Thread: What have you found on the ground while riding?
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Old 05-09-16, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RubeRad

I have a friend that says he sees rattlesnakes all the time, he just rides right over them, thump thump. They can only strike when coiled, when they're stretched out across a trail they don't have time to react to an oncoming bike.

I wonder though, that must destroy a bunch of ribs, and does it end up killing the snake, or can they survive?
I aim for the head to make sure. I did have one puncture a tire once, though.
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