Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)

Created: September 29th, 2009 - 06:17 PM
Last Modified: September 6th, 2016 - 12:35 AM Entered by: Ron Morgan
Record 31319

Country: United States		State: California	County: Riverside County	Time: 2009-09-28 10:09:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Sonoran Desert
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 90.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 25%
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 1650.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

We were on horseback & came upon this large Western Diamondback. Got the horses turned around & safely away from the snake. Then I went back with my camera to catch a few photos.

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Comments

Posted by Robert and Nicholas Hess on May 07, 2015 at 07:43 PM

That's definitely crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake), not crotalus atrox. Aside from the clear photo IDs, this is also apparent from the habitat. In CA C. atrox is found almost exclusively in sandy flats. The elevation, 1650 feet, is also a bit high.