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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) Video
[ click for the video 2mb wmv ]
Spent the weekend up in the Sierras on a back country hiking trip. Ran across this nice little Northern Pacific Rattlesnake. Our dog was very interested, but luckily was kept well away. We ran across one more rattlesnake on the hike out.
Having lived in Arizona and constantly crossed paths with rattlesnakes, the rattle sound still raises my adrenaline. A dry leaf getting caught between the front tire and fork brace on my mountain bike creates a similar sound and reaction. Amazing how we build up those defensive instincts.
Click here for the WMV (2mb) or here for the Quicktime MOV (1.7mb).
Update: My friend's Scott and Martha determined the snake is a Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) and not a Western Diamond-backed (Crotalus atrox) as I had earlier thought. So, I have updated this entry.
Cheers!
(3) Comments
On July 3, 2005 12:44 PM, Vince Caulder wrote:
Cool video, but do you think you could do one in which you use a snake stick or something similar to induce a strike?
On March 30, 2006 07:49 AM, Roberto wrote:
I think that the snake feel in menace, is a good wiew of the animal and i would like a copy of the video for a presentation of my work about rattlesnakes. My mane is Roberto I´m mexican and the video is very good congratulations...and be carefull whit those animals
On March 30, 2006 09:32 AM, Hans wrote:
Muchos gracias Roberto - Por favor, utilice el vídeo en su presentación.