a few years ago , i was out hiking , and almost stepped on a rattlesnake . thank goodness it alerted ! oh my goodness ! that must have been frightening . what happened after it alerted ? it took me a minute to figure out what i was hearing , and then i back up very quickly ! ! where did the snake go ? it stayed put . my friend and i had to backtrack , and cut through some heavy brush to get around it , because the trail was too narrow to walk past it on .
A large, unmoving snake was blocking the trail.