Photo by Cameron Best

Locke’s story yesterday featured a snippet about how Cameron was shooting a photo of a rattlesnake (Prarie Rattlesnake) when it leapt from its coil in a defensive strike. A lot of these desert dwellers are coming out of their dens already, so make sure you don’t tread on them, and it’s best to keep your distance. Rattlesnakes can strike over half the length of their bodies and some of them grow up to 74″.