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This site is dedicated to the modern day treasure hunter known as the Geocacher or Cacher for short. I will try to keep
this site as current as possible, given work and other interest schedules. There are plans to add new photos as time and opportunity
present themselves, new links as they become available and hopefully a local club or group to share all of this with. I would
also like to add a local Cachers listing page, if area Cachers will allow me to.
Here is my reply to you sir
Bruce
Thank You for your opinion, you are certainly entitled
to it, I would however like to explain to you and others why I posted the picture and statement on my webpage.
I live in the desert southwest, the high desert to be
precise, Rattlers are a menace here. I was merely attempting to warn folks of the danger Rattlers present. The one in the
photo nearly struck and bit a young girl of 4 years, who had no idea of the potential danger it posed. The one I refer to
having run over was by accident, it was crossing one of the many dirt gas field roads I travel for my job, camouflage is one
of the snakes assets and it blended in ssooooo well. As to my statement regarding the dead rattler, I just had one of my subordinates
nearly bitten while trying to do his job. In our area rattlers commonly house themselves in a pump house we are required to
service, try as we may we cannot keep them from entering, so I stick to my statement. The area we service is broad and remote
to say the least, and I for one would prefer a dead rattler to a dead employee and friend.
If I have offended your sensibilities in any way, oh
well. I hope you never have the misfortune to have one of these creatures you are apparently so fond of lie in wait for food
and mistake your hand or foot for DINNER.
If you are referring to the Rattlers vermin population
control potential, we also have another snake here called a bull snake, same coloring and all with one distinct difference,
no venom. This snake does an excellent job at controlling the vermin to include another pest we have called a deer mouse (heard
of HantaVirus?) they also find the pump houses a comfortable home, I will not kill a Bull snake under any circumstance other
than accidently, as was the case above.
In closing allow me to again say Thank You for your
deep concern for my well being, and the well being of all the other folks who enjoy or are required to work in the Rattlers
domain!
aztecsearcher
We have a lot of visitors from other areas and I was thinking of adding a visitors listing page. If you are an out
of town cacher, or just happened to visit my site and would like to be listed, please let me know I will add the listing.
I am very happy to announce that as of 07/21/03 this site is a member of the GPS Enthusiasists Web Ring, this will
make for easier navigation to other GPS related sites. The link at the bottom of each page will get you to the ring.
I am very happy to announce that as of 11/15/03 this site is a member of the Geocaching Web Ring, this will
make for easier navigation to other Geocaching related sites. The link at the bottom of each page will get you to the
ring.
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