I should have said around 200 yards from my Parent’s house.
I was walking on a dirt road going to fish in a pond. He was stretched out on the edge of a field. I almost did not see him.
Impressive ..... met a bunch of those “charlie no shoulders” on the avon park bombing range doing uxo clearances ....... wore snake chaps and snake boots but it still scared the crap out of me when they struck. Was like getting whacked with a ax handle....