Railpictures.ca - Joe Harrison Photo: Eastbound CN 2800 is approaching Mile 56 on CPs Thompson Sub. The train is running parallel with CNs Ashcroft Sub and will shortly switch Subs and skirt the town of Ashcroft. I’ve never encountered a rattlesnake in my travels through this part of the province but … the place is infested with ticks at this time of the year. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Eastbound CN 2800 is approaching Mile 56 on CPs Thompson Sub. The train is running parallel with CNs Ashcroft Sub and will shortly switch Subs and skirt the town of Ashcroft.

I've never encountered a rattlesnake in my travels through this part of the province but ... the place is infested with ticks at this time of the year.

Caption: Eastbound CN 2800 is approaching Mile 56 on CPs Thompson Sub. The train is running parallel with CNs Ashcroft Sub and will shortly switch Subs and skirt the town of Ashcroft. I've never encountered a rattlesnake in my travels through this part of the province but ... the place is infested with ticks at this time of the year.

Photographer:	Joe Harrison [174] (more) (contact)
Date:	04/14/2021 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 2800 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	SNS Basque - CP Thompson Sub (search)
City/Town:	Basque (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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3 Comments

Brundle

April 16, 2021 at 5:15 pm

At least the snakes usually let you know you’re getting too close. Love the countryside in your sequence.
awmooney

April 16, 2021 at 5:19 pm

Yes. Great countryside. I’m dismayed about the ticks though. I thought they only liked damp areas. Down in the middle states in the US one can encounter Chiggers. You should see what those things are like. Never again. ugh.
Joe Harrison

April 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm

Thanks for the comments and yes, I’d prefer the rattle snake. Lyme disease can be devastating. There are ways around it but I wasn’t paying attention. I was preoccupied with something else.

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Brundle

April 16, 2021 at 5:15 pm

At least the snakes usually let you know you’re getting too close. Love the countryside in your sequence.

awmooney

April 16, 2021 at 5:19 pm

Yes. Great countryside. I’m dismayed about the ticks though. I thought they only liked damp areas. Down in the middle states in the US one can encounter Chiggers. You should see what those things are like. Never again. ugh.

Joe Harrison

April 16, 2021 at 7:52 pm

Thanks for the comments and yes, I’d prefer the rattle snake. Lyme disease can be devastating. There are ways around it but I wasn’t paying attention. I was preoccupied with something else.