A post that begins with "Not to change the thread..." is surely intended to do just that, and I will note that, of the posts that followed, very few were related to rattlers.
No snakes on trial today, but I did keep an extra eye out for them, although I don't like looking down while walking with my peripheral vision its not fun. Also now more paranoid when in woods clearing vines, I did some this morning, He is almost cute, Huh?