Rattlesnake ~ Downtown
Central Ave. Btwn Alameda Ave. & 1st St. ~ Downtown Los Angeles
We asked a tough-looking hombre downtown what he had in his 4:20-scrawled cage and he said “a rock.” After a few seconds taking us in, he reached around his neck and pulled this 4-year old rattlesnake from under his rear collar. The man said his pet still has his fangs, but has never bitten him since being found as a baby, and even urged the creature to take a slither through our hands for a minute. He warned us not to be alarmed if the little guy placed his teeth on us, promising they wouldn’t hurt…too badly. Sure enough, he was right and we took our chances holding California’s only species of venomous snake.
Whether we were dealing with an urban brujo or just one bad mutherfucker wasn’t clear, but the Dog Whisperer suddenly looked pretty weak in our eyes. We wish him luck as the lil’ fella gets on in years and grows…
Sheel wrote:
That shit was crazy.
Posted on 26-Jun-06 at 8:36 am | Permalink
ranchocalamari wrote:
I think that the coral snake is also native to California. It has the most toxic venom of any snake in North America.
Posted on 26-Jun-06 at 12:17 pm | Permalink
Hadley wrote:
I thought you might be right Rancho…so I “looked it up”….don’t think so no mo’!
Posted on 26-Jun-06 at 2:41 pm | Permalink
Erich Redson wrote:
Turns out there is a sea snake which is poisonous, but it’s so rare as to be a non-issue. Rattler still rules (on land)!
Posted on 29-Jun-06 at 10:42 am | Permalink