Once when I was a kid (about 10 yrs. old) I ran over a rattler with my old Honda 90! Scared the c--- out of me!

 

wow!! while on a trip in michigan I came around a corner and there stood a big bear, and I also about ran over a skunk

 

I always dress appropriately when riding my ATV or Rhino and carry my Glock 27. We have killed three rattlesnakes around our house and they really are quite tasty. I do not bother snakes anywhere unless they are in our yard and that is for the safety of our grandkids.

We usually keep our ATV sitting outside or in our barn and one day my wife decided to take her mother for a ride. About five minutes out, a snake crawled out from under the tank and across my wife's arm. Needless to say the ATV was abandoned. When I asked my wife what kind of snake it was, she said she didn't take time to look.

 

wow a rattle snake strike! how freaky! ive came across 2 rattlesnakes and lots of gopher snakes etc... but have never herd of any snake ever getting aggressive with an atv?.....weird!

 

One thing I should say that happened to me while riding......A Yellow Jacket(Wasp) hit my neck while riding and got stuck in my collar on my coat, Then the Pain started ,man I had a stiff neck the rest of the day riding and needed to turn my whole body just to look and talk to someone...LOL....LOL..

Lucky for me I have no reactions to a sting........Some people may need to see a doctor afterwards...
.....Caper..........

 

i've never came across a snake on the trail. i've had a turkey fly barely over my head while riding on an old logging road. scared the rhit out of me. i had my helment on but a decent size turkey to the face couldn't have been good

 

thats why i'm glad i live in a cold climate w/ no poison snakes or any other real bad creatures, except maybe a pissed off moose and bear.

 

I've run across surprises even in cold climates. While in Alaska, we could easily be surprised by moose around a corner when riding in the hills. Or even grizzlies. Seen both and luckily avoided them. I did have a moose try to race me on a narrow trail. Now that was harrowing!

 

I ride the southwest desert and see sankes all the time . But have never had anything like the happen. Something to think about . My change my dress code alittle.

 

We were out riding a few weeks ago and came upon these guys:





They're a herd of wild horses that roams around the national forest where we ride quite often.