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Roadside confrontation
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Roadside confrontation

by Paul Duval

Category: FaunaAdded July 10, 2009383 views

Keywords: Red Rattlesnake, Crotalus Ruber, Reptile, Venomous

This was scanned into the computer from a small 4X6 photo. Of the 3 snakes I saw this day on the Old Banning to Idyllwild road it was the only live one. Of all the large rattlers the Ruber is the least aggressive and my personal favorite.
Image Format: 35mm negativeImage Crop: Greater than 75% of original