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We have a different mix of nature here in the desert, although we do have rabbits, both Cottontails and Jack Rabbits. We also have coyotes, snakes, spiders and scorpions, although in almost 5 years in Pahrump I have seen a handfull of scorpions and only one that wasn't the size of a small spider, and I have only seen one snake on our property, and it was small and uninteresting. There are rattlesnakes in the wilder areas on the edge of town, and there are black widow spiders, and worse spiders, around.

The most intersting wildlife are the birds, the friggin crows look big enough to carry a cat away, easily. There are eagles and other large birds of prey around as well. My favorite, by far, are the burrowing owls, for those who aren't familiar, they live in holes in the ground, or old tires, or just about anywhere that provides a little shelter on the ground. They also aren't very afraid of people, and you often can get as close as 5 feet away from them. They are better at flying than their somewhat stout build would indicate.