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Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
37.978, -122.031
Field Notes
Description:
I believe that this is a baby rattle snake.The last picture shows the tail and it looks like it had it's first skin shed.I have included pictures of it's front portion only. When i entered the parking lot, I saw this snake crossing the road. I decided to take pictures and try and move it. Risky business. i parked my car and with camera ready in hand ,turned around to take a few shots. And what did I find? A lady in the car behind me had run over it.
The snake was quite alert even after being run over and moved forward quite a bit.A bicyclist decided to pick it up and leave it in a safer place,knowing what had happened.I wonder,how much pain do snakes feel?it was pretty defensive and had it's mouth open ready to bite,after the injury.
Notes:
There was some liquid on the path the snake had moved on. Looks like it had urinated . It had blue eyes too. Maybe it was just about ready to shed. I was very saddened by this incident.The snake was beautiful and could have gone on to live for years. Just to see it injured left me with a deep sense of loss, and a sense of helplessness ,that I could not help the snake in anyway to endure it's last moments.
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