I'm glad snakes and most people don't like me. Heck I only had my first bear encounter last week up in Perry County. I've been stomping in the Stony Creek Valley and Slate Run area for years and despite all of the rattler tales, I've never seen one. The bad news for flyman 3 is my ONLY rattler and copperhead encounters BOTH happened in Schuylkill County.

So now besides bears and snakes in Penns Woods, I have to worry about swimming rattlers. Good thing I wet wade 90% of the time; it may help keep the waders from getting soiled if I see one "comin' right for me".