The Mojave Green is the deadliest of the rattlesnakes. We gave all the rattlers a wide berth and let them live their lives on their land, unlike some of our neighbors. There was a juvie slithering across the driveway once and my ex just walked it out to the undeveloped land across the road.
Yeah, the Pine-Gophers do have quite an appetite for the rodents. We had kangaroo rats up there, too, and they were FAST. The pack (wood) rats can be really funny. There was one up there who'd do handstands in the bowl of rabbit pellet we put out for the cottontails and jackrabbits -- he'd stand there with his bright eyes on us, like he wanted us to share in the joke. He was pretty cute.
out of it. I yelled and tried to push her away, but that just made her bite down harder. I had to give her a small smack on her butt to get her to let go. My arm looked like it's been through a meat grinder. 10 bloody bites, 2 of which were pretty deep. I was bleeding all over the place. And she hasn't left my side since. She just wants cuddles and is a loving cat.
