Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)

Created: May 7th, 2011 - 06:31 PM
Last Modified: May 7th, 2011 - 06:31 PM Entered by: Jonathan Mills-Anderson
Record 75677

Country: United States		State: California	County: Orange County	Time: 2011-04-22 15:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: --	Sex: --	Method:	Habitat: Heavily used off-ramp off the toll road
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

On the way home from school I spotted the Ruber in question out the window of the car. It was in the gutter area of the off-ramp, and was probably about 6 feet long. It had definitely eaten recently, and I believe it was on the road to warm up in order to digest easier. However, I didn't have my camera :(

Comments

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Mar 27, 2013 at 11:32 AM

No worries just keep a eye out those rubers should be crawling around soon if there not already

Posted by Jonathan Mills-Anderson on Mar 27, 2013 at 09:37 AM

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm not really sure anymore, it was actually the first snake I ever found, plus it was in a situation where I didn't have a camera.

Posted by Matthew Gruen on Feb 23, 2013 at 07:42 PM

6ft. is HUGE for a ruber maybe more like 4 feet?, keep that camera on you we need more records for ruber in orange county!