The Bureau of Land Management Office is on Hualapai just west of Eastern. This is an important office to visit. The most fascinating thing there are the snakes behind glass. This includes a Mohave Green Rattle snake and a couple other rattle snakes. This is the most poisonous snake in the United States. Its toxic can be both neuro toxic and hemo toxic; meaning it attacks. both the nerve system and the blood system. There is also a gopher snake, and a gila monster. More impressive than the gila monster (which seems to always have his head in a log) is the skull of a gila monster with a mouthful of very sharp teeth. Who knew that an animal so small could have so many teeth, and beyond that the saliva of the gila monster is poisonous.
There are many stuffed animals as well--a fox for an example, and a ram's horns. There is also a display of rocks from the area. Very nice. There are pamphlets and maps. I purchased the jurisdiction map for the Kingman area. It shows many places to visit and many popular hikes. There is also an attendant to help with questions about local camping and hikes and all that fun stuff. There is even a pamphlet on rock hounding.
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rattle snake
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| gila monster in reflection, has head in log |
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| Mohave Green |
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