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Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:03 pm
by SpiderLegs
Saw this question pop up on another outdoor forum I frequent for climbers up in Idaho. About 5-6,000 feet was the consensus as to the cut off point for running into a rattlesnake up north. What is the highest that anyone has seen a rattler here in Arizona? Pretty sure I saw one at 8000+ feet on Mt Wrightson earlier this year.
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:15 pm
by chumley
Arizona Black Rattlesnakes are known to reside above 9,000 feet.
My highest sighting was almost at the top of Brown's Brother, at over 7,500 feet.
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:19 pm
by Cheerycow
I've seen that small, unique-to-the Chiricahuas species of rattlesnake at Rustler Park. I believe that is 8500 feet.
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:26 pm
by chumley
I've also seen a Western Diamondback at 5,000 feet angrily defending his personal space on a 50-degree
January 14th in the Dragoons, so don't think that they hibernate all winter either!
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:34 pm
by big_load
About 7 kfeet for me, but I miss a lot of the snakiest weather. The coldest I've been buzzed at was an air temperature of 26F early on a late November morning.
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:40 pm
by FOTG
I once saw a bunch of snakes on a plane at about 20,000 feet...
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:46 pm
by outdoor_lover
@friendofThundergod
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 12:57 pm
by SuperstitionGuy
100 feet. He was being carried aloft by a big hawk and boy was he mad!
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 1:01 pm
by chumley
@friendofThundergod
I figured you were talking about the movie until I realized it's not too far fetched for you to have actually experienced that!
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 1:07 pm
by paulhubbard
Gummo should chime in on this one!
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 2:32 pm
by Alston_Neal
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 3:50 pm
by kingsnake
The *bleeping* snakes on Samuel *bleeping* Jackson's *bleeping* plane ...
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 3:51 pm
by kingsnake
friendofThundergod wrote:I once saw a bunch of snakes on a plane at about 20,000 feet...
Agh. Should have read the thread first ...
Re: Highest Elevation For Rattlesnake Sighting
Posted: Dec 10 2013 6:55 pm
by RowdyandMe
Really who cares? What I want to know what is the highest elevation for a Chupacabra sight? Personally 2,500 or so feet and I forgot my camera.