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I took one of my daughters out for a hike a couple weekends ago and we found this nice little Southern Pacific Rattlesnake on January 9th. I tried to find a rattlesnake on January 1st, but I took my chances and headed to an area where I have found Crotalus ruber early in the year. Unfortunately that didn't pan out so I still don't have my New Years rattlesnake.
I didn't notice any open tarantula burrows in the area we visited. We did spot the usual trapdoor spider burrows and a few scorpion burrows. We saw plenty of Jerusalem crickets, millipedes, a few of those long skinny orange pedes, and a lot of lizards. I was hoping to hit the hills again this week, but the rains are here right now. Maybe this weekend...
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri
I didn't notice any open tarantula burrows in the area we visited. We did spot the usual trapdoor spider burrows and a few scorpion burrows. We saw plenty of Jerusalem crickets, millipedes, a few of those long skinny orange pedes, and a lot of lizards. I was hoping to hit the hills again this week, but the rains are here right now. Maybe this weekend...
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri