Big Snake

[Veronica]

I took today off to go a doctor appointment and then rode partway up Mt Diablo. About a mile into the ride I started catching another rider. As I caught up to her, she moved over to the right and that's when we both saw the snake! He must have been 3 - 4 feet long. But what really struck me was how thick his body was. She said it was a rattler; I didn't go back to check.

A couple of miles later I surprised a turkey - the feathered variety. I have seen a lot of turkeys, but I can't remember seeing one take flight before. I was happy to see a good number of California poppies in bloom as well.

Veronica

[Penny4]

I almost didn't open this thread for fear there might be a pic of said snake! Did you scream? I would have lol.

But i would like to see a pic of the poppies!

[Veronica]

The other woman was between me and the snake, so I didn't scream. She didn't either, come to think of it.

I didn't stop to take any pictures today. But here's a poppy picture from a few years ago. They're not quite as good this year I think. Better than I thought they would be since we didn't have a very wet winter.



Veronica

[DebSP]

Thank you! That is beautiful! We just got more snow today. Ho hum. Please go away winter.

[Penny4]

Lovely pic! Love the color.

[SheFly]

Snakes not so much. Beautiful flowers on ANOTHER freezing day when we have a threat of snow, priceless.

Thanks, V!

SheFly

[Sky King]

oh man, snakes don't bother me but one of my riding buddies get totally freaked out, even when they are smashed on the road snakes. Last year on our Owyhee uplands scenic byway ride a group of us rode over a cattle guard with a rattler coiled in the ditch below the guard. We did stop and go back and take pictures. I wrote Snake in the dirt of the road in huge letters. The DH was behind us and he thought it said Snack as the sag wagon was at the top of the hill after the snake - so much for trying to alert others