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Feb 17, 2014
4:13:34pm

BW84

Sounds like you were very fortunate, could have taken you out.

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BW84

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Help me identify this snake that I accidentally stepped on

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:47pm

You killed it by stepping on it? Head shot?

Bronoc

2/17/14 3:49pm

Yeah man, right on the head

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:50pm

Definitely a young rattlesnake.

OceanMang

2/17/14 3:49pm

That's what it looks like

wabluecoug

2/17/14 3:50pm

at least 6 years old based on the rattles...not that young

coot20

2/17/14 3:53pm

The pic makes him look MUCH bigger than he was

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:54pm

Most rattlesnakes shed several times early in their life

darkcoug

2/17/14 3:59pm

He didn't even really have a rattle yet. He was pretty small, maybe 20 inches

cougarblue

2/17/14 4:02pm

If you look closely, you'll find that that yellow little rattle has quite a few

Mantis Mutu

2/17/14 4:37pm

Not too young if it's a Massasauga. Its rattle size suggests it's not too young.

Mantis Mutu

2/17/14 4:29pm

I hate snakes

Hector

2/17/14 3:50pm

Western Diamondback...for sure and for certain

Lifi

2/17/14 3:50pm

Wrong.

BE-WHY-YOU

2/17/14 4:06pm

Graboids

WDaddy

2/17/14 5:41pm

Where in the world do you live?

JoMax

2/17/14 3:50pm

Murrieta, CA

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:54pm

did you step on it's head? hard to tell from the pic how it died

boxydutch

2/17/14 3:51pm

Right on it's head. It was still barely alive after I realized what happened

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:52pm

wow, what town do you live in?

pegushin

2/17/14 3:51pm

Murrieta, California. My neighbor said he's never seen one in 10 years

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:53pm

Any new development going inbthat would have disturbed

pegushin

2/17/14 3:54pm

Nah, homes here about 20 years old. But, I live across from a ravine

cougarblue

2/17/14 3:59pm

You anywhere the Santa Rosa Plateau? Plenty of snakes out there.

buzzard

2/17/14 4:03pm

^^and growing cougar sightings as well.

boxydutch

2/17/14 4:07pm

Never saw a cougar, but it's been a few years since we lived in SoCal.

buzzard

2/17/14 4:17pm

welcome to the neighborhood!

boxydutch

2/17/14 4:02pm

Anaconda.

byubyu

2/17/14 3:54pm

Why did the snake let you step on its head? I wonder if it was sick or something

4mack

2/17/14 4:02pm

Your home was obviously built on a snake nesting site.

mango

2/17/14 4:03pm

RE: Your home was obviously built on a snake nesting site.

cougfanblue

2/17/14 4:11pm

My brother, I swear, had his home built on some scorpion nest...

2/17/14 4:23pm

It appears as if thats a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helle)

BE-WHY-YOU

2/17/14 4:10pm

It's difficult to tell from the pics, but it could be a Great Basin Rattlesnake.

BE-WHY-YOU

2/17/14 4:20pm

Ugh, that pic makes me shiver. I hate snakes.

8man

2/17/14 4:12pm

Sounds like you were very fortunate, could have taken you out.

BW84

2/17/14 4:13pm

Not totally sure, but I think it's a king cobra

SausageKing

2/17/14 4:15pm

My question: how high did you jump after you realized what you stepped on?

2/17/14 4:20pm

Ugh, where do you live? I'm never moving there

cougarnerd

2/17/14 4:26pm

My guess is it's a Massasauga...the 2nd tiniest rattler in the US.

Mantis Mutu

2/17/14 4:27pm

Rats! Don't live in Cali. They do live in Mexico, though.

Mantis Mutu

2/17/14 4:55pm

Can't believe you accidently stepped on that...

2/17/14 4:30pm

Snake looks beyond scared at the moment.

Mantis Mutu

2/17/14 4:32pm

my guess is a Northern Pacific Rattlesnake seen here:

laxcoug

2/17/14 4:33pm

Probably a Southern Pacific Rattler given the location

UCB Coug

2/17/14 4:39pm

The only solution to your problem is to set loose numerous king snakes around

UCB Coug

2/17/14 4:36pm

You should have called this guy last week. Too late now though.

rapper

2/17/14 4:50pm

BTW that is a well-fed snake! You should probably get a dog or at least a cat

TXSmith

2/17/14 6:04pm

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