How far can a Mojave Rattlesnake strike?

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[Gryph]

Recommend anger management classes for that snake.

[Stetsonhatman]

Gotta give the snake an A+ for effort. I’ve never seen a snake so off balance that he flipped himself at the end of a strike. /applause

[alexab]

He was big mad, he had time to think while in that bucket. 😅

[imvandenh]

I was bitten by a Mojave rattlesnake in Arizona as a small child 40 years ago exactly. I don't remember the experience too well but I do remember screaming in pain from the bite. My parents say I was in hospital for over a week and the bill nearly bankrupted them. Still have a good sized scar on my leg where the tissue became necrotic. Lucky for me, my leg is much bigger now and the scar has stretched so people don't notice it as much as when I was a kid, grew up with that scar and it was pretty ugly.

[jackcoleman]

Snake spent the entire bucket ride planning that lunge…

[substancep]

That was crazy, he put everything he had into that mortal Kombat move to finish you 😮

[definitiveenergy]

Traversed the Mojave desert from Barstow-Joshua- to the State line. The Mojave green rattlesnake is arguably (sort of) the most toxic of the rattler's. Respect to your handling.

[dimacharav]

I was hiking in Phoenix and a friend alerted me to a coiled up red diamondback just inches from my heel. It was nearly camouflaged against the rock. Lesson learned. They don't always rattle to warn you.

[Metoo-yq]

He said “ You’re not putting me back in the bucket bud”😂

[sniffableandirresistble]

The kung fu, anti- gravity, back flip bite, is another one to watch out for ❤

[JamesBond-pyxs]

Whoa! Wasn't expecting that thing to launch like that and not even provoked...at least not after being off the hook and out of the bucket. That's the thing though. Animals can be completely unpredictable.

[mountaingem]

Many years ago I use to catch various rattlesnakes including many Mojaves for Dr. Findlay Russell a toxicologist-neurologist and also Central American vipers for the L.A. Zoo. I don't remember any snake strike with that ferocity except from a huge Boa constrictor in Belize. C. scutulatus aggressiveness varies across its range. This was an impressive strike.

[michaelslater]

If you slow it down or pause it just right you can see it’s mouth is completely open and it’s head is turned sideways (90 degrees) so it can get ahold of his leg. It literally threw itself at him it was so mad! Wow! I hope it comes out in regular format so I can save it.

[Mansellyn]

This came up on my feed. Benson, AZ here. We have a wash close to our house that green Mojave’s nest in. Every ear we see some. If they aren’t in our yard we usually let them be, just keep the animals inside at night. They are beautiful, but I am not one for closeups. Thanks for posting. We have seen way to many people not prepared for our 🌵.

[kramnull]

Reached all the way back to Louisiana to deliver that

[TrippinBusa]

That was terrifying and impressive at the same time.

[bms]

That one doesn't even bother with the rattle first.

[snowbound]

Stumbled past one of these yesterday in Prescott AZ by Goldwater Lake trail… he was rattling and hissing away! Be careful out there !!

[Diabolical.]

I must’ve watched this a dozen times, that’s the craziest snake strike I’ve ever seen!

[yeahoksure]

What I've learned is Mojave rattle snake go from zero to 100 before your brain can process what is going on. Making then insanely scary