digitS'
Garden Master
I may have been a purveyor of misinformation on Journey's topic about her newly repaired tiller. I was talking about rattlesnakes and so caution dictated that I read a little about their range in this area . . . not to have people stomping around and getting bit because olde digitS' said they didn't need to be cautious!
Anyway, I read some of a study of the critters in Washington State. Very scientific - where might they be and what keeps them from being elsewhere. It didn't give elevation boundaries to their range, however. It was apparent that climate restricts the range. The study actually said that Latah & Benewah Counties in Idaho have ideal terrain for rattlesnakes but they are not found there because of the climate.
I am at 2,000 feet elevation and suggested that the snakes are about 1,000 feet lower. However . . . the BC government information says that they are in the southern-most part of the province up to 625 meters. Weeelllll ! You can't get any closer to 2,000 feet than 625 meters without using a yard stick!
Additionally, I have seen a rattlesnake at Downs Lake in Washington. Checking google, I find that Downs Lake is at 1,961 feet! Yikes! I was thinking it was lower because it is off to the southwest about 100 miles. I guess it would need to be more west than it is south . . . Well, anyway! I feel fairly safe from rattlesnakes here. What any additional warming to the climate might bring is something to be seen.
Steve :/
Anyway, I read some of a study of the critters in Washington State. Very scientific - where might they be and what keeps them from being elsewhere. It didn't give elevation boundaries to their range, however. It was apparent that climate restricts the range. The study actually said that Latah & Benewah Counties in Idaho have ideal terrain for rattlesnakes but they are not found there because of the climate.
I am at 2,000 feet elevation and suggested that the snakes are about 1,000 feet lower. However . . . the BC government information says that they are in the southern-most part of the province up to 625 meters. Weeelllll ! You can't get any closer to 2,000 feet than 625 meters without using a yard stick!
Additionally, I have seen a rattlesnake at Downs Lake in Washington. Checking google, I find that Downs Lake is at 1,961 feet! Yikes! I was thinking it was lower because it is off to the southwest about 100 miles. I guess it would need to be more west than it is south . . . Well, anyway! I feel fairly safe from rattlesnakes here. What any additional warming to the climate might bring is something to be seen.
Steve :/