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05/15/2007 01:46:29 AM · #1 |
What kind of snake is this? It's in Southern California near the coast. (sorry it's blurry)  |
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05/15/2007 01:52:10 AM · #2 |
My guess from the body type and head is a rattler. Not sure of the specific type though.
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05/15/2007 01:56:21 AM · #3 |
| Oh ya, sorry, it was a baby rattler, but I'm just trying to figure out the type... |
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05/15/2007 02:01:06 AM · #4 |
Sure looks like a western diamondback ratlesnake to me.
//www.oceanlight.com/spotlight.php?img=12809
//www.greglasley.net/wdiamondback.html
run into these alot around here. and use to "play" with them on my grandpas farm. :)
Message edited by author 2007-05-15 02:06:12.
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05/15/2007 02:04:55 AM · #5 |
It's hard to tell. Could you get a closer shot? :D
It looks like a Diamondback to me. The colors don't look right for a Mojave Green.
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05/15/2007 02:05:10 AM · #6 |
I'm pretty sure that's actually a Southern Pacific rattlesnake.
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05/15/2007 02:16:13 AM · #7 |
Definitly looks like a rattler. Next time you should pick it up and get a picture holding it so we can see how big it is, this will help us identify it a little easier :)
Message edited by author 2007-05-15 02:17:44.
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05/15/2007 02:17:56 AM · #8 |
| one that should be dead I'm sure. |
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05/15/2007 02:23:10 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:
one that should be dead I'm sure. |
Oh come on now, snakes are the silent predators that keep small rodents under control. No need to kill them just to kill them.
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05/15/2007 02:36:26 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by ssodell:
Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:
one that should be dead I'm sure. |
Oh come on now, snakes are the silent predators that keep small rodents under control. No need to kill them just to kill them. |
The only good snake is a dead snake!!! |
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05/15/2007 02:48:56 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by Tom:
What kind of snake is this? It's in Southern California near the coast. (sorry it's blurry) |
Not a Western Diamondback... it is to brown. Western Diamondbacks are more grey than brown like that. Their greyness makes them stick out against a brown arid background, not blend in with it, which also makes them easy to spot.
As PhilipDyer suggests, it most likely is the Southern Pacific Rattlesnake.
Message edited by author 2007-05-15 02:49:28.
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05/15/2007 03:04:46 AM · #12 |
| looks delicious if stewed |
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