How did Josh Kerr avoid getting bitten by a rattlesnake while training in New Mexico ?

He kept it on the 'crete.

Snakes can slither onto concrete though

in rattlesnake country you wear high top trainers. Running boots pretty much.

That is strange considering rattlesnakes lurk along side every trail in existence.

In my experience... Rattlers pick up your heat and vibration signals as you approach and they just hope you don't step on them. They kind of perceive a running human as a large animal that is way too big to eat.

Used to see them rather fairly routinely on trails and roads around Tucson. Only had one ever get aggressive and one other one hiss and rattle.

Jumped over a few on the trails though.

I bet he collected some goatheads!

The amount of malt vinegar Kerr consumes while eating fish & chips altered the pH of his blood to an extent that snakes found him unappealing.

I've run trails in Texas and New Mexico over the past 15 years, and only once did I hear a rattler warning me to look out. Contrary to popular belief, there is not a rattler every 10 feet in the desert waiting to strike.

Remind me to never trust someone who teaches a herpetology class in Texas, yet does not know the ranges of the Western Diamondback or the Prairie Rattlesnake. These are both in West Texas and New Mexico and live at over 6,000 feet altitude.

Since the original post I replied to was deleted, this makes no sense. The original post was by someone who claimed to teach herpitology (sic) in Texas, while stating that rattlesnakes don't live over 3,000 feet elevation.

Lived in Arizona for 15 years. Never saw a rattle, scorpion or tarantula.

They most definitely live over 3000 feet in elevation! The entire State of Colorado sits over 3500 feet and there are literally millions of rattles throughout the state including the mountains. A trail runner died outside of Golden CO several years ago (@ 6,000 ft) and a neighbor's dog was killed last year outside of Steamboat Springs (@ 7,000 ft)

Lol no…

Rattlers don't bite Kerr because they despise him, in the same way that Jacob does, so they get out of the way, by choice. Don't want anything to do with the guy.

Rattle snakes are plentiful in Albuquerque. I live in Albuquerque and see the frequently. They really don’t like humans so they avoid trails. Most runners and hikers will even give you a heads up if one is near the trail. There is also black bear, mule deer, and mountain lions. I have even seen Josh Kerr running on the same trails that I have also seen snakes. I have never witnessed both at the same time.