my and my bike. I've ridden over rattlesnakes on my bike but never went back to check on them. I used to be limber enough to put my feet on the top tube while holding onto the handlebars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 20, 2021 Share #7 Posted April 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Hmm. That may be slow going with a crunched back. I've ridden over black snakes with my bike before, and don't think I harmed them, but a car, despite wider tires, is likely a lot more weight than my and my bike. Yeah, like you aren't worried about vengeful bionic snakes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted April 20, 2021 Just now, Randomguy said: Yeah, like you aren't worried about vengeful bionic snakes... The veterinarians out here in CA are a bunch of hippies! I can see them trying to rehabilitate one of those vicious little effers and giving him a bionic spine! Damn them!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #9 Posted April 20, 2021 Dude, can’t you bunny hop? I’ve cleared black snakes on the W&OD many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted April 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: Dude, can’t you bunny hop? I’ve cleared black snakes on the W&OD many times. On the bike, I've bunny hopped MANY of the black snakes. The ones I can't react to quick enough are on a fast downhill into a little sun where they look like the cracks between sections. A good example is the west side of the 28 overpass. The seem to sun along that stretch from 28 to the bridge past the Smiths Switch. I can usually avoid those suckers on the normal speed parts, but not always. I do feel pretty good in my "hopping" skills - even in quick mode - as I was startled by a ground hog out in Purcellville one time and successfully hopped it with the rear wheel just tagging it on the way down, but only if I spot the obstacle in time and have the hands on the bars safely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 20, 2021 Share #11 Posted April 20, 2021 Could have been, this is snake season. Look for the triangle shaped head over the markings as we have gopher snakes that have similar markings. But other than the coral snakes, all of our non venomous snakes have an elongated rounded head that is the same shape as the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 20, 2021 Share #12 Posted April 20, 2021 Probably an endangered species so survival is not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 20, 2021 Share #13 Posted April 20, 2021 Here is a gopher snake And here is a rattle snake You can see markings are similar at a glance but the triangle head sets them apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 20, 2021 Share #14 Posted April 20, 2021 41 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I saw some interesting markings along its back just before running it over. My guess is the Western (Texas) Diamond-backed, but too fast to tell. Could have been one of several rattlers or the dozen or more other types in the region. That's a pretty impressive list of danger noodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 20, 2021 Share #15 Posted April 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: That's a pretty impressive list of danger noodles. Or salty tamborines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 20, 2021 Share #16 Posted April 20, 2021 What are the odds? 1in 2 It is dead...., or it isn't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #17 Posted April 20, 2021 Just now, Zephyr said: What are the odds? 1in 2 It is dead...., or it isn't Schrodinger's snake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 20, 2021 Share #18 Posted April 20, 2021 I've nearly cycled over a 3' black snake. We don't have any scary snakes locally in Central Maryland except the rare Copperhead, whose bite is rarely fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 20, 2021 Share #19 Posted April 20, 2021 I was bombing down a descent with two friends on our gravel bikes. I was second in line and was leaving about 2 bike lengths so I had a clear view of the trail. I see a rattler sunning on the trail taking up about 1/3 of the left side of the trail. Rider # 1 is heading right for it so I shout Rattler left side!!! And she bunny hops it! I veer right and rider # 3 panics “oh shit oh shit oh shit!!!!!! And follows me around. We had a good laugh on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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