Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)

Created: February 26th, 2015 - 10:24 PM
Last Modified: February 26th, 2015 - 10:27 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 216680

Country: United States		State: Oregon	County: Baker County	Time: 1973-09-00 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: DOR	Habitat: Open, grassy ridge top with rock outcrops, adjacent to coniferous forest.
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 4000.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Found dead on the Sparta Ridge Road, in the southern foothills of the Wallowa Mountains. This specimen has a mixed blending of oreganus/lutosus characteristics, being from the eastern end of a 50 to 75 mile wide intergradation zone between the two subspecies in Oregon, which extends about 300 miles from the Bend area to the Snake River, near Baker City.

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Comments

Posted by Lawrence Erickson on Feb 27, 2015 at 08:06 AM

Wow, you have great records! Not many people have archival DOR records.