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luggi
Trad climber
atwater california
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 25, 2008 - 09:40pm PT
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To all that are enjoying fresh snow skiing I sit and wonder tonight about the introduced species of snow snakes that are making their way into the Sierra Nevada's....any one run across one of these seldom seen species? I do not have pic can someone identify the sub sect of the snake.....?
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Dec 25, 2008 - 11:41pm PT
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Ain't SEEN one...but I've snagged many with my ski tips, causing an impromptu yard sale.
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Fairfax, CA
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Dec 26, 2008 - 12:19am PT
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I have warned my children for years to watch out for the seldom seen, but still dangerous snow snakes....
Most commonly, they come out onto snowy roads, and bite the car tires causing loss of control.
[url]http://www.trafficsign.us/650/warn/w8-5.gif[/url]
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Dec 26, 2008 - 01:18am PT
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I, too, have been victimized. I think they come from JTree.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Eastside
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Dec 26, 2008 - 02:27am PT
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the Eastern Sierra snow snake has developed into a devious, and dangerous critter.
Once just found primarily in "Sierra Cement", innocently tripping skiers up for fun, they have evolved into a cadre of sickos, waiting for big, beautiful dumps before they strike. Sometime in the past few years, they have figured out how to bring large amounts of snow down on top of their favored prey, the frothing at the mouth powder hound. That's right, they have figured out how to take you down without actually getting very close, and they seem to have developed a taste for human flesh and blood.
the danger is real
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