Black cats are nothing — how about having one of these cross your path?
Photo by keagiles (a little blurry because I didn’t want to get too close!).

Bear and I came across this little guy while hiking (thankfully, without dogs) on Rabbit Mountain near Lyons, Colorado, USA. I find it very interesting that the place used to be called Rattlesnake Mountain, but the name was changed so as not to scare folks away.
I vote the name be changed back!