Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
C. helleri
Lizards, birds, snakes, frogs, and small mammals including rats, mice, rabbits, and ground squirrels.
habitat loss and human encounters
Rattle composed of interlocking keratin links.
scrub brush, coastal sage, rocky hills
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Southern California from Santa Barbara County south to northern Baja California and the Santa Catalina Islands.
30-44 inches
Coyotes, roadrunners, hawks, owls.