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Old 08-29-2008, 06:23 PM   #12
wildwoodfam
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Wink You ever spend a night in the desert????

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM View Post
Rattlesnake Island,Mountain,Hill,Road and others were not named because they had a snake population....but because they resemble a serpent as the outline of our own Rattlesnake Island does......Every old timer has a tale of seeing or knowing of a rattlesnake nest somewhere but none have ever proven it an no one has every produced a live or dead snake. Rattlesnakes don't like cold weather......and,although I've seen a few "snow snakes" I still won't believe it untill I see one for myself.
Desert night can be downright FRIGID!!! BYW - Rattlesnakes go under ground in the winter - thats how they survive our New England winters!

Also- we have a Rattlesnake Hill Rd here in my hometown (Massachusetts) and it does NOT resemble a rattler - but rather was once home to a colony of the venemous serpants!!

SEEING IS BELIEVING???? Samiam!! Don't you watch the Polar Express????
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