Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus)

Created: August 15th, 2008 - 10:31 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 17855

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2008-07-25 19:04:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Large rock formations in desert
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 4350.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Found in little slit leading up into rock formation. Rattled when I was about 7-8 feet away and eventually retreated underneath the rocks at the base of the slit. Possible integrade with panamint (C.m. stephensi).

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Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 22, 2009 at 09:59 AM

Cool Find...

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 22, 2009 at 09:09 AM

hmm If the Panamint is its own species than there should be no intergrades like this check PM....

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Apr 22, 2009 at 08:52 AM

Yeah, it is right in the intergrade zone. I wasn't really sure how to label it as a subspecies - it could have gone either way.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 22, 2009 at 07:57 AM

Looks like an intergrade/speck...