On our trip to Lake George last month, we were walking up to the woods near the Cow Pasture, and I almost stepped on a coiled up pigmy rattler. I looked to the right and there was another about a foot away. Fortunately it was cold out and the snakes were sedentary, but I bet if I stepped on one, it would have struck out of instinct.
Pays to keep those eyes peeled! :shock: