A couple of weeks ago we went out to Queen Mountain and hiked into Walt's Rocks.
Man......nearly as long and hard of an approach hike as the Needles. There was a Rattlesnake (apparently a Mojave Green) firmly established in a crack M was leading. Everybody (except me) climbed the route but there was definitely one move everyone did that positioned the groin area right in front of the damned snakes head!
On the way back dehorned Jackalopes (aka rabbits) kept jumping out in front of the car and would dodge back and forth in the road before finally darting back into the desert. B finally clipped one that committed suicide by jumping onto the road right in front of the tire.