Look closely. Camouflage is efficient, but Brandon Croxton, 11 heard loud rattling and took this photo of a rattlesnake in his backyard in Pine Mountain, chasing ground squirrels. Another rattler was spotted near where children were playing in Piñon Pines last week.

This is part of the September 13, 2013 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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