Photos: Dr. Don Newlin & Dr. Scot Magnotta, Montgomery College, Germantown, Maryland
Two of my colleagues at the college where I work took a hike on Sunday, August 24, 2008 to "look for" rattlesnakes! Hey, they are "science" guys, what can I say! Anywho, they spotted two females, quite pregnant & feisty, they noted, at around 9:02 AM near Salamander Rock. The also found a "Black Rat" (see picture of them holding it) on their hike.
They noted that there will soon be quite a few rattlers out in the Watershed as the mothers all deliver and large groups of snakes return to the area of their dens. The females apparently like to lay out in the sun a good bit as soon as the sun begins to hit the rocks. So, keep your eyes open out there . . . our group alone has come across four rattlers in the last couple months of riding at the shed!
Read all about Venomous Snakes in Maryland (Eugene Deems and Duane Pursley) by clicking the DNR link below!
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