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Oh h*ll no. Iol about 6 yrs ago I was backpacking and fly fishing in PA. I was way back into about the most rugged area of the state down in a ravine trying to locate the headwaters of a wild trout stream. Long story short like a dumb*ss I hopped off a log and over some brush where I couldn't see what was on the other side. I landed no more than 6 inches from a coiled up timber rattler. It was a black phase with a yellow rattle. Why he didn't bite me I still don't know. Not sure I would have made it out of there. I was close to 10 miles to the nearest logging road, almost all uphill, some light climbing. Passed two more that rattled the next morning on the way out. Haven't been back there since and don't plan on it either.[/quote

I had a similar experience hiking out from the fishing hole in the Sierras I just happened to look down before I took the next step and there was about a dozen little tiny baby rattlers right at my feet Coming out from under a rock ..Idid a reverse walk you couldn't believe..
Oh I believe it. I hopped to the side so fast and landed right in the stream. Timber rattlers are different than most. From what I've learned about them afterwards you practically have to step on them for them to bite. I couldn't have gotten any closer! If that was a cottonmouth I would have most likely gotten bit. I ran over a baby timber rattler two years ago on a dirt trail where I always hunt/fish/trap and never seen them before.
 
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