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Originally Posted by BK911

Picked up some debris behind my house the other day, and a baby snake "rattled" at me.
Almost crapped myself until I saw it was a brown snake and not a rattler.
Little fucher's tail was rubbing on dried leaves, costing me a pair of under wear!
Picked it up and put in a bug/worm tank i keep for turtle and lizard food.
Kids studied it for a few days then we let it go to "live free and in the wild!" (Wild kratts)

Many years ago, I was driving around in the hills above Santa Barbara and saw a snake crossing the road towards the uphill side. I stopped the car and got out to get a closer look. As I approached the snake, it turned around, acted as menacing as it could and started shaking it's tail like it was a rattler. It was a California King snake. I got a good look and then left him alone since I was clearly stressing him out.