[EinNYC]

I was herping with a friend in AZ one summer, while on vacation. I pulled up a large cardboard box. Under the box was a huge (at least 5' long) red coachwhip snake, Masticophis flagellum. They don't call them "Nastycophis" for nothing! This darn thing lunged at me very aggressively. The only reason I wasn't bitten was that I leaped back like I never knew I could. Jeez! That was a close call!

[Ditter]

You were out “herping”? That sounds like something I would never do. LOL!

[Altariel]

I bet you jumped! At least coachwhip snakes are (IIRC) non-venomous.