Tuesday, June 01, 2010

June, 2010 Theme Day-Funny Signs


Nothing funny about an encounter with a rattlesnake.  Do we need to be told to avoid?!

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29 comments:

  1. Gunn1:30 AM

    ....snakes!!?
    Who do people report it to?

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  2. Jilly2:35 AM

    A strange sign when it's meant as a warning. Good one, Kate.

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  3. VP3:00 AM

    The "report" part is obviously possible if you were successful in the 'avoid' phase...

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  4. Bill4:05 AM

    If too late, stagger to the nearest animal shelter and report being bitten, on the way to hospital.

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  5. jb6:14 AM

    How polite - "You may encounter..."
    Thanks so much for the permission....!

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  6. Lowell6:15 AM

    I dunno, but I'd guess there are people in the backwoods of Minnesota (as there are in the backwoods of Florida) who might see a rattlesnake, think it was a toy and try to play with it!

    Good theme day post, Kate!

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  7. Jim Klenke6:20 AM

    Avoid unless you are a he-man and can take on anything, then dont mind a trip to the hospital.

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  8. Jenny6:23 AM

    Great one. (We have them in the mountains here too.) Speaking of funny animals, I saw a unicorn sign on one of hte other blogs (in Denmark!)

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  9. Nathalie H.D.6:28 AM

    I assume "avoid and report" is opposed to "kill and feel proud of yourself" !

    Great sign for today's theme. Definitely not one you see in many places around the world!

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  10. jb6:39 AM

    Rattlesnakes? In Minnesota? I thought you got rid of Norm Coleman...

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  11. Mirela7:03 AM

    Report it? Does that mean you have to take a good look at the snake to make sure you report the correct species? :) Great sign for the theme day...

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  12. Bergson7:25 AM

    But I will not encounter rattlesnakes

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  13. B SQUARED8:57 AM

    I would never get passed the sign.

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  14. Lois11:35 AM

    Sometimes I think we need one of those signs in my neighborhood!

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  15. Denton11:38 AM

    What this sign says to me is "turn around and run" (smile).

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  16. Petrea Burchard11:57 AM

    We avoid them around here, too, but don't bother reporting them. Too many! What a nice sign!

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  17. Leslie D.1:54 PM

    Not sure I would have stuck around after the word "rattlesnake." Funny..!

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  18. ~tanty~5:37 PM

    I guess I will never go to that area. Happy theme day Kate :)

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  19. Janet6:21 PM

    If you watch some of these wildlife shows, a few folks might think they are Jack Hanna!

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  20. Hilda8:06 PM

    Eek. You won't even find me near the area!

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  21. Judy8:48 PM

    Avoid, oh yes, always a good idea.

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  22. Halcyon9:37 AM

    Guess they have had problems here in the past!

    Nice choice for the theme day.

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  23. Unknown11:56 AM

    Wow! I would like to meet a rattlesnake as long as a certain distance could be kept! :-)

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  24. Kim4:12 PM

    Very cool find, Kate!
    And yes, we do have to instruct folks not to get close. I worked at a camp in the high desert mountains above Palm Springs one summer, and in our orientation to new campers each week we had to tell them how to handle coming upon rattle snakes, scorpions, and tarantulas. One set of our youngest campers were coming back from a swim at the lake and heading for the biffy when two of them encountered a rattler. They did just what we had instructed, one stayed nearby to follow the snakes movement with their eyes and the other came to get a counselor. Much to my horror when we arrived back with the watcher, she was only four feet away and the snake had coiled and was rattling away. I guess we didn't stess that watch from a distance part in our orientation :-). We got her to back away slowly, then had the sad duty of using hoe and shovel to hold and behead the snake. We put the head in a tin can and smashed it closed, then gave the body to the wranglers in the horse unit who barbequed it with supper that night and everyone got a taste. MMMmmmmm, tastes like. . .chicken! :-)
    -Kim

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  25. Tracy5:11 PM

    I have no problem following these directions!

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  26. Kramer6:38 PM

    Looks like NM highway's sign. I've seen them down south, near Las Cruces.

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  27. Rob8:44 AM

    I hadn't realized avoidance was an option.

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  28. Chuck Pefley3:48 PM

    Don't think I need to be told to "avoid" but guess it might be good to report the sighting ... and of course the rattler will be exactly where I saw him with the snake charmer comes back to find him. Hah!

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  29. Randy10:55 AM

    I hate snakes! If I had come across this sign I would have avoided the trail all together.

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