FAQ

First, ENJOY the moment! Try not to get any closer than about 5 or 6 feet from snake. If it knows you're there, it's likely going to be at least a little stressed. It wants to be left alone and sometimes, but not always, it will give you an obvious warning.... which you will hear. Take this warning seriously, it's not a bluff. If you're going to take a picture, try to be quick about it. Now move along. The snake will NOT chase or follow you! Do everyone a favor (including the snake) and alert oncoming hikers of what they may encounter. Enjoy the rest of your hike!

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What a great question. If you want to be good and proper, the answer is cacti. But I don't like to split hairs, and some will disagree with me, but I think either is perfectly expectable. I'm partial to the former myself.

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Of course not. But it sure seems like it. They're actually just really good hitchhikers. A section of the parent plant will detach and hitch a ride on whatever unlucky host it can. It might be a mule deer, or your dog, or you. When it finds its way back to the ground in a new location our little friend will, with any luck take root.

Not if, but when you become a host, a simple, fine toothed plastic comb is a handy tool to help remove the unwanted "cholla ball." Spoiler alert: It will be rather "uncomfortable."