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Northern Pacific rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus oreganus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

4+ Feet long, 3+ inches around

Habitat:

woodlands

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago
Northern Pacific rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus oreganus Crotalus oreganus oreganus - Northern Pacific Rattlesnake


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3 Comments

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

We're glad to hear that, werdna3232. Welcome to Project Noah!

werdna3232
werdna3232 10 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I am really enjoying this project!

JennieDoomsday
JennieDoomsday 10 years ago

That's a rattler if I ever saw one. BEAUTIFUL specimen. What a photo. Such a graceful creature, but please keep your distance from these. I made the mistake of getting too close to one, and discovered that when coiled up like this, they can spring forward several feet. I support Scott's I.D.

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werdna3232
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werdna3232

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 6, 2013

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