Originally Posted by
big john
Last weekend, while descending a local MTB trail with a friend, we came around a corner to a group of 3 other guys completely stopped. A mid-size rattlesnake was in the trail, and the first guy had stopped short of running it over, sending the snake went into danger mode. After about 5 minutes or so of tossing sticks and rolling rocks at it - not trying to hurt it - the snake finally decided to move along. Meanwhile, another group of 4 riders had come up behind us. First time I recall a traffic jam on Brown Mtn. Road.