Not just de-snaking/How to avoid snakes?

[amosmoses]

So I'm still fairly green to the area and don't know if I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time but...I was camping in L.T. Murray in robinson canyon.I had been running my young dog off and on.About 5:00 p.m. yesterday I decided to let her run for a bit even though it was hot.I had to immediately put her up because within 5 minutes we had three rattlesnake encounters.One of which was way to close.I lit her up with the e-collar but just wondering if you locals only go in the a.m. when the snakes are still cold?And wondering if there seems to be more snakes than usual or was I just in a bad place at the wrong time?

[Happy Gilmore]

Robinson Canyon is the most snakey place in Kittitas Co.