Growing up on the eastern plains of Colorado I remember seeing many rattlesnake roundups. Quite a site.
I like to run on trails on our front range and joke about watching out for Rocks, Roots and Rattlesnakes.
I remember traveling through Arizona on I-10, stopping at a rest stop. When we got out and walked toward the bathrooms, there was a sign with a rattlesnake, “watch for snakes”.
Eeeeek. I'm not really scared of snakes, but they always seem to give ya that firs initial startle.