A precise location is necessary in order to make an accurate identification (city/region and state). The striping is unusual... I fear you may have killed a snake with a rare aberrant pattern, though I am not very knowledgeable about rattlers.

Whatever it is, people here generally aren't too happy to see snakes wacked over the head (especially if it is possibly a rare specimen). Please do not kill venomous snakes (or nonvenomous ones, for that matter) if it as all possible. A park ranger or other qualified individual probably could have relocated it for you.
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- Natalie
(San Francisco Bay Area)

1.0 Banded California King
1.0 Mexican Black King
1.0 Goini Kingsnake
1.0 Bay of LA Rosy Boa
0.1 San Ignacio Rosy Boa
0.1 Ortiz Rosy Boa
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1 Saharan Sand Boa
1.2 Rubber Boas
0.1 Pickering's Gartersnake

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• we found this snake - seeulater, Thu Apr 10 00:01:16 2008
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