...if one is going to walk through the untamed desert! Three images.

Yep, I was walking home from work and not too long into my walk I encountered a Western Diamond-backed
Rattlesnake. He was on half of the road facing into the desert (top image).
He kindly, and very calmly, slithered into the desert when I got too close.

The second one was a different story, however. This one was taking up half the road and facing into
the road. He was not going to move either and did not make any threatening moves toward me.
After careful consideration and with a bit of trepidation, I walked around the front of the snake
giving it as wide a birth as possible and watching it the entire time. It let me pass without incident.

The second snake, about 2/3 mile from the first:


That is Not a friendly face: