COOSEFAN Report post Posted April 24, 2008 Well now that the big bulls and bucks have dropped their antlers and I can't afford to drive up and look for them......I've resorted to doing what I do every year at this time. I hunt what ever I can! That leaves very few options so the critters near home usually become the sought after trophies! This evening I went to the Robbins Butte Wildlife area which is only a few minutes from the house. There is usually something cool crawling around out there! I usually just walk slow scanning near and far and was excited to see the black and orange critter off in the distance! He wasn't aggressive at all but it took about 15 minutes of chasing him around in circles before he climbed up on a rock and posed for the camera. After a long photo session, he decided that was enough and that's when he jumped down and chased me off!!! Once back at the truck and just a little ways down the road I found my first sidewinder of the year. I know first hand what these guys are capable of and have a lot of respect for them! They have a tendancy to be quite frisky and will actually come at ya.......and very fast too! The first pic is of him coming at me just as I was ready to snap the pic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noel Arnold Report post Posted April 24, 2008 Jim, I live in wittmann and we have quite a few sidewinders in the washes.They are the most aggresive rattle snake in Arizona . Noel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunting6 Report post Posted April 24, 2008 Jim, Those are awesome pictures !!! some of those should be enlarged and framed. You captured great color on the over the top picture of the Sidewinder. You must have a decent camera ??? Excellent... man !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus Report post Posted April 25, 2008 As always, some great pix, Jim. Thanx for sharing! Ernest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted April 25, 2008 I hate snakes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted April 25, 2008 Jim, Those are awesome pictures !!! some of those should be enlarged and framed. You captured great color on the over the top picture of the Sidewinder. You must have a decent camera ??? Excellent... man !!! My camera is a pretty good one, it's a Canon G6, but the main thing is fixing them on the computer later. The flash will wash out alot of the colors, even when using a flash to fill in shadows in the daytime. On the computer I can enhance the colors and bring the color back. Besides all that, I think that sidewinder had recently shed his skin, his colors were more vivid than usual. Thanks, JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted April 26, 2008 Those are some great Monster pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted April 28, 2008 The first time I had ever seen a gila monster was out near Robin's Butte. It was a little further east by Power's Butte. That is a really neat area! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted April 28, 2008 Nice pics.......I would love to see the Monster in real life......never seen one of those critters before out in the wild...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
