Rattlesnakes (Crotalus)

Created: January 26th, 2007 - 10:02 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Carl Brune
Record 1347

Country: United States		State: California	County: Inyo County	Time: 2005-08-21 21:22:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method:	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 5100.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

I would characterize this animal as a young adult (see rattle). Several knowledgable individuals have looked at the photographs of this snake. Some (including myself) feel that it is C. m. stephensi while others favor C. o. oreganus. I certainly agree that it is not a clear-cut decision and have thus left the species unspecified.

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Comments

Posted by John Delgado on Jul 23, 2014 at 12:15 PM

Nice job Mr. Brune... found that pic of yours on CaliforniaHerps.com...

I am very new to Crotalus field herping... I never heard of a stephensi before... absolutely gorgeous rattler.

You take some very remarkable shots... excellent.

Posted by Jeff Lemm on Dec 01, 2008 at 07:48 PM

I've never seen an oreganus like that - looks like a stephensi to me