Great story..... I won't be able to sleep tonight, now.
I do a lot (well I used to) trail running and over the years have seen my share of rattlers. Luckily, no strikes. There was one time though, while running the PCT near Agua Dulce, I was running through a section of quite dense vegetation and jumped in mid air since my foot was going to land smack on his head. I never thought I could jump mid air.
Paul
