I finished riding Chutes at Santiago Oaks yesterday around 5:30, and as I came down and crossed the huge sand pit of a wash at the bottom I spied some interesting characters. Two guys with a metal baseball bat were looking for rattlesnakes, going from bush to bush swinging the bat. When they found nothing they moved on to another. These guys weren't really shy about what they were doing either... I'm not sure if they saw me or not, but I clearly heard them say "rattlesnake" at least 10 times as they carried on. I watched them quietly for a couple minutes as I dug through my phone to find the ranger hotline, but came up with nothing so I rode to the ranger office at the entrance to IRP and reported it. The rangers were SHOCKED and took off to look for them without wasting any time. Hopefully they found them.
I'm posting this as somewhat of a PSA, if you love your parks, open spaces, and the animals that live in them, please do what you can keep d!cks like this from destroying them. Keep an eye out, and if something seems suspicious, don't be scared to report it.
Thanks,
Gray
I'm posting this as somewhat of a PSA, if you love your parks, open spaces, and the animals that live in them, please do what you can keep d!cks like this from destroying them. Keep an eye out, and if something seems suspicious, don't be scared to report it.
Thanks,
Gray