This is the dramatic moment a rattlesnake swam up to a boat full of tourists who are sent into a blind panic when the creature leapt on board the vessel. 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Rattlesnake Bar Hobie Cat Boat Ramp is a nice place to dive when the water is a bit higher. A group of boaters set out on Folsom Lake Thursday evening for a relaxing ride on the water. Anthony Baciocco, 19, and four friends took off just after 6 p.m. when a rattlesnake began bobbing alongside their boat. • Rattlesnake Bar, Granite Bay, Beals Point, Folsom Point, Brown’s Ravine, Peninsula day use parking: Current fee $10. "And yes, I was freaking out.". "He wants to come on board; he's sick of swimming," jokes a boater in a video that Baciocco shared on social media after the encounter. Anthony Baciocco, 19, … Follow this road for a couple mile to the entrance of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Her nonfiction essays have appeared in SOMA Magazine, BARE, Caliber Magazine, Vantage, Diablo Weddings, and Orion Magazine, among others. The section we will hike starts at Rattlesnake Bar and goes to Long Bar. Sacramento Area Birds Checklist Gallery of Birds Seasonal Sightings Senior Day Use -- $11.00. . All Boats must register at Granite Bay entrance or Brown’s Ravine Office. Among the increases at Auburn: • Lower Lake Clementine power boat launch fee: Current fee, $8. Folsom Point Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Folsom, CA on Folsom Lake in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Sierra Nevada. Their venom is also extremely potent. More info: Camping Folsom Lake launching ramp. Here's how to spot one. • Beals Point developed campground peak days: Current fee, $30 a night. ', This is the dramatic moment a rattlesnake swam up to a boat full of tourists who are sent into a blind panic when the creature leapt on board the vessel, Anthony Baciocco, 19, was out on the water of Folsom Lake in California with four friends before the deadly snake approached them. 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