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  1. 07-08-2010, 01:03 PM #1
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    Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    I was out hiking the other day, and I saw two rattlesnakes. I live in Southern California, so i'm assuming that these are Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes. I don't have any experience with them, so I didn't get too close, but I did manage to take two (bad) pictures with my phone. I also still don't know how to zoom in on my phone, hahaha



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  2. 07-08-2010, 05:55 PM #2
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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    Very cool! I wish we had wild reptiles up here when I went hiking..T_T
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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    Crotalus helleri. Atrox are pretty uncommon in SoCal...

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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    Crotalus helleri. Atrox are pretty uncommon in SoCal...

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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

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    Crotalus helleri. Atrox are pretty uncommon in SoCal...

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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    i grew up in southern california too and those definitely look like western diamondbacks...i know cuz my dad always made a show of killing them when they ventured too close to the house. he wanted us to see what they looked like so we would avoid them.

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    Re: Unplanned Rattlesnake Pictures

    Matt is correct. They are Southern Pacifics, helleri. Many many people mistake them for diamond backs.
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