Hey brah, I didn't click on this thread because I thought it was another one about Pilar . I've only had one - walking the trails next to Oregon's Deschutes R. I almost stepped on the biggest rattle snake I've ever seen. It's P.O.'d buzzing rattle warning brought me eyes off the river just in time to stop in my tracks just short of striking distance; barely! He looked close to 3" in diameter and very long even coiled. I got a branch to cut a 'Y' into and tried to get the thing w/o getting within striking range but I couldn't get a good enough hold to keep his head trapped before he slithered under some rocks. With it there I just walked back the other way. I wanted to see if it's true they taste like BBQ'd chicken.

RT