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Red Diamond Rattlesnake - Crotalus ruber

Cascabel Diamante Rojo

Cope, 1892


Sub-adult from Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California		An emaciated adult from La Huerta, Baja California Sur (lucasensis phase)

Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young	Adult, San Matias Pass, Baja California © Stuart Young

Habitat

Habitat, near Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California	Habitat, near Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California	Habitat, La Huerta, Baja California Sur

San Matias Pass habitat, Baja California © Stuart Young	Habitat, San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur © Mela Garcia

Short Videos and Sounds of this Species

A large old Red Diamond Rattlesnake rattles on top of a boulder in coastal San Diego County.	A close view of a rattling Red Diamond Rattlesnake's tail.	A large adult Red Diamond Rattlesnake crawls up some large boulders at the edge of a desert wash in San Diego County. After trying to climb up past the top of the boulder, it crawled back down. Despite the bright lights, it did not appear to notice me and continued its nocturnal wandering.

A Red Diamond Rattlesnake crawls across the hot sand at mid day in San Diego County, California, U.S.A., then takes shelter between some rocks.	A Red Diamond Rattlesnake found on a desert road at night.	Listen to a rattlesnake rattling.

References:

Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002.

McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000.

Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018.

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

The Reptile Database

San Diego Natural History Museum

Baja California Reptiles & Amphibians

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