woman in blue crew-neck T-shirt laying on black hammock

On a sweltering 100 degree day in California, I took to the creek. I watched tiny fish swim underneath me and listened to the forest ambiance. After a few hours of silence I heard a tiny rustling on the bank just next to me and turned around– and it was a RATTLESNAKE! A large rattlesnake had come out of the woods to take a drink.