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Northern Pacific rattlesnake

Crotalis oreganus oreganus

Photo by Jeff Dreier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Only rattlesnake species in northern California

Habitat:

Serpentine grassland with rock outcrops

Reference Links:

Crotalus viridis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Jeff Dreier
According to californiaherps.com, there are two subspecies of western rattlesnake in northern California: the northern Pacific, and the Great Basin, which occurs generally east of the Cascades-Sierra Nevada.

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