After a spectacular sunrise at Eagle Rock Canyon, I encountered a number of snakes. A western diamondback (Crotalus atrox) which had been unfortunately hit by a car, a desert patchnosed snake (Salvadora deserticola), a western hognosed snake (Heterodon nasicus) which promptly played dead, and a glossy snake (Arizona elegans). All of these snakes were encountered within about 10 miles of road.