Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus)

Created: November 17th, 2014 - 09:10 PM
Last Modified: November 17th, 2014 - 09:10 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 206988

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2014-05-29 19:51:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: chaparral/rocky
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Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

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Comments

Posted by Jake Schneider on Nov 20, 2014 at 07:06 PM

Awesome! Specks are definitely on my must see list for American snakes!

Posted by Jeff Teel on Nov 17, 2014 at 11:29 PM

I thought so as well. It was literally in someones yard, the home owner came out as he saw me kneeling down at the edge of his yard-(natural habitat type yard) when I pointed it to him, he couldn't see it at first. He said he has seen quite a few of them in his yard, but Rosy Boas were the snake he sees most often in his yard. In '06 I found one coming off his yard into the dirt rd.

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Nov 17, 2014 at 11:12 PM

i like the look of this one, really looks like granite