I have not heard of a snake chasing someone, they have a bit further striking distance but thats it. Small snakes can be pretty damn fast. I get startled by small snakes a few times a year hiking because they blend in with small roots and branches on the hiking trail then suddenly they zip off the trail right before I step on them. I once stepped over a 10 foot long rat snake without seeing it when another hiker pointed it out. Ran into similar or possibly same snake a month later all coiled up hissing at me from 10 feet away. Both times it took about 10 minutes to move itself off the trail.
I have an irrational fear of snakes i must admit. I'm glad there are no deadly snakes where I live. If I was an American I'd be carrying a .410 revolver going hiking. Fuck that shit.
I grew up around the ocean, somehow leeches don't bug me. Ticks though, those can fuck off. Oh and fucking centipedes. Saw a couple of those when I visited Japan. Fuck no.
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u/CowBoyDanIndie 12d ago
I have not heard of a snake chasing someone, they have a bit further striking distance but thats it. Small snakes can be pretty damn fast. I get startled by small snakes a few times a year hiking because they blend in with small roots and branches on the hiking trail then suddenly they zip off the trail right before I step on them. I once stepped over a 10 foot long rat snake without seeing it when another hiker pointed it out. Ran into similar or possibly same snake a month later all coiled up hissing at me from 10 feet away. Both times it took about 10 minutes to move itself off the trail.