Originally Posted by
squirtdad
lot's of snakes where I grew up in Montana but never came across one when bicycling
Funny you should mention that. I have done a good amount of bike touring in Montana and don't recall ever seeing a snake. Bears, elk, deer, moose, foxes, pronghorns, sandhill cranes, loons, pelicans, a giant jackrabbit, a ptarmigan, marmots, countless osprey, bald eagles and even a badger, but never a snake.
Saw this yellow-bellied racer in SD. Lived up to his name. He was really fast.
This eastern water snake seen during a long weekend bike trip to NJ was fascinated with us. It kept following us as we walked along the bank of the Delaware River at the campground.
