Condition
Dead
Animal
Western Rattlesnake
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic #453 Western Rattlesnake (00)
@ 34.613898, -120.336596 & 2014.08.25 ; 18:30 ; <3hs. Co 45.
~ 4826 Santa Rosa Rd, (~1.7 mi E Sta Rosa Cooling), Lompoc, but may have been moved. Turkey Vulture ‘alert’, In W bd shoulder. Roadside brush, vineyards. Large male (hemipenis), no head, no tail, both cut off clean (by knife?), still dripping blood, flacid. About 90 cm left, estimated 95 - 100 whole. X’d, fs. Southern Pacific ssp?
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 3 hours
Roadway Speed Limit
45 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
~ 4826 Santa Rosa Rd, Lompoc. W bd shoulder. Roadside brush, vineyards.