Stubborn Little Snake

After taking a swim, we headed up the trail with our new friend, Ben. IvaJo spotted this huge rattle snake about 15 feet ahead of us in the middle of the trail. So we invited it to find another place to sunbathe. The invitations were home-made rocks and we gave him several--all landing a couple of inches from him. He didn't accept. So our friend, Ben, took his treking poles, tied them together, and eventually was able to scoot the lazy thing off the trail. Thanks, Ben.