So I just got back from a 10 day surveying stint in West Tejas. I can say that I like that part of Texas considerably more, although. Altogether the nature is out to get ya. So is the alarm clock. Every cactus is bigger and pointier. the Sotals are sharper. The fire ants and wasps want to kick your ass. Tires beware.
I dont think Ive ever seen a Orange Rattlesnake before here. But the Mexicanos are indeed crazy, and they have some of these mystery skills. Skills like hitting a big venomous snake right behind the head with a stick will disorient them and you can then pick em up and such. This is why this particular 4 footer became orange. As a warning to other surveyors, "big snake here".
There was and is always some kind of weird intrafamilial feuding. Like the kid whos step father is 6 years older than himself. The cheating and drinking. I get to watch while drinking my beer on the tailgate. I soon retire to my extremely humble abode only to awake the next morning face down fully clothed and drooling just like it ended the night before. Still exhausted and extremely thirsty.
meandering through the prickly pear I learned lots. those spines are super long and stick into your pants. About ten time per day I would stop and itch my leg to find that there are about ten of these spines in my shin. You cant feel them go in but you sure as hell can feel them come out. Especially if you dont break or cut them first bc theyre vacuumed in.
Theres also some big Elk and Deer down there, but theyre not orange.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
i bet that is why cowboys wear chaps when in that texas wild land you best get some and cowboys boots as well with the snakes. be safe son. name the dog tara...
Post a Comment