Pen in Hand: Afraid of snakes? Don't worry, Red Racers vanish before you have time to be alarmed.

Even though almost all North American snakes avoid humans when given the chance, occasionally you can encounter ones like Great Basin Gopher Snakes, California Kingsnakes or even rattlesnakes that get discovered before they can vanish. That doesn't happen very often to the Red Racer, a snake so fast that they can quickly disappear even if you do see them before they see you.