Description: English: Red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber). location: Dirt road from Irvine Park to Santiago Oaks Park in Orange, CA. The snake was on the road, partially in the bushes, near the Villa Park, Dam. identification:
http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/c.ruber.html I was walking back towards Villa Park Dam, just outside of Santiago Oaks Park when the rattlesnake in this image rattled loudly, I was only a couple of feet from stepping on it when I heard it. It was so dark that I couldn't see anything but the glint of the moon off the white area underneath its head. I aimed my camera by putting the focus beam on the white glint. When the flash went off, this medium sized rattlesnake appeared out of the dark. Date: 25 September 2009. Source: Own work. Author:
Davefoc. Camera location
33° 48′ 49.31″ N, 117° 46′ 07.11″ W : View all coordinates using:
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33.813696; -117.768642.