Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)
Created: January 20th, 2015 - 11:51 AM
Last Modified: January 20th, 2015 - 12:20 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 213959
Last Modified: January 20th, 2015 - 12:20 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 213959
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Riverside County |
Time: 2015-01-18 15:34:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Juvenile |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: Coastal Sage Scrub/rocky hillside |
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Notes
1 of 3 ruber seen this day. This juvie under a rock, and 2 adults that were out basking.
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Comments
It was, and you can tell in the pic, no underground access...good thing I lifted the rock from the middle and straight back. As if I lifted from the right side and in a vertical way, I could of squished the snake into the dirt, or if I lifted from the left...well that might of been bad, lol. Good reason to always check the edges of rocks before lifting. I've touched ruber a time or two by neglecting to always check edges.
looks like it was just under the lip of the rock, those are the ones you gotta watch out for lol