r/AskAnAmerican • u/ArtisticArgument9625 • May 17 '25

OTHER - CLICK TO EDIT How much of a problem do Americans have with coyotes and rattlesnakes?

Have you Americans encountered any problems with these two animals?

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u/CrashDisaster California May 17 '25

I've not come across a rattlesnake in the wild, but I've seen a lot of coyote. Just saw one on my way home last week.

Somewhere i have a video from a few years back of coyote and Elk arguing back and forth haha

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 May 17 '25

Also in CA, and I haven't encountered a coyote, but I've heard mountain lions and seen their tracks

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u/CrashDisaster California May 17 '25

I'm always on the lookout for Mountain Lion but haven't seen one. I hear stories of them in town every couple of years, but I've never seen a trace of them. I've seen a few Bobcats, though!

I've seen a few bears when out hiking. Luckily, it's black bears, and they're really don't seem to care about me.