Observation ID: 173687

Submitted by iNaturalist on
Condition
Dead
Animal
Dusky-Footed Woodrat
Observation Date / Time

Found freshly killed on side of trail in the Diablo Foothills (Pine Canyon near Burma Road) well away from suburban development. It had a puncture wound in its neck, so I'm thinking snake? Perhaps it was interrupted by hikers. It had not reached rigormortis yet. Could it instead be a black or brown rat? Hard for me tell. Confirmation bias, too. Considering that it was in undeveloped parkland, my hope is that it's a DF woodrat.
url: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48029534

Observer
60484-merrikbush
Location Description
Alamo, CA, USA

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