I saw Sam in time on the trail and stopped because he was laying across the width of the single track trail. After a couple of pictures, he was content to stay on the trail despite a couple of pebbles kicked his way. When I rolled my front tire suddenly toward him to startle, it worked and he coiled a bit, and assumed what was an attack position. I figured it a rattler, but my research and the shape of his head meant he was an non-poisonous bull snake. Just less than 3 feet long, the Bull Snake mimics Rattlesnakes. It was a cool encounter.
Various wildlife shots taken over last couple of rides which again were in town mostly.
