FROM THE BOOK: The Animal Dialogues Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
by: Craig Childs
"Other than having a single lung, rattlesnakes are more of less the same as all vertebrates, including humans, only they are stretched long, the red bead of the heart resting above a cigar-shaped liver, followed by a ravel of intestines and a pair of lengthy kidneys. The snake has a few hundred sets of rib bones compared to a human's twelve. Ribs are connected to an equal number of vertebrae, which are hinged off of one another with ball-and socket joints, allowing the snake to freely articulate its entire body."
Hikers here in Southern Utah have a healthy respect for the rattlesnakes. And even though they are rarely seen or heard out on the trails here, we know they are out there...
We prefer not to see them and hope never to disturb one.
We also would never let the possibility of encountering this beast of the desert deter us from a great hike!! The possibility just adds to the adventure!!!
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