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I just walked up to this old dude whacking on something. I had a sinking feeling as he turned the stick into a spear and smashed it into the ground. Walking up I found a dead Eastern Yellowbelly Racer. Probably the one i tried to get a pic of back in late April, too.
What a tragic waste. I started to chew the guy out, but considering his generation, probably pointless. "The only good one is a dead one.." routine. Crap!!!!

Bummed,
Matthew
PS. First trip out in weeks because of my Sinus infection. and I witness this.

Sorry to hear that. I know the feeling...I have witnessed people in OK swirve almost off the road to take out rattlers...makes me sick.

I could understand the feeling that one might need to kill a venemous animal ( I wouldn't, but everyone isn't a herper or naturalist, either..). Howeveer, this was a clearly harmless animal. I came so CLOSE..
I wish people who don't love ALL of the natural world would stay of the trails! They ruin it for those of us who do.

Sincerely,
Matthew