Species:

Crotalus ruber

Red Diamond Rattlesnake

July 3, 2006
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California
Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)
Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)

These are the first two Red Diamond Rattlesnakes that I've seen, both (obviously) found on the road at night. They weren't in a hurry to get off the road, but they also didn't have any desire to coil up in nice rattlesnake poses.

These were two of the three rattlesnakes that herpers Jeff Lemm and Steve Steward spotted while I was trailing them for an hour or so. The third was a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake.