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I have had a few rattlesnake encounters while mountain biking.
I crested a hill and rolled over the middle of a BIG one, I knew I hit something because I saw it moving underneath me, I stopped about 10 yards after and saw it in the middle of the trail pissed off and ready to strike, I yelled back to my brother who luckily heard me and stopped in time.
One time I was about to take a leak in the bushes and one was right in front of me headed my direction - good thing I hadn't started yet! Another time I stopped to get a good look at the ocean off a cliff and almost stepped on a little on bathing in the sun. I've seen a few others but no real close calls.
Needless to say, I keep an eye out for them now!
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