>>2703064Snakes are really oblivious to their surroundings. Ever seen snake charmers? It's not that they charm the snake, it's that they know all the massive blind spots and ways of confusing a snake. And hell, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the snake knows you're there the whole time. But if it doesn't feel threatened, it won't rattle.
I remember a situation on a trail where there was a young snake. It was old enough to rattle though. And it was going down the trail. It was not trying to get into grass. When it felt my friend and I get close, it turned around and then headed towards us with intention to bite. Whatever side we moved to, it was tracking us and coming towards us. It never once rattled it's rattler. It was almost impossible to get around it since it was a mountainside trail.
My friend and I had to nearly jump over it by running against the mountainside for a split second. I knew there was a lady and her kid behind us. I told them to be careful with the rattler. That thing went for them and the dumb bitch lady got frozen. Had it been just the woman, I would have let what needed to happen. But a kid was there so I just pushed the snake off the trail with my hiking stick
