Hero dog saves Marin hiker from rattlesnake

[SF Chronicle RSS Feed - Tom Stienstra]

A hero dog saved a hiker from stepping on a rattlesnake — and likely a devastating bite — on a trek Sunday at Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin. For Father’s Day, Diane###Castañaon was out on a hike with her husband, John Forsyth of San Francisco. They picked the Matt Davis Trail out of Pantoll on the west slopes Mount Tam. About a quarter mile from the trailhead, their dog,###Mighty Shakira, a 13-month-old Anatolian Shepherd, led the way, leashed and on point, three feet ahead of Diane. “Shakira suddenly jumped backwards and went immediately into a stiff alert posture with her tail and ears up,” Forsyth said. “She kept backing [...]

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[gwhunter69]

Uh, watch where you walk in rattlesnake areas and season...