I have a healthy respect for rattlesnakes, I have killed them...but they are a snake that In my opinion unless cornered would rather slink away and hunt for a meal of mice than bite you. I was inspecting on one of WSDOT projects
early in the summer and I just about stepped on one and all it wanted to do was crawl away it didn't even buzz at me...I took a picture and then we parted ways.
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