Red diamond rattlesnake coiled in the desert at night
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Red diamond rattlesnake coiled in the desert at night
Waiting for a meal on our property, and trying to avoid the photographer. Murrieta, CA.
Crotalus ruber
Orange County, California, USA
A red diamond rattlesnake and lance-leaved dudleya (Dudleya lanceolata) share a rock outcrop as federally threatened coastal California gnatcatchers (Polioptila californica californica) call nearby. This scene is unfolding in a surviving patch of coastal sage scrub habitat that is bounded by multimillion-dollar homes (several in the process of being built).
Coastal sage scrub (CSS) habitats are among the most threatened communities in western North America, and by some estimates only 10% of CSS remains. This is not surprising considering some of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. occur in and around CSS habitat.
Red diamond rattlesnakes are the only protected species of rattlesnake in California (Species of Special Concern). They also have the smallest range of any rattlesnake in the state.
Los Angeles County red diamond rattlesnake, spotted by Yours, Truly.
seen on Tongva land.
rubies in sandstone talus. Los Angeles County red diamond rattlesnake, spotted by Yours, Truly.
seen on Tongva land.
Baja, Mexico
Baja, Mexico
Baja, Mexico
red diamond rattlesnake on Kumeyaay and Kwapa land.
another red-diamond rattlesnake, this one from the desert slopes of San Diego County. rubies are underrated rattlesnakes.
seen on Kumeyaay and Kwapa land.
another red-diamond rattlesnake warming early on a chilly day in spring on the coastal slopes of San Diego County.
spotted by my friend Travis on Kumeyaay land.
biofluorescence of the rattlesnake rattle.
seen on Kumeyaay and Kwapa land.
a red-diamond rattlesnake warming late on a chilly day in early spring on the coastal slopes of San Diego County, probably trying to get its metabolism up and running for the year; rocks piled up like these often make for great brumation sites.
seen on Kumeyaay land.
I finally found a Red Diamond Rattlesnake. It wasnt flipped, and it also is the largest snake Ive worked with yet! Such a beauty, so worth the wait!! #Crote #Crotalus #CrotalusRuber #Herpetology #Herping
I finally found a Red Diamond Rattlesnake. It wasnt flipped, and it also is the largest snake Ive worked with yet! Such a beauty, so worth the wait!! #Crote #Crotalus #CrotalusRuber #Herpetology #Herping #insitu