A diurnal ring-necked snake (left) attempts to capitalize on a nocturnal nightsnake making a daytime appearance in Temporal Gulch. Both these creatures have a mild venom secreted through enlarged rear teeth…no danger to you. A 20-minute struggle ensued between these small (~2 feet and thin) snakes, both coiling around vegetation for leverage in the tug-of-war of life and death. In the end, the nightsnake pulled away to rethink its choice to tour the Sky Islands by day.