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RattlesnakesType: Mystery | Size: Regular 
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| Terrain:  By: LostinDenver @ | Hide Date: 06/12/2019 | Status: Available Country: United States | State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 24.340 W104° 48.166 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0 
This is not a field puzzle. You may solve this puzzle at home. The starting coordinates are a great place to park and also the beginning of the trailhead. But the cache is not there. Locating this cache will require an approximate 2 mile walk with other caches available along the way. Dogs, bicycles, and children are welcome along the trail, but no motorized vehicles. To find the container, solve this simple puzzle. You may do your own research, or use the information provided at the bottom. A. Rattlesnakes have potent (poison=3, venom=7). B. Rattlesnakes are native to (Antarctica=4, the Americas=5) C. Rattlesnakes primarily prey on (humans=0, small rodents, animals, reptiles, and birds=3) D. Pit vipers include (garter snakes=8, rattlesnakes=7) E. A new rattle segment is added each time the snake sheds its (sense of humor=1, skin=3) F. Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, meaning they (are fostered by storks=6, give birth to live young after internally carrying eggs=8) G. In the colder winter months, rattlesnake enter a period of (depression=6, brumation=2) N39 24.ABC W104 4D.EFG  Rattlesnakes are abundant in their native land, the Americas. These snakes locate prey by using their eyesight, smell, and heat sensing pits, which is how rattlesnakes have been classified as pit vipers. Their primary diet consists of mice, rats, small birds, reptiles, and other small animals, like prairie dogs which are abundant around the Hidden Mesa trail. Their prey is killed quickly with a venomous bite as opposed to constriction. Like All snakes, Rattlesnakes are ectotherms. To maintain a stable body temperature, they exchange heat with their external environments. Snakes often move into open, sunny areas to absorb heat from the sun and warmed earth, a behavior known as basking. Rattlesnakes can live 15-20 years. Some snakes lay eggs. Others, like the rattlesnake, carry the eggs internally until the young are born live. In more heavily populated and trafficked areas, reports have been increasing of rattlesnakes that do not rattle. This phenomenon is commonly attributed to selective pressure by humans, who often kill the snakes when they are discovered. Non-rattling snakes are more likely to go unnoticed, so survive to reproduce offspring that, like themselves, are less likely to rattle. In Colorado, Rattlesnakes are typically active April through October. During the chilly months between October and April, rattlesnakes enter brumation, which is a reptile version of hibernation. There are two types of rattlesnakes in Colorado; the western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) and the massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus). 57/108Information collected from Wikipedia, Colorado State University, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Additional Waypoints
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Puzzle: The second option is ALWAYS right. Hide: Container is in (or near) a small bush. Approximately 5x12 round container covered in digital camo. The digital animals and muggles here will never see it.
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