Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus)

Created: May 4th, 2014 - 01:49 AM
Last Modified: January 25th, 2017 - 01:44 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 184226

Country: United States		State: California	County: Imperial County	Time: 2014-04-21 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: Rocky lower Colorado Desert Mtn range
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Palo Verde Mtns. One shot from truck window, as soon as my light hit it, hit started up the bank, straight for a bush, coiled up inside it. Remained there for close to 2 hours, when checked later in the night, it had moved elsewhere.

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Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on May 04, 2014 at 07:57 AM

Nice notes on observation Jeff