Just how many rocks does it take to kill a snake?

Quite a few. How embarrassing. But in my defense, the first big rock I hurled broke apart on impact.

I rose at dawn to face the carnage, without benefit of caffeine I might add. The rattlesnake was still dead, though he had moved during the night. Actually, the movement may have been just his body shriveling up. He looked much smaller this morning than the gargantuan behemoth who was rattling at me last night.

I surgically removed his tail - there were four full grown rattle beads and a new one that was a little smaller. I think that means he was at least four years old, but I'll have to go googling to confirm.



The rest of him received a proper burial next to the desert 4 o'clock, which as you can see was blooming at 6:30. It's gonna be one of those days, I can just tell.