Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri)

Created: February 17th, 2015 - 04:01 PM
Last Modified: July 8th, 2020 - 07:53 AM Entered by: Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad
Record 216172

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2015-02-16 09:44:00
Qty: 1	Age: YoY	Sex: --	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: Plowed Field /Sage-Grassland/Near tiny section of unplowed area
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 71.00F	Ground Temperature: 75.00F	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

plowed regularly, except for unplowable sections, for some unknown reason, grr

Please notice how close to the edge of the board this little rattlesnake's head is, and how dangerous it is to stick your hands under boards.

Inat 52359004

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Feb 18, 2015 at 06:52 AM

Yes this should be a reminder for even the most seasoned herpers, and why I preach field safety. You can go years between having this situation happen, but it does indeed happen if one is in the field enough.

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Feb 17, 2015 at 05:28 PM

yikes