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Feb 17, 2014
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TXSmith
BTW that is a well-fed snake! You should probably get a dog or at least a cat
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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...
Smoke Monster
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?
IGlowInTheDark
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...
Smoke Monster
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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