Rattlesnake!!

[kaotik94]

Happy Labor Day! Me and the Wife went hiking about 10 minutes from where we live. I had snake hook in hand. Went all the way up the trail without seeing any herps. Disappointed....we started descending down the hill and at the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of a snake half way out of his hole. Grabbed my hook and pulled him out and turned out to be a rattler!!!! I don't know which species of Rattlesnake this is....any help would be appreciated!! I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and was herping on the mountains near the coast in San Mateo County. All the pics were taken about an hour ago.

[420boq]

nice pics, those of you holding a wild rattler are awesome those would be hanging on my wall if it were me.

[natedoggSXE]

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus). Be careful, pretty toxic venom, even among the rattlesnakes.

[Hairless]

Cool!
I caught of few of those when I lived in that area.
Thanks for sharing.

[tribalsnake]

Whoa...................that is freakin' awesome! The pictures you were able to take turned out great.........The one with the tongue shot is tight.

You are brave man, those pics are priceless.

Thanks for sharing.

[kaotik94]

Thanks...I was really excited when we ran across this guy. I have never seen a Rattlesnake in the wild. It was a great and intense experience.

[Hairless]

Originally Posted by kaotik94

It was a great and intense experience.

Yes it is!

[Jem_Scout]

He doesn't look very happy like you do! LOL

[VexalUntil]

Nice find and great pics. I spent a week in California over the summer hiking around Yosemite and Grand Sequoia hoping to find a rattler, but no luck. did see a San Fran garter snake though which was cool.