Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus

10/29/05

 

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus; reddish morph) discovered trapped in an abandoned house foundation, central San Diego County, California

 

"Usually an alert, nervous snake that often holds its ground when cornered." - Robert Stebbins, Western Reptiles and Amphibians (3rd Edition)

 

Also seen in area:

Sceloporus orcutti

Phrynosoma blainvillii

Plestiodon skiltonianus

Pseudacris regilla

Uta stansburiana

Sceloporus occidentalis

Aspidoscelis hyperythra

Aspidoscelis tigris

Done