Poor fella! I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but if it came down to bite vs. flat snake, I'm on the flat snake side. I was suprized at how calm the snake was. She didn't rattle unless we were within about 5', and calmly moved off the trail to let us pass. Unfortunately she was gone when we passed by again on the way back down. It was quite a hike. On the way there (via boat) we spooked a mature bald eagle which flew along next to us for about 1/2 mile, only about 20 yards away. Fantastic. That was also the first eagle I'd seen on the lake in my 25 years of going up there.

-Zeke