Rattler in Mesquite Tree

[Rsatt]

Anyone ever see a Diamondback up in a Mesquite Tree? This one was 7 feet high in the tree and 5 feet long, with 11 rattlers. First two pictures are just the way I found him. He wasn't feeling so good in the third picture. It was a first for me......Kinda Scary, after being lost for several hours at night.

[Tx625]

I hate snakes!!!

[Landrover]

Dang! I guess he was trying to get closer to the sun!!! Good shootin Ronnie!!!!

[Breezy]

gonna take a guess and say a hawk or something picked him up and for some reason decided to let him go Cool pics!

[AggieBowHunter09]

I think youre correct ground threat. little to much for the bird to handle.

[mjdillard22]

i hate snakes

[double lung]

that some cool stuff ronnie...

[J-J Matt]

Great pics i have never seen that before. It will definently make you look up from now on

[Jen-Man]

Maybe he was trying to catch a bird??....Or a monkey

[txtom]

Never saw that before. Thanks for the pics.

[rockco222]

That's a cool pic.

[treestandjunky]

if you ask me the last pic. is the best

[crittergitter]

you just gave trailboss a whole new set of fears....

how is he going to look up and down at the same time

[Rsatt]

gonna take a guess and say a hawk or something picked him up and for some reason decided to let him go Cool pics!

Brandon, you may be right. He looked awful comfortable up there tho....I don't know.

[Mary]

I think I could have gone a life time without knowing/seeing that