Mojave Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)
Created: May 16th, 2007 - 04:47 PM
Last Modified: September 22nd, 2012 - 12:54 AM Entered by: Philip Clevinger
Record 3278
Last Modified: September 22nd, 2012 - 12:54 AM Entered by: Philip Clevinger
Record 3278
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: San Bernardino County |
Time: 2007-05-14 21:29:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: YoY |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Creosote Scrubland/Sandy Wash |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: New Moon |
Elevation: ----- |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
This little Sidewinder was found at the end of a small wash where the wash sand met some rock piles. He was coiled; possibly in ambush position. Coiled up it was the size of a half-dollar.