I’ve also heard is hit or miss. Mostly I just hear to the outback oasis motel and flip junk when around it. The last time I went was before I had inaturalist :(
About 200 miles NE of the national park.
My dad’s dad lived there for most of my childhood but this was the first time I tried to seriously herp it and man, what a let down for me
Actually I’ve heard very few stories of people getting rattlesnake-bit by accidentally stepping on or near them. Almost everyone I’ve met personally who has been snake-bit were messing with the snake in some way: handling, attempting to catch, getting too close while keeping in captivity, etc. I’ve had a few close calls myself and in each case it was my fault for getting too close or mishandling the snake.
I went to Davis Mtns a few years ago during a dry period and saw very few herps, just a couple of lizard species and no snakes. Had better luck at Big Bend NP though, over 10 lizard species I think and several snakes and toads road cruising
I almost stepped on one in the Mojave, my wife warned me about it as my foot was coming down. But even though I barely missed it, it did not get defensive or aggressive, it just slithered away. They really don’t want to bite.
It’s definitely possible, but very rare. Best to just watch one’s step in snakey areas, and don’t sit or put feet or arms down on rocky areas without being really careful.
ETA I also accidnetally knelt over a sidewinder I didn’t see (hey, there were cool ants to photograph!) Same thing, it scurried away rather than bite me in the posterior.
Another thing could be location, Europe does not have many herps compared to the Americas, where we have a couple thousand species.
Found this quite rare Phipson’s Shieldtail a few days back, it has only 67 observation on iNat right now, and its range is very restricted, It is also VU as per IUCN redlist.
Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298871506.
I can’t forget the time I saw two herps locked in battle…
The observation for the snake is at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256973252.
Protoceratops against velociraptor? Do they count as herps?
I don’t have a picture of it, but I remember seeing a tiny gecko seemingly attempting to cannibalize another gecko that was the same size as itself. Needless to say, it was unsuccessful.
I used to have 2 green tree frogs. The bigger one are the smaller one. When I found him, he had choked to death.
What is your dream Herping destination? Mine would probably be New Caledonia cause of all the geckos or Costa Rica due to the sheer amount and variety of herps there are. (Somewhere near La Fortuna to be more specific.)
Australia…..you know why. R.I.P Khaki Jesus, you are still missed…..
Snake Island 
yeah like @man4nature said, west texas can be very hit or miss, the best way to do it would be to probably be to just head there on short notice, ie when the rains and temps are good rather than just going on a set date, bc it could b great but it also could be bad. I myself had subpar luck but subocs made it for me!
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Awesome! Crazy how similar they are to North American gartersnakes. Convergent evolution I suppose