Mojave Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)

Created: May 5th, 2013 - 03:25 PM
Last Modified: May 7th, 2013 - 02:23 AM Entered by: Stacy Schenkel
Record 144946

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2013-05-04 22:28:00
Qty: 1	Age: Yearling	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: desert chaparral
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Posted by Stacy Schenkel on May 07, 2013 at 02:20 AM

But thank you for making me re-read it...I first read it thinking it meant the scales closest to the rattle, but it does say "segment of the rattle," so I might need to change a couple of the entries.......

Posted by Stacy Schenkel on May 07, 2013 at 02:03 AM

This is what I've been going by (from the www.californiaherps.com website): "The segment of the rattle closest to the body on an adult [Colorado Desert Sidewinder] is black. The Mojave Desert Sidewinder has a brown segment." Plus, I found these in Joshua Tree and I know they have both subspecies there. I have found the Mojave type there on another trip.

Posted by Matthew Gruen on May 06, 2013 at 11:42 PM

I'm pretty sure the subspecies is cerastes, in berdoo county