Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus)
Created: April 30th, 2009 - 07:27 PM
Last Modified: February 13th, 2010 - 03:02 PM Entered by: Richard A. Morgan II
Record 24408
Last Modified: February 13th, 2010 - 03:02 PM Entered by: Richard A. Morgan II
Record 24408
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Orange County |
Time: 2009-04-30 15:16:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Sub-Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Road cruising |
Habitat: riparian |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 72.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: ----- |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Found slithering along the road. Took a few pics and it looked okay. Once I tried to pick it up with a hook to get it off the road I noticed saliva/venom? pouring from its mouth all over the ground. At first it was slithering good but I noticed that it started to lose its abilities and was turning over to its belly.A car had passed me about 30 seconds previous. Bummer, My first OC Speck and only the second I have seen so far.
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