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West Virginia Crotalus Horridus
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by Dadee on August 20, 2005
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This is from an earlier thread, but is new, in that I'm offering up to anyone for them to "scout" out any known to be large, Timbers in West By God country of West Virginia...private land.
Gang,
Oops...guess I forgot to mention, this is just south of Elkins. I've seen many snakes along the way...going from Moorefield to Petersburg, then on Cheat Mountain, coming down into Huttonsville, just not on my family's mountain of late.
Now if you are familiar with Seneca Rocks, I'll be the first to testify against some climbers that were dumb enough to have misplaced a chock (an anchor point used in climbing) and wound up in a den. Mind you, I'm not one of those climbers and if you ask the Park Service, they'll swear there are no rattlers in around Seneca Rocks, but I know first hand of these climbers and the bites they received.
If you come up to 33/250 intersection at the Seneca Rocks, take a left and it'll take you up the Allegheny and the Cheat Mountains...where you'll wind up in Randolph County. Just past Huttonsville, is Mill Creek. Ask anyone in town who Elza (pronounced Els-EE) Lambert is or was and they'll point you up into a holler where the land is. This property backs right up to the George Washington National Forest, so the ability to find such vens is enormous, but yet scarce on our land. This is not right. I realize there are some here who have had no problems finding any, but I'm looking in PRIME areas where they should be in large quantities. Den sites litter the mountains around the farm and still, nothing.
I'll be more than happy to take someone with me the next time I venture up there, but be warned, the property has struck up a real Hatfield and McCoy episode, so I have to go packing more than just my hook. Anyone willing to ride up (I have to leave my house at like 3 am to get up to the farm anywhere near 7:30) or meet somewhere along the way for what is truly a wilderness expedition, you're more than welcome.
Send email: mattjsr@yahoo.com
Cheers,
MJ
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by tenneseejed on August 20, 2005
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I know that area pretty well not sure where your talking but i have been all over the rocks looking and havent found anything, been in that valley and found tons of snakes(seneca rocks area valley) but as far as huttonsville,gauley divide, cheat mt, never found anything over that way but would be more than happy to go on a good herpin trip, will be too late(around here) before long so we need to enjoy it while we can!!! Email me tenn_eseejed@hotmail.com
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by Dadee on August 22, 2005
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Actually Jed, I have seen rattlers up there well into November (speaking of past tense, obviously). Gauley divide, isn't a place I'm familiar with...due to the slang use of "holler". Being that we have just shy of 200 acres to work with, I'll give you some time to "rest up" prior to trekking the vast expanse.
I wouldn't be too shy away from using chaps up there, due to the overgrown weeds (some above my mothers' head - she only stand 5' nothin). This could potentially hide something that you'd never see that could be within 2 feet of you, especially up around the house I spoke of in my earlier thread, that is totally abondonded and has been for a dozen or more years. It's wide open for any critters that want to "get out of the elements". If I was smarter, I would have trimmed the weeds back from the crawl space under the house, so we could at least get up under it. Not too late I suppose.
Anyhow, I'm fixing to go up this Saturday if you're not busy, maybe even bring another buddy along...will know more by days end I hope.
Later,
Matt
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by surucucu on August 22, 2005
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I you all decide to go out looking, let me know and I'll be there. crotalus1976@hotmail.com chris
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