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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

glhans

Date

March 20, 2024 11:45 AM PDT

Description

Male dominance ritual. Photos Linda Othenin-Girard, hiker.

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What

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Observer

afighani28

Date

January 2, 2024 06:05 PM +08

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What

Tarantulas (Family Theraphosidae)

Observer

lucky1

Date

May 29, 2022 07:32 AM MST

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What

California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Observer

susanmf

Date

May 2, 2021 05:57 PM PDT

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What

San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)

Observer

sarahlippmann

Date

May 15, 2022 12:01 PM PDT

Description

Duplicated observation for the gopher snake :)

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What

California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Observer

natureinla

Date

April 14, 2015 05:45 PM PDT

Description

"When beginning our hike my friend Danny and I saw a rattle under a tree. I took a couple of photos. It still alive, not rattling but it would open its mouth and move (pretty awesome).

"On our way back (about 45 min later) from the hike we decided to look under the same tree the rattle was in to get better pictures. We found it but discovered it had been pulled into some nearby bushes by a California Snake ! It was now eating the rattle as its dinner."

  • Jessica Medrano

Observation and photos by Jessica Medrano, sent to rascals@nhm.org.

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake observation by Jessica Medrano can be found here: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1501879

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What

California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

erinjohnson

Date

August 9, 2022 02:08 PM PDT

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What

California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

agustin123

Date

Missing Date

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What

Spiny Lizards (Genus Sceloporus)

Observer

sarahjunebug

Date

July 14, 2022 01:35 PM PDT

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What

Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Observer

cdegroof

Date

June 2022

Description

Being consumed by a C.o.helleri. Photo taken by camp counselor, Mike, prior to my arrival to relocate the snake.

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What

California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

kalika22

Date

May 7, 2022 03:28 PM PDT

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What

Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon)

Observer

g_heaton

Date

April 16, 2022 01:24 PM PDT

Description

Active on the crawl - unexpectedly, given it was below 60F outside

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What

Coast Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis multifasciata)

Observer

kailh

Date

April 2022

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What

California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

cdegroof

Date

April 2022

Description

Lyre being eaten by a striped racer. I will create a separate observation for the lyre, located here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112218222 . Photo & observation by Bruce Pavalon

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What

Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)

Date

April 29, 2017 02:19 PM PDT

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What

Red Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. piceus)

Observer

natureinla

Date

May 25, 2019 11:35 AM PDT

Description

Observation and photo by William Barnes, sent to rascals@nhm.org

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What

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Observer

lalagregg

Date

December 26, 2021 07:25 AM PST

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

bdaniels

Date

July 8, 2020 06:30 AM PDT

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What

California Newt (Taricha torosa)

Observer

j-stauffer

Date

May 7, 2015 02:04 PM EDT

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

ki6h

Date

November 14, 2021 07:54 AM PST

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

lnikolai

Date

April 12, 2021 04:35 PM UTC

Description

Rattler swallowing a young rabbit

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What

San Bernardino Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. modestus)

Observer

kath2

Date

April 2014

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

gregslak

Date

October 2, 2021 10:09 AM PDT

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What

California Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. californicus)

Observer

stephanielynne

Date

April 10, 2021 06:41 PM PDT

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What

San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)

Observer

p_oconnor

Date

June 4, 2021 08:00 PM PDT

Description

San Diego Alligator lizard was observed consuming a Mediterranean House Gecko on the sidewalk in a residential neighborhood at 21:00 PST.

Tags

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

theradrussian

Date

August 12, 2019 09:11 AM PDT

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

theradrussian

Date

May 9, 2020 10:46 AM PDT

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

theradrussian

Date

October 11, 2020 12:03 PM PDT

Description

Baby on the beach

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What

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Observer

loren_spector

Date

July 14, 2021 11:02 PM PDT

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What

California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Observer

glhans

Date

June 2021

Description

Ingesting a So Pacific rattlesnake
photo by Amila Puhala

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

jklabin

Date

June 5, 2021 08:49 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

theradrussian

Date

May 28, 2021 03:15 PM PDT

Description

Helleri eating a squirrel

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

terrydad2

Date

March 11, 2017 03:26 PM PST

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

andreacala

Date

January 13, 2021 04:58 PM PST

Description

Bobcat in my neighbor's carport...

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What

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observer

smartrf

Date

January 2021

Description

My friend took this photo of a coyote sleeping on his patio. The coyote looks very relaxed.

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What

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

gregslak

Date

May 15, 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Description

A pair of red-tailed hawks nested in a nearby equestrian center and I was able to witness the early days of their fledglings.

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What

San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)

Observer

cdegroof

Date

June 2020

Description

Observation and photos sent to me by a neighbor, Y. Jin.

I questioned further and received the additional photos and following explanation. What's neat, too, is that the Elgaria has its tail in the first photos, but then at some point, dropped the tail, and the snake also ate the drop tail once it was done with the Elgaria.

"And YES the snake won, but it took some time since the lizard did indeed bite the snake as well! Also after the snake finally swallowed the lizard, it ate the lizard's tail which had fallen off as well."

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What

San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)

Observer

libertyjo

Date

June 8, 2018 11:35 AM PDT

Description

Interested to know the species of both predator and prey. Spotted at Temescal Gateway Park.

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

bwildiam

Date

June 20, 2018 05:33 PM PDT

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

dlbowls

Date

March 2017

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What

California Swollenstinger Scorpion (Anuroctonus pococki)

Observer

brandont91311

Date

March 9, 2020 12:49 PM PDT

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What

San Diego Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus ssp. klauberi)

Observer

brandont91311

Date

December 2019

Place

Private

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What

California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

brandont91311

Date

April 2020

Description

This was the same snake that I had seen the day before.

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What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

brandont91311

Place

Private

Description

Second encounter with rattlesnake in shed.

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)

Observer

brandont91311

Date

October 2019

Place

Private

Description

Sixth and final encounter with rattlesnake in shed. I could tell right away that the snake had fully shed its skin.

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What

San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)

Observer

brandont91311

Date

March 2019

Place

Private

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What

Coast Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis multifasciata)

Observer

theradrussian

Date

January 2020

Description

Yes, this snake was found on January 2nd. I don’t know how and I was very confused in seeing this baby zonata on my hike. First snake of 2020