i live in california and i am just starting my interest in rattlesnakes .had my second incounter with one a little over a week ago.i would like to find what type it is.thanx befor hand.
josh
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can somone give me alist of the types of rattle snakes found in california
josh_40
Jul 09, 2003 02:28 PM
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USNHM242
Jul 09, 2003 04:48 PM
Josh,
There are many ratters found in California. In norther Cali you can find the Western Rattlers like Great Basin and Northern Pacific. In southern California you can find Western Diamondbacks, Sidewinders, speckled rattler, Red Diamond rattler, Mojave Rattler, and western rattler(subspecies Southern Pacific). Hope this list helps, if you still can't identify it email me with where you live and a general description of the snake and I might be able to identify it for you.
-Carlos
josh_40
Jul 09, 2003 05:34 PM
well its pretty hard to describe i was at lake mc swein which isnt too far away frome turlock. i didnt get to seee it that much becaus i had it on the end of my snakestick and i was on the side of the hill i didnt get to observe it too much it was kinda light i remember
erik loza
Jul 10, 2003 12:27 AM
np
notpitr
Jul 11, 2003 02:23 PM
i live in california and i am just starting my interest in rattlesnakes .had my second incounter with one a little over a week ago.i would like to find what type it is.thanx befor hand.
If you're in Southern California, try the USGS website - it's got color photos and species details for each known type.
USGS San Diego
josh_40
Jul 11, 2003 02:55 PM
i found out it was a southern pacific rattler. can somone tell me the toxcicity of their venom.thanx ahead.
