![]() She added that snakes have a key role in the food chain at the Devil’s Backbone, and visitors should only kill snakes if they believe they are in immediate danger of a bite. ![]() Likewise, visitors should check their surroundings before pausing to sit down or take a photo. With that in mind, people usually hear snakes before they see them, and runners, hikers and cyclists with personal music should leave one earbud out while on the trails. “People should talk to their kids about it, and tell them to avoid it or point it out to parents.” “That rattler is their primary defense,” Fleming said. For the same reasons children should be kept close and away from anything that rattles, and people should warn others on the trail about a sighted rattlesnake. The Devil’s Backbone only allows leashed dogs, largely due to the possibility of a snake biting a curious dog, Fleming said. “Otherwise, they’re pretty lethargic,” she said. She said one year, a mountain biker suffered an ankle bite while riding, when he didn’t see a snake until it was under his bike. She said most bites happen when a snake is actively provoked by a child or dog, or when someone unknowingly steps on or rides over it. “They don’t want to waste their venom, but they will attack to defend themselves. “They’re smart enough to know you’re not prey,” Fleming said. Though very rare, a high density of snakes in a single area could be the due to the presence of a hibernaculum, or a group of snakes nesting together. Moreover, people usually report singles or pairs of rattlers, but rarely any more in a single area. Prairie rattlers, the Backbone’s variety of venomous snakes, usually hide in shaded areas under rocks and vegetation, but enjoy sunning in the open, for instance, in the middle of a clean-cut trail. Steve Gibson/Larimer County Department of Natural Resources) A prairie rattlesnake basks in the sun at Devil’s Backbone Open Space in Larimer County in 2014. ![]() This year, she said, the first sighting happened in March. She said an average of less than one bite occurs each year, and the most sightings happen between May and September, when the weather warms up. Population-wise, they’re very healthy.”įleming noted that some years seem to yield more sightings than others, though Larimer County Natural Resources doesn’t keep hard data on the number of sightings or bites. “They’re starting to eat again, they’re hungry. “It’s definitely that time of year,” Fleming told the Reporter-Herald Wednesday. Operations manager for the Devil’s Backbone, Chis Fleming, said while sightings and bites prove rare, trailgoers should know they may not be alone when embarking on a hike, bike ride or run. Taxes, fees not included for deals content.Rattlesnake season has unofficially started at the Devil’s Backbone Open Space, with a few sightings reported this past weekend. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this matter, you are welcome to contact our customer support team.īusinessYab is not a booking agent, and does not charge any service fees to users of our site.īusinessYab is not responsible for content on external web sites. The brand names, logos, images and texts are the property of these third parties and their respective owners. BusinessYab cannot be held responsible or liable for the accuracy, correctness, usefulness or reliability of the data. The content displayed in the BusinessYab Directory consists of information from third parties, among others from publicly accessible sources, or from customers, who have a presentation page in our directory. © 2023 All Rights reserved.Īt BusinessYab our purpose is to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists, restaurants, bars, hotels, local businesses.
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